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chicken spiedini with lemon basil sauce

Italian Chicken Spiedini with Lemon Basil Sauce

Sara Walkenbach
Easy, tangy, and delicious! This Chicken Spiedini recipe is a favorite. Make extra, you will want leftovers!
5 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Marinating Time 20 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American Italian
Servings 8 skewers
Calories 453 kcal

Equipment

  • 8 Skewers 10" wooden (soaked in water, 20 minutes prior) or reusable

Ingredients
  

  • 4 Chicken Breasts or 2# tenderloins, cut into chunks
  • Olive Oil for spraying

Marinade / Sauce

  • 1 cup Olive Oil extra virgin
  • 3/4 cup Lemon Juice (4 lemons) freshly squeezed
  • 3 tbsp Fresh Basil chopped
  • 2 Garlic Cloves chopped or microplaned
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1/4 tsp Pepper
  • 1/4 tsp Red Pepper Flake optional

Breading

  • 1 cup Panko Bread Crumbs or Almond Flour
  • 1 cup Parmesan or Romano Cheese grated or microplaned
  • 2 tsp Dried Parsley
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder

Instructions
 

  • If using wooden skewers, soak in water for 20 minutes. Preheat grill to medium heat.

Lemon Basil Sauce

  • Make marinade/sauce: Whisk all marinade ingredients together in large bowl. Pour 2/3 of mixture into a jar with a tight fitting lid. This will be your finishing sauce. The other 1/3 will be used as the marinade.
  • Cut chicken into chunks the size of a ping pong ball. Add the chicken to marinade. Let marinate for 20-30 minutes. See note.

Breading & Skewering

  • Make breading: Mix all breading ingredients together in a shallow dish, like a pie plate.
  • Take marinated chicken out of marinade and roll in breadcrumb mixture. Thread onto skewer, stacking the chicken chunks close together. Do this with 8 skewers, half a chicken breast per skewer. Spray with olive oil.

Grilling

  • Preheat grill to medium low. Grill chicken spiedini for 10-15 minutes, rotating often to prevent burning. They are done when internal temperature is 165 degrees Fahrenheit.

Enjoy

  • Plate Italian Spiedini on top of freshly cooked pasta or a bed of greens, shake or whisk sauce and drizzle over spiedini. Top with fresh cracked pepper or red pepper flake.

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Notes

Be sure to soak wooden skewers before use so they don't catch on fire.
Don't marinate chicken longer than a hour. The acid in the fresh lemon juice will cook the chicken.
 

Nutrition

Serving: 1skewerCalories: 453kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 30gFat: 34gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 22gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 81mgSodium: 679mgPotassium: 478mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 192IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 173mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Chicken spiedini with lemon basil sauce, Easy Chicken Spiedini, grilled chicken spiedini
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