Pinchos de Pollo [Video+Recipe] Chicken Skewers

Pinchos de Pollo [Video+Recipe] Chicken Skewers

Learn how to make chicken skewers or chicken breast skewers super easy and juicy with the best seasoning you can imagine. Have the grill ready in a jiffy with these ideas.

Course Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine bbq

Keyword brochetas de pollo, chicken pinchos, pinchos de pechuga de pollo, pinchos dominicanos

Prep Time 2

Cook Time 15

Total Time 2 15

Servings servings

Calories 475kcal

Author Clara Gonzalez

Equipment

Ingredients

Dominican seasoning marinade

1 green bell pepper chopped
1 large red onion chopped
6 cloves garlic
1 teaspoon oregano (dry, ground)
1 teaspoon pepper (freshly-cracked, or ground)
Juice of 1 lime
2 teaspoon salt
1 bunch curly parsley and one bunch of cilantro if you like it

For the chicken pinchos

2½ pound chicken breast cut into small chunks
1 yellow bell pepper or red, diced
3 dozen cherry tomatoes
4 tablespoons olive oil this is optional, if you make it with Dominican sazon

Instructions

1. Make seasoning

In a food processor, combine the green bell pepper, onion, garlic, oregano, pepper, lime juice, salt, and parsley.
Grind to a coarse paste.

2. Seasoning chicken

Coat the chicken with the seasoning. Let it rest in the refrigerator for 2 hours.

3. Make pinchos

Preheat the grill to maximum temperature.
While it is heating up, skewer a yellow bell pepper, chicken, and tomatoes alternating. Repeat to make 12 skewers.

4. Grill

Place the skewers on the grill and cook covered for 7 minutes, turn and repeat for another 7 minutes, or until the meat thermometer reads 165ºF [74 ºC] by measuring in the center of a piece of meat. The meat will have some browned spots.
The process is the same whether using a gas, charcoal or stovetop grill.

5. Serve

Remove from the grill, drizzle or brush with olive oil (optional), and serve immediately.

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