Easy Peanut Butter Chicken Kabobs Recipes

PEANUT BUTTER CHICKEN SKEWERS

Steps:

• Soak skewers in water for at least 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, combine the next nine ingredients in a blender or food processor until smooth.
• Pour mixture into a large plastic resealable bag.
• Cut chicken into 1-inch strips; add to bag.
• Close bag and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
• Trim tops off onions and cut in half.
• Thread one piece of onion on each skewer.
• Drain chicken, discard marinade.
• Thread 2-3 pieces of chicken on each skewer and end with onion.
• Grill, uncovered, turn every 3-5 minutes for 15-20 minutes.

CHICKEN SKEWERS WITH PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine peanut butter, stock, lime juice, soy sauce, hot chili flakes, cayenne and honey in a small saucepan. Stir to combine and bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally. When peanut butter has melted, season, to taste, with salt and pepper and remove from heat.
• Preheat grill.
• Skewer chicken tenders, brush both sides with oil and season with salt, pepper and allspice. Grill chicken until it is browned on both sides and cooked through, about 4 minutes per side. Serve with peanut sauce.

PEANUT BUTTER CHICKEN KABOBS

Steps:

• Soak 5 to 6 wooden skewers in water for at least 1 hour.
• In the bowl of a food processor, grate the onion until it's finely chopped. Add the peanut butter, tomato paste, olive oil, cumin, salt, crushed red pepper and powdered ginger. Continue to blend until the mixture is well combined and smooth.
• Transfer the sauce to a large bowl. Add the chicken to the sauce and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 20 minutes to allow the chicken to marinate.
• Preheat a grill or grill pan to medium-high heat. Clean and oil the grates with olive oil, if necessary.
• Add the chicken to the wooden skewers (make 5 to 6 skewers). Brush both sides of the chicken with any leftover marinade.
• Carefully place the chicken skewers onto the grill. Grill until the chicken is cooked through on all sides, about 10 minutes total.
• Serve over jasmine rice garnished with green onions, if desired.

PEANUT BUTTER CHICKEN SKEWERS

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine the first 8 ingredients; cook and stir over medium-high heat 5 minutes or until smooth. Reserve half of sauce for serving. Slice chicken lengthwise into 1-in. strips; thread onto 12 metal or soaked wooden skewers., Grill, uncovered, over medium-high heat for 2 minutes; turn and brush with sauce. Continue turning and basting for 4-6 minutes or until chicken juices run clear. Place cabbage on a serving plate; top with chicken. Sprinkle with green onion. Serve with reserved sauce.

CHICKEN KABOBS WITH PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Remove skin and bones from chicken. Cut chicken into 3/4-inch pieces. (For easier cutting, partially freeze chicken about 1 hour.) In large glass bowl, mix chicken and remaining kabob ingredients. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Soak 14 to 16 bamboo skewers in water at least 30 minutes before using to prevent burning.
• In 1 1/2-quart saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Cook onion in oil, stirring occasionally, until tender. Remove from heat. Stir in remaining sauce ingredients. Heat over low heat, stirring occasionally, just until blended (sauce will separate if overcooked).
• Set oven control to broil. Remove chicken from marinade; reserve marinade. Thread 4 or 5 chicken pieces on each skewer. Brush chicken with marinade.
• Broil chicken with tops about 4 inches from heat 4 to 5 minutes. Turn; brush with marinade. Broil 4 to 5 minutes longer or until chicken is no longer pink in center. Discard any remaining marinade. Serve chicken with sauce.

MARINATED CHICKEN KEBABS WITH A PEANUT SATAY SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all the marinade ingredients together in a large bowl or storage container. Chop chicken into about 2cm cubed pieces, add to marinade and marinate for several hours or overnight.
• Soak skewers in water for about 30 minutes prior to using to prevent them from burning while cooking.
• Reserve marinade. Thread a piece of chicken followed by a mushroom, chicken, onion, chicken, mushroom, chicken, onion, chicken. Repeat with remaining chicken and vegetables.
• Grill or BBQ skewers turning a couple of times and basting with the reserved marinade. Until cooked about 15-20 minutes.
• I usually use red and yellow peppers as well but as I was serving these over a Thai-style salad that already had peppers in it, I chose to omit them.
• Sauce.
• I prefer to make this ahead of time and just re-heat as this allows for the flavors to really come out.
• Heat oil in a pan, add onions and garlic and cook to soften onion.
• Add remaining ingredients and stir to combine, leave on a low heat, stirring occasionally until sauce thickens. Sauce can be made a day ahead and just re-heated.

CHICKEN KABOBS IN PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Place lime juice, peanut butter, lime peel, spice and herb blend and ginger in blender. Puree until blended. Place chicken in lime-peanut marinade. Cover and refrigerate at least 15 minutes but not more than 2 hours.
• Set oven control to broil. Spray broiler pan with nonstick cooking spray. Drain chicken; reserve marinade. Thread chicken pieces on four 6-inch skewers, leaving space between each.* Place on rack in broiler pan. Broil chicken with tops 3 to 4 inches from heat 4 to 5 minutes. Turn and brush remaining marinade over chicken. Broil 3 to 4 minutes longer or until juice from chicken runs clear. Place kiwifruit and pineapple on bed of rice; top with skewers of chicken. Drizzle 1 tablespoon of the pineapple juice over chicken and rice.