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Chipotle Chicken Skewers with Creamy Dipping Sauce

Crafted with ease and taste in mind, this recipe is a great choice.

Prep Time
2 hrs
Cook Time
mins
Total Time
2 hrs 5 mins
Servings: 6 -8 servings
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Chicken Skewers:
  • 2 ½ pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts (4-5 medium chicken breasts)
  • ¼ cup packed light brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro minced
  • 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 ground black pepper
  • 12 bamboo or metal skewers
Creamy Dipping Sauce:
  • ¾ cup lowfat sour cream
  • ¼ cup lowfat mayonnaise or Greek yogurt
  • ¼ cup lime juice from 2-3 limes
  • ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
  • 2 tablespoons cilantro leaves minced
  • 2 green onions finely chopped
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 30 minutes before grilling, cover the bamboo skewers with water and soak. Skip this step if using metal skewers.
  4. 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

  • Reduced Fat Ingredients: you could definitely use full-fat sour cream or mayo/yogurt, but I'll attest that the sauce was divinely yummy made with reduced fat ingredients.
  • Spiciness: chipotle chiles in adobo sauce can be quite spicy so if you want to knock the spice down a bit, scrape the seeds out of the chile and discard before mincing the chile for the marinade/dry rub.

Nutrition Information

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%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6-8 servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories

% 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.