How To Make Honey Chipotle BBQ Chicken Skewers
These BBQ chicken skewers are charred with a smoky and a sweet and spicy barbecue sauce that is perfect for a weekend dinner with your family.
Serves:
Ingredients
- ¾cupapple juicedivided
- 2chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- 1½tsphoney
- 1tspancho chili powder
- 1KC Masterpiece® Sweet Honey BBQ Sauce Mix and Dry Rub
- 2lbschicken breastsboneless, skinless, diced into 1-inch cubes
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- vegetable oilfor brushing grill
Instructions
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For the sauce:
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To a food processor, add 1/4 cup apple juice and chipotle peppers. Pulse until peppers are pureed.
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Pour mixture into a small mixing bowl. Add the remaining 1/2 cup apple juice, honey, ancho chili powder, and BBQ Sauce Mix.
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Whisk until well blended, set aside.
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For the chicken:
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If using wooden skewer sticks, soak in water for at least 30 minutes.
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Preheat a grill over medium heat to about 375 degrees F.
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Thread chicken onto skewers until all of the chicken has been used up, folding chicken pieces as needed so they hold well onto the skewer.
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Season both sides of chicken with salt and pepper.
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Brush grill grates lightly with oil then place skewers on grill and grill for about 4 to 5 minutes per side until nearly cooked through, then brush both sides with half of the sauce and grill for about 1 to 2 minutes more per side until cooked through and outsides are nicely browned in spots. Brush with remaining sauce.
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Serve warm.
Nutrition
- Calories: 473.40kcal
- Fat: 25.51g
- Saturated Fat: 6.36g
- Trans Fat: 0.27g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 11.79g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 5.28g
- Carbohydrates: 11.19g
- Fiber: 1.07g
- Sugar: 8.69g
- Protein: 47.88g
- Cholesterol: 145.15mg
- Sodium: 745.74mg
- Calcium: 38.65mg
- Potassium: 646.71mg
- Iron: 2.15mg
- Vitamin A: 282.13µg
- Vitamin C: 25.27mg
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