It is lemon verbena season again in my backyard. Every year it takes over my backyard. It always smells so good and fresh and lemony. I do my best to use as much of it as I can, though there is no way I could ever use it all up, and every year I get more than I had the year before. So with so much lemon verbena, every year, I try to get very creative with it. I use it for everything from salads to sauces and dips to pesto.
This time, I added it to my sauce for my chicken skewers to make a citrusy sauce. My sauce was super easy to make. Once I mixed everything together, I cubed my chicken and marinated it for about 3-4 hours, then skewered it all and put it on the grill. I made it like a Mediterranean style meal, and served it with couscous and green beans topped with garlic and shallots and some Peruvian peppers on the side, and pita bread. I served a cool, crisp chardonnay on the side. Perfect!
Orange Citrus Chicken Skewers
1 1/2-2 lbs chicken breasts cut into large cubes
1 cup oragn juice
1/4- 1/2 tp red pepper flakes, or to taste
1 TBSP garlic
salt & pepper to taste
1 tsp spicy orange seasoning, optional
1/4 cup fresh lemon verbena, cut in a thin chiffonade or very thin strips
Combine all the ingredients thoroughly, then add the chicken. Let it marinate for about 3-4 hours before putting it on a skewer. Coat with a little additional sauce, if you like things nice and saucy like I do. Place them on the grill and cook until the chicken is completely cooked. Once everything is cooked, serve it up with your favorite side dishes, along with a cool glass of wine, and your are all set for a perfect, quick and easy summer meal.
Stay safe, stay well, and make the most f our day. ‘Til next time.
A Jeanne in the Kitchen 
Gosh this looks good. If the computer has olfactory sensors, I am sure I would smell it too! I can imagine the aroma of the leaves.
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Thank you. I wish the computers could allow the scents and smells to flow through. 🙂
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Yes, if only. They should bottle the smell of baking in the kitchen – for therapeutic uses!
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Thank you. Here is the link to the post I just wrote.
https://ajeanneinthekitchen.com/2021/06/05/more-goodies-to-try/
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Thank you!
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Yum, yum, yum, yum, Jeanne. Those ingredients sound like a lovely combination. Ever thought of drying out lemon verbena and make up sachets of them for fragrance in cupboards and drawers?
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I would love to do that, but every time I have tried to dry it out, it hasn’t worked very well. I am open to tips and suggestions. 🙂
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Wish I knew, I’ve only read about them in novels. 🤭
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I guess I will just have to do some research on it. 🙂
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Looks like a lovely dish, dear Jeanne, although I have never seen lemon verbena – or maybe just hasn’t paid attention…
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This is where the citrus of orange meets the kick of spice making lemon verbena the star attraction. 🍊🌿🌶🌿 🍋
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I like it!!!!!!
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Oh, yeah! 😍🍃
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🙂 🙂 🙂
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