Daily Archives: June 2, 2022

Hawaiian Chicken Kebobs

Ingredients

    • 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast cut into bite-size pieces. ( about 1/2 inches)
    • 2 bell peppers (choose your favorite colors!)
    • 1 red onion
    • 2 cups cubed fresh pineapple
    • Juice of 1 Lemon
    • Juice of 1 medium-sized orange
    • 1/2 cup brown sugar
    • 1/2 cup soy sauce
    • 1/3 cup olive oil
    • 2 cloves of garlic minced

Instructions

  1. Whisk together ingredients for the marinade. Reserve 1 cup for later use.
  2. Cut chicken into 1.5 inch pieces.
  3. Add cut chicken pieces remaining marinade to a gallon-sized zip-top bag. Refrigerate for thirty minutes.
  4. While the chicken in marinating, soak kebobs in water for 15-20 minutes.
  5. Preheat oven to 450° Fahrenheit.
  6. Covering a baking sheet with aluminum foil . Sprits  with non-stick cooking spray.
  7. Cut onion, peppers, and pineapple into bite-sized pieces, around 1½ inches. Put in the in a large bowl. Add a drizzle of oil and mix.
  8. Add chicken pieces, pineapple, peppers, and onions to skewers alternating as you go.
  9. Lay Kabobs on the prepared baking sheet.
  10. Bake for 25 minutes turning halfway through.
  11. While kabobs are baking add remaining marinade to a small saucepan and cook over medium heat. Bring to a simmer and stir often to prevent burning. Reduce the marinade for around 8 minutes as it simmers. Remove from heat.
  12. After Kabobs have baked for 25 minutes remove from oven. Turn oven to broil setting. Baste kabobs with reduced marinade and return to oven for 5 minutes. Watch carefully as you only want to caramelize the marinade a bit not scorch the kabobs.
  13. After 5 minutes or when you see the color of browning you like, remove kabobs from the oven, and let rest for 5 minutes.