Recipe Background
Every backyard cookout or block party needs a good grilled chicken dish, and this one might just take the cake! Lemon Garlic Chicken Kabobs are easy to make and even more incredible to eat — zesty and bright with lots of lemon flavor and notes of tangy mustard and garlic soaked right into the juicy, savory chicken. Plus, you can do it one-handed! Some dishes just scream summer, and these Lemon Garlic Chicken Kabobs definitely check that box!
Every backyard cookout or block party needs a good grilled chicken dish, and this one might just take the cake! Lemon Garlic Chicken Kabobs are easy to make and even more incredible to eat — zesty and bright with lots of lemon flavor and notes of tangy mustard and garlic soaked right into the juicy, savory chicken. Plus, you can do it one-handed! Some dishes just scream summer, and these Lemon Garlic Chicken Kabobs definitely check that box!
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons olive oil divided
- 1 shallot diced
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice freshly squeezed
- 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- kosher salt to taste
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 2 pounds chicken thighs boneless and skinless, cut into 1-inch chunks
- 1 red onion cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
Directions
- In a medium bowl, add 2 tablespoons of the olive oil, the shallot, the lemon zest, the lemon juice, the rosemary, the garlic, the Dijon, the salt, and the pepper and stir to combine.
- In a gallon-size resealable plastic bag or a large bowl, combine the chicken and the marinade.
- Place the bag in the fridge and let the chicken marinate for at least 2 hours and up to overnight, turning the bag or flipping the chicken occasionally.
- Drain the chicken and discard the remaining marinade.
- Preheat the grill to medium heat.
- Thread the chicken and the onion pieces onto metal or soaked wooden skewers.
- When on the skewer, brush the chicken and the onion pieces with the remaining olive oil.
- Season with the salt and the pepper.
- Place the skewers on the grill and cook, turning occasionally, until the meat reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees F, about 10 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
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