Chipotle Chicken Skewers with Creamy Dipping Sauce
User Reviews
4.8
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Prep Time
2 hrs
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Cook Time
5 mins
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Total Time
2 hrs 5 mins
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Servings
6 -8 servings
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
American
Chipotle Chicken Skewers with Creamy Dipping Sauce
Description
The Chipotle Chicken Skewers start with boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into long thin strips. A marinade of brown sugar, fresh cilantro, minced chipotle chile in adobo, adobo sauce, salt, chili powder, garlic powder, and black pepper coats the chicken. Marinating from 30 minutes up to 24 hours allows the smoky, spicy, and sweet flavors to penetrate.
The creamy dipping sauce pairs sour cream, mayonnaise (or Greek yogurt), lime juice, garlic powder, fresh cilantro leaves, green onions, salt, and pepper. Combining and allowing it to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes develops the flavors. The sauce can be made ahead and refrigerated for up to two days.
Before cooking, bamboo skewers are soaked in water to prevent burning. The chicken strips are woven onto skewers two at a time, then grilled or broiled until cooked through with a slight char.
Serving the skewers with the chilled creamy sauce brings cooling contrast to the smoky, lightly spicy chicken. Reduced fat options work well for the dipping sauce without diminishing flavor. Removing chipotle seeds helps adjust the heat level for milder tastes.
Ingredients
Chicken Skewers:
- 2 ½ pounds chicken breast boneless skinless, 4-5 medium
- ¼ cup light brown sugar packed
- 2 tablespoons cilantro minced, fresh
- 1 chipotle chile in adobo sauce minced (scrape out the seeds before mincing to reduce spiciness)
- 2 teaspoons adobo sauce
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper ground
- 12 bamboo skewers or metal skewers
Creamy Dipping Sauce:
- ¾ cup sour cream lowfat
- ¼ cup mayonnaise lowfat or Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup lime juice from 2-3 limes
- ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons cilantro minced, leaves
- 2 green onions finely chopped
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper ground
Instructions
- Slice the chicken breasts into long, thin strips, about 1/2-inch thick. You should have right around 30 strips. In a small bowl, stir together the brown sugar, cilantro, chipotle chile, adobo sauce, salt, chili powder, garlic powder, and pepper. Toss the chicken with the brown sugar mixture coating all the pieces evenly. Cover the chicken (or place in a ziploc bag) and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes and up to 24 hours.
- For the dipping sauce, in a bowl, stir all the ingredients together. Cover the mixture and let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes until the flavors combine. Alternately, you can make the dipping sauce in advance and refrigerate for up to 2 days. Be sure to season the dipping sauce with additional lime juice, salt and pepper to taste before serving.
- 30 minutes before grilling, cover the bamboo skewers with water and soak. Skip this step if using metal skewers.
- Preheat an oven broiler or gas/charcoal grill. Weave two strips of chicken onto each skewer. Broil or grill the chicken for 5-8 minutes until cooked through, using nonstick cooking spray on a foil-lined pan if you are broiling. Serve immediately (if you broil, you may need to cook in batches) with the dipping sauce.
Notes
- Using reduced-fat sour cream and mayonnaise in the dipping sauce still yields flavorful results.
- Remove chipotle seeds before mincing to reduce the spiciness in the marinade.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6-8 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 Serving | |
| Calories | 324kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 41g | 82% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 133mg | 44% |
| Sodium | 1408mg | 59% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.8
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