Maple Glazed Chicken Kabobs
This is a an awesome recipe for grilled chicken kabobs that are basted with a maple, soy sauce glaze. The chicken skewers are served with a refreshing pineapple jalapeno salsa that brings excitement to this Summer meal. Perfect for your next BBQ this is a quick and easy grilled chicken recipe.
Servings 7 skewers
Calories 233kcal
Ingredients
- 2 pounds Boneless skinless chicken breasts Cut into uniform chunks
- For the Maple Syrup Basing Sauce:
- ½ cup Maple Syrup
- ¼ cup Soy Sauce
- ¼ cup Pineapple Juice
- For the Salsa
- 1-20 ounce can crushed pineapple drained and juice reserved
- 1 fresh Jalapeno deseeded, deveined and minced
- 1 fresh poblano minced
- ½ cup rough chopped Cilantro
- 1 whole Small Red Onion Diced
- 1 tablespoon Rice Wine Vinegar or White Vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon Sugar
- ½ teaspoon Salt
Instructions
- Combine maple syrup, soy sauce, and pineapple juice in a small saucepan. Bring it to a simmer. Cook until the sauce reduces by about one-fourth. This will take about 8 minutes. Set aside to cool.
- In the meantime, cut the chicken breasts into 1" to 1 ½ inch cubes, (mine are never exact) then thread onto skewers. Threading about 10 chunks of chicken per skewer will yield about seven chicken kabobs.
- In a small bowl, combine chopped pineapple, jalapeno, cilantro, red onion, vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper. Set this aside, and try not to eat it all with a bag of blue corn chips! I speak from experience here.
- Heat your grill to 400 degrees. Place the chicken kabobs on the grates and turn the heat down to 350 degrees. Using a silicone brush, generously baste the chicken with the Maple Soy Sauce Glaze. Cook two minutes, turn the kabobs and baste again with the sauce. Cook two more minutes. Repeat the turn and baste one more time, cooking for a total of six minutes. The internal temperature of the chicken should be 165 degrees. You can remove one of the pieces of chicken from the skewer and test the internal temperature by placing the probe of a digital read meat thermometer into the center of the chicken.
Notes
Tips For Success:
If using wooden skewers, soak them for about 20 minutes before use.
You can also use fresh pineapple instead of canned. Buy good quality pineapple juice for the salsa.
Nutrition
Serving: 7g | Calories: 233kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 83mg | Sodium: 783mg | Potassium: 606mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 203IU | Vitamin C: 19mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 1mg
