Name: Grilled Chicken Kabobs
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 85 min
Ingredients: 2 large boneless chicken breasts ((1 to 1.5 lbs), chopped into 2-inch cubes); 3 Tbsp avocado oil; 2 Tbsp liquid aminos (or coconut aminos or soy sauce); 1 large clove garlic (minced); 1 tsp dried oregano; 1/2 tsp paprika; 1/2 tsp sea salt; 2 medium zucchini squash (chopped into 1/2-inch rounds); 1 red bell pepper (chopped into large chunks); 1/2 red onion (chopped); 1.5 Tbsp avocado oil; 1/2 tsp sea salt

Grilled Chicken Kabobs with vegetables are a fresh, flavorful sharable healthy dinner recipe perfect for grilling season! Marinate some chicken, skewer it up, fire up the grill, and enjoy! Serve these kabobs as appetizers or as a main dish with your choice of side dishes.

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If you’re a lover of grilled chicken and veggies, you’ll be OBSESSED with these lovely skewers! The ingredients? BASIC. The flavor? HUGE!

Let’s chat about the simple ingredients for grilled chicken kebabs. You can find the full list at any local grocery store.

Ingredients for Grilled Chicken Kabobs:

Marinade Ingredients: Avocado oil, liquid aminos (or soy sauce), fresh garlic cloves, dried oregano, paprika, and sea salt. This yields the most flavorful, amazing chicken! I highly recommend this flavor combination.

I recommend sticking with avocado oil over olive oil because it has a high smoke point, which is ideal for grilling at high temperatures.

Chicken Breasts or Thighs: For the chicken, we use boneless skinless chicken breasts. Boneless skinless chicken thighs work too!

Fresh Vegetables for skewering! Pick your favorite grilling vegetables and stick ‘em on! Pro-Tip: Marinate your veggies too! I like colorful vegetables like red onion, red bell pepper, yellow bell peppers, green bell pepper, grape tomatoes, etc.

Best Vegetables for Grilling:

Ever wonder which vegetables are the best for grilling on kabobs? I find zucchini (and yellow squash, patty pan, other summer squash), bell peppers, onions, and cherry tomatoes turn out amazing!

They stay on the skewers very well and also have marvelous flavor from grilling.

Now that we’ve covered the basic ingredients, let’s make chicken skewers!

How to Make Grilled Chicken Kabobs:

Chop the chicken into 1.5 to 2-inch chunks and place in a sealable container or a zip lock bag.

Stir together the ingredients for the marinade in a bowl or measuring cup and pour into the container with the chicken.

Chicken marinade for grilled chicken kabobs

Seal it up and move it around so that all of the chicken is well-coated in marinade. Refrigerate 20-25 minutes, but ideally at least 1 hour, or up to 12 hours.

When you’re ready to grill, chop the vegetables and place them in a large bowl. Drizzle with avocado oil and sprinkle with sea salt. Toss the vegetables using your hands until everything is well-coated in oil and sea salt.

Preheat the grill to high – 450 to 500 degrees F. Does this seem too hot? Don’t worry, you’ll actually end up grilling around 375 to 400 degrees since there will be a lot of opening and closing of the grill and some heat will be let out.

It’s best to preheat to hotter than you need so that you get an amazing char on the food and the process doesn’t take a million years.

Brush off any food particles remaining from your last grill session and brush or spray the grill with a high temperature cooking oil, like avocado oil.

Thread the marinated chicken and vegetables onto skewers (I use metal skewers) and place the skewers on a plate until your grill is preheated.

Place the chicken kabobs on the preheated grill and replace the cover. Cook 2 minutes, or until grill marks appear. Flip and cook another 2 to 3 minutes covered.

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Continue grilling and flipping (keeping the grill covered between flips) until chicken is cooked through, turns golden-brown, and everything has a nice char, about 10 to 15 minutes total.

Chicken is cooked through when it reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit. To test for doneness, insert a meat thermometer into the center of one of the larger hunks of chicken.

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Remove the chicken from the grill and place on a clean plate or a large baking sheet.

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Allow kabobs to cool enough to handle, then serve as is or with choice of side dishes.

Store leftover kabobs in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. I remove the chicken and veggies from the skewers before storing.

Tips for Amazing Chicken Kabobs:

Marinate, marinate, marinate! Be sure you marinate the chicken for at least 1 hour prior to grilling. If you can, marinate for up to 12 hours. The marination process infuses the chicken with tons and tons of flavor and ensures it stays nice and juicy and tender with perfect grill char.
You can use the same marinade for the vegetables as you do the chicken – simply double the marinade and marinate the veggies in a separate container or zip lock. While not at all mandatory, this results in super flavorful grilled vegetables.
If you’re using wooden skewers, be sure to soak them in water for at least 30 minutes before skewering your chicken and veggies for grilling. This will ensure the wooden skewers won’t burn during the grilling process.
Preheat the grill to high heat. While you are looking to grill the chicken between 375 and 400 degrees, the grill will lose heat quickly once the lid is lifted. Preheating to a high heat (450 to 500 degrees F) ensures you get those amazing grill marks and the cooking process will go quickly. If you preheat to 375, you’ll likely end up actually grilling around 300 degrees, which is too low for grill marks and the grilling process will take much longer.

Recipe Customizations:

To keep the recipe soy-free, paleo, whole30, or keto, replace the liquid aminos with coconut aminos.
If you don’t feel like skewering the chicken, you can use the exact same marinade to marinate full chicken breasts (or bone-in pieces) and simply grill the pieces whole.
Add 1 to 2 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice and some lemon zest to the marinade for citrus flavor.
Looking for a little heat? Mix red pepper flakes or cayenne pepper into the marinade.
Add 1 tablespoon of dijon mustard or rice vinegar to the marinade for some tangy flavor.
For a sweet marinade, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of brown sugar.
Use a grill pan and cook over medium-high heat on the stove top instead of using an outdoor grill.
Make my Beef Kabobs if you prefer steak.

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