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Sweet Fire Chicken Skewers
Juicy chicken kabobs with an Asian flair!
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 267 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into 1 and 1/2 inch cubes
- 4 bell peppers red, green, yellow, and orange, seeded and cut into 1 and 1/2 inch pieces
- optional: 2 jalapeño or other hot peppers sliced into 1 and 1/2 inch slices.
- 1 large red onion cut into 1 and 1/2 inch pieces
- 1 small pineapple peeled, cored, and cut into 1 and 1/2 inch chunks
sauce
- 1 1/2 cups pineapple juice canned is fine
- 2 Tbsp Tamari soy sauce
- 2 Tbsp hoisin sauce
- 2 Tbsp plum sauce (substitute plum jam or make your own plum sauce!
- 2 Tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 2 Tbsp sesame oil
- 2-4 tsp Sriracha sauce
- 2 Tbsp cornstarch
Instructions
- Thread your skewers, alternating chicken, onions, peppers, and pineapple.
- To make the sauce, put all the ingredients in a sauce pan and stir well. Bring to a boil, stirring often. The sauce will thicken as it comes to a boil. Let it boil gently, stirring constantly, for a minute. Remove from heat and taste to see if you'd like to adjust the ingredients in any way. Set aside, or let cool and refrigerate if you're making in advance.
- Divide the sauce into two portions, and save one half for serving with the cooked skewers. Use the other half to brush each skewer on both sides before grilling.
- Grill the skewers over high heat for about 7-10 minutes per side, or until the chicken is done through (it should register 160F on an instant read thermometer.) Brush with more sauce while cooking if you like.
- Heat the reserved sauce and brush the skewers with extra sauce just before serving. Provide any extra sauce on the side.
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Notes
- I like to serve these skewers with Coconut Rice, recipe HERE
Nutrition Information
Calories
267kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
26g
(9%)
Protein
26g
(52%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.01g
Cholesterol
73mg
(24%)
Sodium
504mg
(21%)
Potassium
717mg
(20%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
15g
(30%)
Vitamin A
1967IU
(39%)
Vitamin C
133mg
(148%)
Calcium
31mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 267
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 267kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 26g | 9% |
| Protein | 26g | 52% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 73mg | 24% |
| Sodium | 504mg | 21% |
| Potassium | 717mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 15g | 30% |
| Vitamin A | 1967IU | 39% |
| Vitamin C | 133mg | 148% |
| Calcium | 31mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.