BBQ Pineapple Chicken Kabobs
So saucy, so sticky, and just so darn good! The chicken is perfectly tender with chunks of fresh pineapple, pepper and onion!
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Happy July 4th!
I hope all of you will spend your day sunbathing, barbecuing and eating lots and lots of hot dogs.
We will be at a Dodger game, eating lots and lots of Dodger dogs, of course.
But since that’s a night game, most of our day will consist of these BBQ pineapple chicken kabobs!
With a super simple garlicky-bbq-teriyaki marinade, the chicken comes out so beautifully saucy, sticky, sweet and sour.
Combine that with chunks of fresh pineapple, red bell pepper and onion.
It’s just absolute perfection, especially with an ice cold margarita in your other hand.
BBQ Pineapple Chicken Kabobs
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup barbecue sauce
- ⅔ cup teriyaki sauce
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch chunks
- 2 cups fresh pineapple chunks
- 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 sweet onion, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine barbecue sauce, teriyaki sauce, garlic and ginger. Reserve 1/2 cup and set aside.
- In a gallon size Ziploc bag or large bowl, combine barbecue sauce mixture and chicken; marinate for at least 2 hours to overnight, up to 8 hours, turning the bag occasionally. Drain the chicken from the marinade.
- Thread chicken, pineapple, bell pepper and onion onto skewers. Brush with canola oil; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Preheat grill to medium heat.
- Add skewers to grill, and cook, turning occasionally, until the chicken is completely cooked through, reaching an internal temperature of 165 degrees F, about 10 minutes. Brush skewers with reserved barbecue sauce mixture, cooking for an additional 1-2 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
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These were outstanding! My husband and I loved these kabobs. The marinade is so easy yet so delicious!! Fantastic recipe as usual. I have tried a lot of your recipes and they all have been darn delicious for sure! Thank you!
Can you make these in the oven?
I found this on another chicken skewer recipe for air fryer instructions.
“Cook 2-3 skewers at a time in an air fryer at 400 degrees for 5 minutes. Remove and flip the skewers, returning to cook an additional 7-8 minutes at 400 degrees or until the internal temp reaches 165 degrees. A total cook time of 12-14 minutes.”
Has anyone tried these in an air fryer? I unfortunately do not have a grill, but wanted to try this. Recipe sounds so amazing.
The directions were clear and easy to follow. The recipe turned out exactly as I’d hoped, an attractive and tasty entree. I chose to make this as a stir fry instead of on kabob sticks for speed and less for me to clean, and the next time I make it, I’ll do the kabobs. Thank you. Juicy, good blend of ginger, garlic, BBQ and teriyaki and OH chicken, pineapple and veggies. Delicious.
This was AMAZING!! I paired it with coconut rice and it was delicious. Everybody licked their plates clean. Next time I’ll need to double the batch and make extra sauce cause it was so yummy! Thank you for a new addition to the rotation!
This was REALLY good! You could say it was Damn Delicious! I will definitely be making this again. I’m thinking about vacuum sealing the raw marinaded chicken and throwing it in the freezer for an easy dinner later. Thanks for the recipe!
Can you cook in oven
delicious indeed. thank you.
OMG!!!! So DELICIOUS and easy!
I haven’t had my kids eat something so fast in awhile. There is something so special about feeding my family and seeing all the similes. Absolutely delicious thank you!!
These were excellent. My husband is still raving about them this morning. I had fresh pineapple left over and it was sweet, juicy and yummy. The chicken marinated for just 3 hours, but it was juicy and not at all dried out. We cooked them on the Kamado Joe. I used Kinder Mild BBQ sauce and Kinder Teriyaki. Both were perfectly combined. I always have a squeeze bottle of ginger on hand, which makes Asian cooking so easy.
Susan!! What is the squeeze bottle of ginger!! Never heard of it!! Love finger keep a bulb in freezer always, please let me know!
OMGosh yes! Spice world makes it. I have seen it at Kroger, Sams Club and you can get it on Amazon, but it is ridiculously expensive. The flavor is really good. Buy it, you won’t regret it! They also do squeeze garlic, which I use in sauces often.
Made this last night when we had friends over and it was a huge hit. I made a ton of kabobs and they were all gone. I let the chicken marinate for about 6 hours and it was so tender and was so delicious with the grilled pineapple and bell peppers. Paired it with rice. Will definitely be making this again.
Delicious!! Didn’t add in the extra sauce at the end and it was super good! Ditto to the time it takes to thread everything.
Great recipe, simple and fairly easy – except the threading, which in my experience is the hardest part.
Vegan note – 1.5 of us are vegan. As an addition included zucchini and marinated same time as chicken. Came out great.
Also, we skewered chicken and vegetables separately. It made it very easy to cook items to different doneness. I coined the term ‘family style skewers’. That way you can pick more or less depending on what you like.
This marinade is delicious! I used chicken thighs and marinated for about 6 hours. We didn’t end up basting the kabobs with the reserved sauce, so I served it on the side. This is a fantastic recipe. Kabobs are a bit of work, so I reserve them for special occasions (we tried this recipe for Father’s Day). I will, however be using this marinade in various ways moving forward. SO GOOD! Thank you!!!
Great recipe, very easy to follow and my toddler even at some!! Will definitely make again, marinating the chicken is a step you don’t want to ignore!!!
What teriyaki sauce brand do you use, please. There are so many to choose from.
I use Kikkoman low sodium.
Would I be able to do this in the oven or on the stove? Was going to cook it tonight, but now it’s pouring rain and would rather not cook outside if possible . I’m super excited to try it though!!
I’m running into that problem tomorrow! Did you end up making it in the pan?
How long can you marinate the chicken? The recipe states two hours to overnight, up to eight hours.