WARM up this Guy Fawkes night on November 5 with a Weight Watchers recipe for Guy Fawkes Chicken and Pepper Crackers and Vegetable & Halloumi Kebabs.

Weight Watchers Basingstoke Area Manager, Liz McMahon said: “Winter barbecues are the latest thing, so stoke up the bonfire and invite a few friends round – there are lots of warming low points value foods you can serve to keep out the cold without piling on the pounds”.

Guy Fawkes Chicken and Pepper Crackers

14 POINTS values per recipe
1 ½ POINTS values per recipe
Takes 15 minutes to prepare and ten minutes to cook plus marinating
Suitable for NoCount
Serves 8.

16 long bamboo or metal skewers
4 chicken breasts, cut into bite size cubes
4 red peppers, de-seeded and cut into thick wedges
2 courgettes, cut on a diagonal into 2.5 cm (1 inch) thick chunks
2 red onions, cut into wedges
2 corn on the cobs, cut into 5 cm (2 inch) thick rounds
16, or more, bay leaves

For the marinade:
150 ml 0% fat plain yogurt (1/4 pint)
2 red chillies, de-seeded and chopped finely
1 green chilli, de-seeded and chopped finely
Juice and zest of 2 limes
6 tablespoons of soy sauce
1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
2.5 cm (1 inch) piece of fresh root ginger, grated finely
2 garlic cloves, crushed
A small bunch of coriander, chopped

1. Mix all the marinade ingredients together in a large, shallow baking dish or oven tray.

2. If you are using bamboo skewers soak them in water for 30 minutes before using to prevent them burning. Thread the various bits of meat and vegetables with the bay leaves on to the skewers and then lay them in the marinade, basting to cover the meat.

3. Cover and leave to marinate for at least 30 minutes, but overnight in the fridge is best.

4. Preheat the grill or barbecue. Cook the skewers for 10 minutes, brushing them liberally with the marinade and turning often, until they are golden and charred at the edges and the chicken is cooked through.