best kebob ever...

This week, we wanted to make a special dinner.  You know, one that involves a real recipe and marinating and stuff.  So we perused a grill book called Born to Grill and found a kebob that intrigued us.  It is so delicious that I couldn't wait to share it! 

Apple Chicken Sausage Kebobs
Marinade
1c apple cider or juice
1/2 medium onion chopped
1/4 olive oil
2T brown mustard
4tsp minced fresh sage (or 2tsp dried)
1T minced fresh Thyme (or 1.5T dried)
1T Dijon mustard
1/2tsp salt

1lb chicken breast cut into 1" pieces
8oz fully cooked chicken-apple sausage (it's in the grocery store, but if you can't find it you can use any mild chicken based sausage) cut into 1" slices
4 green onions cut into 1" pieces (which we omitted, but for the sake of you non onion haters...)
1 red delicious apple cut into bite sized chunks so that each piece has some skin on it.  (i used an apple corer to get my slices and then chopped those into thirds)
The recipe calls for metal skewers, but we didn't have any so I used the bamboo ones, with no problem.

At least 1.5 hours and up to 8 hours before you plan to grill, prepare the marinade, combining the ingredients in a small bowl.  Place the chicken chunks in a plastic bag, pour the marinade over them, and refrigerate.

Remove the chicken from the fridge, draining the marinade into a small sauce pan and reserving it

Avoiding crowding, thread the chicken sausage, onions (blech) and apple chunks onto the skewers, beginning and ending with the apple and using just occasional green onion pieces.  Let the kebobs sit covered at room temperature for about 15 min.

fire up the grill, bringing the temperature to medium

bring the marinade to a vigorous boil over high heat, cooking for several minutes, until reduced by 1/4.  Remove the reduced marinade sauce from the head and adjust the seasoning, if desired.

Grill the kebobs uncovered over medium heat for 8-10 min, turning to cook on all sides, until the chicken is opaque but still juicy.  Brush the kebobs with the sauce in the last few minutes of cooking.

Serve kebobs hot!!

I actually bought almost 2 lb of chicken because it was on sale, and so the recipe would go a little further.  We were able to get 7 kebobs with this (and one of just chicken)  The book says that it'll feed 4-6 portions if you use just the 1 lb.  Grilled apples are just delightful btw!