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Grilled Chicken Skewers

April 26, 2015 by Kim 22 Comments

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These grilled chicken skewers are incredibly quick and easy to make plus they are so healthy. They are flavoured with yogurt, cardamom, ginger, cayenne, and smoked paprika.

Grilled chicken skewers cooked to perfection on black metal skewers and sitting on a white surface.

Grilled Chicken Skewers

Nothing beats grilled chicken skewers for lunch or dinner. They are quick, easy and always a hit with family and friends.

Seriously, is there anything better than meat on a stick? I think not. I love chicken cooked on the grill. In all honesty, I love it even more in kebab form.

Whether you call them kebabs, kebobs, skewers, or meat on a stick, you will want to sink your teeth into these grilled chicken.

I could eat chicken every single day. It’s so versatile, plus it’s pretty healthy. So, I never feel guilty eating it. I can munch down on a whole bunch of it without feeling like I should cut back.

For this recipe I used brewed tea for flavouring the chicken. I’ve cooked with tea before, in fact I use it fairly often when working with chicken.

Tea adds great flavour to recipes. You can use leftover tea, or whip up a whole batch just to cook with. There is no right or wrong way to handle your tea brewing skills.

My mom was a huge tea drinker so I grew up knowing it could be enjoyed for drinking, among a ton of other uses. Mom always had a pot brewing. Tea is woven into almost every memory of my mom.

This grilled chicken skewer recipe was a ton of fun to make. Particularly with Mothers Day looming on the horizon. I was able to do two things I love, play with my food and reminisce about my mom.

Let’s just be honest here, any chance I get to pop some meat on a stick and fire up one of my grills is a good day in my book. Hope you feel the same way.

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Grilled chicken skewers cooked to perfection on black metal skewers and sitting on a white surface.
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Grilled Chicken Skewers

These grilled chicken skewers are incredibly quick and easy to make plus they are so healthy. They are flavoured with yogurt, cardamom, ginger, cayenne, and smoked paprika. 
Course Dinner, Main
Cuisine American
Keyword grilled chicken, grilled chicken kebabs, skewers
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 136kcal
Author Kim Beaulieu

Ingredients

  • 4 large boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into long strips
  • 1/2 cup brewed cardamom Tea
  • 1 cup plain yogurt
  • 1 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 stp ginger
  • 1 tsp white pepper
  • 1 tsp coarse salt
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 to 2 tbsp canola oil for brushing on grill

Instructions

  • Brew a small batch of cardamom tea, I used two tea bags to 1 cup of boiling water because I wanted the flavour of the cardamom to be strong for cooking. Allow to stand until dark in colour, remove tea bags, and discard. Allow tea to cool completely.
  • Clean your grill grates. The cleaner they are the less chance your food will stick.
  • Preheat grill to high heat. Reduce heat to medium low. Use a brush with a long handle to oil the grates before placing food on the grill.
  • You want your tea cooled before starting this recipe.
  • Cut chicken into long, thin strips, much like you would use for making a satay. No cubes because of how we're placing them on the skewer. So about 3 inches long by an inch wide or a bit less. Now thread the chicken onto the skewer so it's in a long thin line instead of bunched up thick. This helps it cook quickly and evenly. Fill all the skewers but leave so room on each end.
  • In a small bowl combine the yogurt, 1/2 cup of brewed and cooled tea, and all the spices. Whisk until combined. Brush all over the skewers so it coats all of it. Use about 1/2 the mixture before cooking then half during the cooking process.
  • Brush grill grates carefully with a bit of oil. Place skewers on grill grate. Close lid and cook for about 2 to 3 minutes. Flip over, close lid, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Now brush remaining mixture over the skewers and continue to cook with lid up until golden brown, this will only take 2 to 3 minutes on each side. If you need more moisture you can carefully brush on a bit more oil. Always be careful when brushing on oil because of flare ups. I tap my brush on a plate to remove excess before brushing grates or food. Too much oil can spark flames. So use caution.
  • Remove from grill carefully.
  • Serve with a big old cardamom loving smile!

Notes

Recipe created by Kiss My Smoke
Please note I use long metal skewers in the recipe. If using wooden skewers you need to soak them in water for 1 hour prior to cooking on the grill.

Nutrition

Calories: 136kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 495mg | Potassium: 367mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 379IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 1mg

Grilled chicken skewers cooked to perfection on black metal skewers and sitting on a white surface.

Now be confident and get your grill on!

Kim xx

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Chicken Recipes, Kebab Recipes, Main Course, Poultry, Tailgate Tagged With: chicken kebabs, chicken kebobs, chicken on a stick, chicken recipe, dinner recipes, grilled chicken recipe, grilling, healthy recipes, lunch recipes, poultry

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Comments

  1. Carolyn says

    May 1, 2015 at 12:13 pm

    Wow, the tea is really unique in this recipe!

    Reply
  2. Lauren Kelly Nutrition says

    May 1, 2015 at 12:43 pm

    This is so crazy creative! I love this and can’t wait to start grilling!

    Reply
  3. Lana | Never Enough Thyme says

    May 1, 2015 at 8:15 pm

    Tea really is for more than drinking! This is a really wonderful way to use it in cooking.

    Reply
  4. Martha @ A Family Feast says

    May 1, 2015 at 8:29 pm

    I never would have thought to use tea in a chicken marinade! Very creative!

    Reply
  5. heather | girlichef says

    May 2, 2015 at 12:03 am

    First of all – YUM, cardamom tea! I love the idea of it infused into these tempting kabobs. I am right there with you, meat on a stick is irresistible.

    Reply
  6. Cookin Canuck says

    May 3, 2015 at 10:48 am

    I love that you used tea in the sauce – and cardamom tea at that! Grilling season is revered around our house and these skewers are being bookmarked for one of our summertime BBQs.

    Reply
  7. Sam says

    May 3, 2015 at 6:15 pm

    Cardamom tea in a marinade! This is such an awesome idea. I love to infuse tea into desserts but I wouldn’t have ever thought to put it on meat!

    Reply
  8. Nutmeg Nanny says

    May 4, 2015 at 7:16 am

    Meat on a stick is my favorite! I feel the same way about street meat too 🙂 Love that you infused it with the flavors of cardamom tea – I need to find that!

    Reply
  9. Colleen (Souffle Bombay) says

    May 4, 2015 at 6:09 pm

    Yes! Meat on a stick is ALWAYS a good thing! Cheers to that and this beautiful recipe!

    Reply
  10. Sarah says

    May 12, 2015 at 5:45 am

    What a cool idea! I love cooking with tea, but this is a really creative idea!

    Reply
  11. Aggie says

    May 12, 2015 at 8:43 am

    What a creative marinade using tea, love it!!

    Reply
  12. Sue Lau says

    May 12, 2015 at 9:29 am

    I drink tea every single day and really like the idea of using it in food. I think the cardamom and ginger is perfect for the chicken. I am big on grilling too, taking my kitchen outdoors so this is a really great recipe idea for me. Thanks for sharing! ~s

    Reply
  13. heather @french press says

    May 12, 2015 at 10:51 am

    we make kebobs nearly every weekend, and while I love mine with some veggies, the kids just love plain meat on a stick!! and the tea sounds like a wonder way to infuse the chicken with great flavor

    Reply
  14. Danae @ Recipe Runner says

    May 12, 2015 at 1:12 pm

    Meat on a stick especially when it’s chicken is the best! I love how you used the cardamom tea as part of the flavors in this chicken, they sound and look amazing!

    Reply
  15. Brandon @ Kitchen Konfidence says

    May 12, 2015 at 1:22 pm

    Cardamom tea?! I’m officially intrigued. Sounds tasty!

    Reply
  16. Lori @ Foxes Love Lemons says

    May 12, 2015 at 2:59 pm

    I have been SO into cooking with tea lately! I mainly use it for baking and other desserts, but this recipes goes to show how great it works in a savory capacity, too. Yum!

    Reply
  17. Elena says

    May 12, 2015 at 9:06 pm

    What a great use of tea! These sound fantastic, I love the addition of the cardamom flavor to grilled chicken skewers.

    Reply
  18. Laura @MotherWouldKnow says

    May 12, 2015 at 9:46 pm

    Kim – At a family dinner this weekend, we were making shish kebabs and I tried to convince my cousin to let me use yogurt as the basis for the marinade. (I hadn’t thought about using brewed tea too, which is genius IMHO.) In any event, I couldn’t convince her, but now that I’m home and not at her house, and with your cool idea about the tea, I’m going to do it – can’t wait to skewer some chicken and get the grill fired up.

    Reply
  19. Michelle @ A Dish of Daily Life says

    May 13, 2015 at 7:07 am

    5 stars
    It looks wonderful! We’ve got a bunch of weekend pool parties coming up…this would be a great recipe for those! Thanks!

    Reply
  20. Liz says

    May 16, 2015 at 7:43 am

    I love how yogurt tenderizes chicken, and adding more flavor with tea sounds fantastic! You are my go-to griller for inspiration!!!

    Reply
  21. Dorothy at Shockingly Delicious says

    May 21, 2015 at 1:57 pm

    what a clever idea to use tea in the sauce! Love this.

    Reply

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