Grilled Honey Lime Chicken Skewers
Isn’t the best part of summer the grilled food? Okay, maybe not the absolute best but it should be up there on the top 10 list, right? Who can resist that charred flavor? That charred flavor just makes these chicken skewers sing. This recipe is actually just a slight adaptation an old recipe of mine. Here I just diced it up and added it to skewers because everything tastes better served skewer-style. Really though, I’d have to say I do like these grilled chicken skewers even better. When it’s diced up and cooked this way, it allows more area to be saturated with that marinade. So you’ll really taste that delicious honey lime flavor in each and bite.
Chicken Skewers Ingredients
What I love about this honey lime skewers recipe is how simple the ingredients are! You probably have most of these ingredients in your pantry already, which makes it easier to prep these skewers at a moment’s notice. For this recipe, you’ll need:
Chicken breasts Limes Honey Soy sauce Olive oil Garlic Fresh ginger Cilantro Cayenne pepper Salt and pepper
How to Make Chicken Skewers
First you’ll whisk together the ingredients in the marinade (lime zest, juice, honey, soy sauce, olive oil, garlic, ginger, cilantro, cayenne, S&P). Then you’ll dice up the chicken and place it in a gallon size resealable bag and pour the marinade over the chicken, seal the bag and rub the marinade over the chicken. Marinate in refrigerator 1 – 6 hours. Meanwhile, soak wooden skewers. Preheat a grill. Remove the chicken from marinade and carefully thread chicken onto skewers.
Grill on oiled grates until chicken is cooked through, rotating once halfway through cooking. Then serve these grilled chicken skewers warm.
Can I Make This With Chicken Thighs?
Yes, just make sure to use boneless, skinless chicken thighs so that it’s easy to dice the chicken.
Can I Marinate the Chicken Overnight?
No, if you marinate the honey lime chicken for too long it will become tough. 1 to 6 hours in the marinade is the sweet spot for these grilled chicken skewers.
Can I Use Dried Ginger Instead of Fresh?
Fresh ginger is best in this recipe, as it adds a subtler flavor and pairs so nicely with the lime juice.
Tips for the Best Chicken Skewers
Don’t cut short the marinating time. You need at least one hour for those flavors to start to soak in. Oil your grill grates just before adding the skewers to the grill. It’s a sticky chicken with all that honey. Cook over medium heat, anything over that and the chicken will char too quickly. With sweet marinades like this that contain sugar or honey I like a medium heat otherwise those sugars will just burn. Pair it with coconut rice and colorful grilled veggies for a tropical meal.
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