
Royal Chicken Kabobs
Ingredients
Marinade
- 1 cup pineapple juice
- 3 tbsp brown sugar packed
- 2 tbsp canola or sesame oil not toasted
- ¼ cup soy sauce use sweet dark if available
- ¼ cup Ketchup
- 4 cloves garlic smashed and minced
- 2 pieces ginger peeled and grated
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp white pepper fine ground
Meat & Veggies
- 3 chicken breasts boneless skinless half-breasts, dried, trimmed and pierced* cut into 1 ½ inch cubes
- 2 green bell peppers cut into 1 ½ inch pieces
- 3 red bell peppers cut into 1 ½ inch pieces
- 1 large red onion cut into 1 ½ inch pieces (only use large pieces)
- 2 cups fresh pineapple cut into 1 ½ inch pieces
Instructions
- Mix the first 9 ingredients together and whisk to create the marinade. Set aside.
- Dry the chicken with paper towels and trim any fat or connective tissue. *Using a blade tenderizer or sharp fork, pierce the breasts both front and back sides. Cut into 1 ½ inch cubes. Place in marinade tray or covered baking dish.
- Add the pieces of pepper, onion and pineapple to the chicken.
- Pour marinade over kabob pieces and mix well. Cover ingredients and refrigerate at least 3 hours or overnight.
- Using metal or wood skewers, thread chicken, peppers, onion and pineapple; leaving about 2 inches at the end. If using wooden skewers, soak in water for at least 30 minutes prior to loading. Reserve remaining marinade for basting.
- Clean and brush grill grates with light oil. Preheat outdoor grill to medium high.
- Place skewers on grill, allowing space between each kabob. Grill, turning every 5 minutes and basting with marinade until chicken is done; about 10 to 12 minutes, depending on the heat of your grill.
- Remove kabobs from grill, tent with foil and allow to rest for 10 minutes before serving.
- Serves 8. (each half chicken breast yields meat for 6 kabobs)
Notes
Recipe by Mary C. Merola, July 2012. Function Junction Culinary Studio
Mary Merola on Fox 4 making Royal Chicken Kabobs
Mary Merola on Fox 4 making Royal Chicken Kabobs
Nutrition
Calories: 221kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 20gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 54mgSodium: 649mgPotassium: 614mgFiber: 2gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 1595IUVitamin C: 106.3mgCalcium: 31mgIron: 1.1mg
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