Holland America Cruises Recipe: Seasoned Beef & Chicken Skewers

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Holland America Line’s Culinary Arts Center program, presented by Food & Wine Magazine, is a groundbreaking program that integrates guests’ love for fine food and wine with a unique and entertaining experience. Immerse yourself in the unique traditions and tastes of the ports of call you will visit. Sample fine wines from around the world or learn to make a new gourmet dish in a hands-on cooking class taught by our own Master Chefs or Culinary Guests.

Seasoned Beef & Chicken Skewers

You can create your own skewer by adding your own ingredients – such as tomatoes or other vegetables, or choosing your own meat or fish. All combinations work!

Ingredients

Skewers

  • 1 pound tender beef (preferable strip loin)
  • 1 pound chicken breast
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 1 green bell pepper
  • 1 sweet onion
  • 12 pieces mushrooms
  • 8 (10-inch) metal skewers

Marinade

  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons chopped Italian parsley
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon red paprika powder
  • ½ teaspoon Tabasco pepper sauce
  • Kosher salt and fresh ground pepper

Preparation

  1. Cut beef and chicken into 1 inch cubes and each bell pepper and onion into 16 pieces.
  2. Combine all marinade ingredients. In a large bowl, combine beef, chicken, bell peppers, onion and mushrooms. Gently toss all ingredients with marinade, coating well.
  3. Carefully thread onions, peppers, mushrooms, chicken and beef alternately onto skewers until you have an assortment of pieces on the skewer. Let skewers marinate for at least 15 minutes, or up to overnight, covered and refrigerated. Preheat oven to 425 degrees or cook on a barbecue grill 6-10 minutes, turning occasionally so they don’t burn.

Why Food Is at the Heart of Great Travel

At Atlas Travel Center, we believe that the best travel memories are often made at a table. The food you eat on a trip — whether it’s a bowl of fresh pasta at a trattoria in Rome, a perfectly crafted seafood dish aboard a river cruise, or a local street food market in Southeast Asia — connects you to a place in a way that sightseeing alone rarely does. Our advisors plan with food in mind, recommending destinations, ships, and hotels based in part on their culinary reputations.

The recipes we share on this blog are inspired by dishes our clients and agents have encountered on their travels — aboard cruise ships, at destination restaurants, and in the homes of locals who opened their doors. Recreating those flavors at home keeps the travel spirit alive between trips, and for many of our clients, a beloved dish becomes the seed of a new travel idea. You make the ship’s signature dessert at home; you start wondering what else you missed onboard; you call us to book the next sailing.

Travel Itineraries Built Around Food and Wine

For travelers who want to make culinary experiences the centerpiece of a trip, we design food and wine vacations that go well beyond restaurant reservations. Think cooking classes in Tuscany, wine-harvest experiences in Bordeaux, sake brewery tours in Kyoto, or culinary-focused river cruises with AMA Waterways. We also know which cruise lines genuinely excel at dining — and which ones inflate their culinary reputations in marketing materials.

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Sue Lobo
Sue Lobo
https://www.atlastravelweb.com
Sue Lobo is a four-time Condé Nast Traveler Top Travel Specialist (2023, 2024, 2025 & 2026) and Senior Travel Advisor at Atlas Travel Center, one of the most decorated travel agencies in the United States. With more than 35 years of experience in the travel industry, Sue has planned, booked, and personally accompanied trips for thousands of clients — from first-time cruisers to seasoned luxury travelers who have circled the globe multiple times. Sue's areas of deep expertise include ocean and river cruising, European tours, group travel coordination, luxury travel, honeymoon planning, and family vacation design. She is a CLIA-certified cruise specialist and works within an agency that holds IATA and ARC accreditation and maintains an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau. Over her career, Sue has been involved in more than 30,000 bookings and has personally coordinated over 200 travel groups — from faith-based group cruises and HBCU alumni trips to women's retreats, family reunions, and corporate incentive travel. What sets Sue apart is not just the credentials — it is the firsthand experience behind them. Sue has personally traveled to more than 20 countries across three continents, including Cuba, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, and throughout Europe. She has sailed on dozens of cruise ships across nearly every major line, walked the river cruise routes she recommends, and eaten at the restaurants she suggests to clients. Her recommendations come from personal experience, not brochures. In addition to advising clients, Sue writes extensively about travel for The Traveler's Atlas blog — covering everything from cruise line comparisons and overtourism trends to destination guides and practical travel tips. Her writing is grounded in the same expertise she brings to every client conversation: honest, specific, and built on decades of real-world travel experience. Sue is based in the United States and available to help travelers plan cruises, European tours, group trips, river cruises, honeymoons, family vacations, and more. To work with Sue, contact Atlas Travel Center at atlastravelweb.com.

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