Juicy Hawaiian Chicken Skewers on the Grill
Fire up the grill for these juicy Hawaiian chicken skewers paired with sweet pineapple. This is an easy tropical dinner that’s bursting with flavor and perfect for any summer night!
Ingredients
Pineapple Teriyaki Sauce & Marinade
- 2/3 cup soy sauce
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup pineapple juice
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
- 1/4 tsp ground pepper
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
Chicken Skewers
- 3 chicken breast
- 1 green bell pepper
- 3 cups cubed pineapple
- 1 red onion
- 12 skewers
Instructions
Marinade
- In a mixing bowl add 2/3 cup soy sauce, 1/3 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup pineapple juice, 1 tbsp sesame oil, 1 tsp ground ginger, 1 tsp minced garlic, 1/2 tsp fine sea salt, 1/4 ground pepper and 2 tbsp rice vinegar. Whisk until combined. Reserve 1/2 of the mixture for the sauce.
- Cut and cube 3 chicken breasts.
- Place the other half of the mixture into a zip-top bag, and add the cubed three chicken breasts inside. Place both that and the reserved sauce in the fridge to rest.
- Place 12 wooden skewers in a shallow dish filled with water to soak while the chicken rests.
Skewers
- Start your smoker or grill and preheat it to 250 degrees.
- Cut a fresh pineapple into cubes, cut 1 green bell pepper and 1 red onion into chunks. Remove the marinated chicken from the fridge.
- Using the soaked skewers, skew 1 cube of marinated chicken, 1 pineapple, and then alternate a green bell pepper and red onion chunk in between each chicken-pineapple cluster.
- Place the skewers on the preheated grill or smoker and cook for 15 minutes. Flip and cook 15 more minutes.
- Remove when the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 160 degrees.
Pineapple Teriyaki Sauce
- Add the reserved sauce to a saucepan over medium-high heat. Whisk in 1 tbsp cornstarch. Cook over medium-high heat until it boils and reduces.
- Serve the skewers with the teriyaki sauce.
Nutrition
Calories: 303kcal Carbohydrates: 31g Protein: 28g Fat: 8g Saturated Fat: 1g Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g Monounsaturated Fat: 3g Trans Fat: 0.01g Cholesterol: 72mg Sodium: 1771mg Potassium: 674mg Fiber: 2g Sugar: 24g Vitamin A: 157IU Vitamin C: 60mg Calcium: 43mg Iron: 2mg