Rosemary Lemon Chicken Skewers

Here’s a delicious recipe to try on the grill this summer:  Rosemary Lemon Chicken Skewers

Since my family loves chicken so much, we tend to grill it all summer long.  That means I have to come up with some different ways to serve it, or we’ll all be bored to death of chicken come September!  It helps to have some different marinade recipes on hand.  I hate buying the already prepared marinades in the store since it’s so easy and so much more delicious to make your own! I love this recipe for Rosemary Lemon Chicken Skewers because it’s so very simple, yet it packs a flavorful punch of flavor.

The Family Calendar Cookbook

This recipe comes from a new cookbook by Kelsey Banfield (from The Naptime Chef blog):  The Family Calendar Cookbook: From Birthdays to Bake Sales, Good Food to Carry You Through the Year.  If I were ever to write another cookbook, this is the sort of cookbook I would write.  I love that it’s organized by seasons, and there are quite a few menus shared within each seasonal chapter.  For example, here is the Father’s Day Menu (an all-day celebration!):  Spicy Chorizo Breakfast Wraps, Bloody Marys, Dad Burgers, Wedge Salad, Sour Cream & Chive Potato Skins and Guinness Bundt Cake.  There is a whole menu of “Back to School Weeknight Meals” in the fall chapter (21 recipes!)  There are no actual photos in the book (just illustrations), but I know I’m going to be reaching for this one an awful lot.  So many family-friendly recipes are shared.

These chicken skewers are lightly marinated and then placed on a hot grill. The author of the book has you marinate the skewers already prepared, but I prefer to marinate the chicken by itself and string the chicken on right before grilling.

And there they are all grilled and ready for serving!  When you grill the lemons along with the chicken, the softened-up grilled lemons are wonderful for squeezing onto the chicken right before you eat it.  Add some grilled vegetables to this main dish, and you’ll have yourself a delicious and light meal that is perfect for summer!

Here are a few more lemon chicken recipes you might enjoy:

• Lemon Chicken Rice Soup
• Slow Cooker Lemon Chicken
• Lemon Chicken Parmesan
• Baked Lemon Chicken Spaghetti Primavera
• Lemon Pepper Chicken
• Lemon Rosemary Grilled Chicken Thighs
• Instant Pot Lemon Chicken
• Grilled Lemon Mustard Chicken

If you happen to be following the Weight Watchers WW plan, you’ll find a link to the WW Points on the recipe card below.

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Rosemary Lemon Chicken Skewers

By RecipeGirl.com (adapted slightly from The Family Calendar Cookbook)

Easy summer grilling recipe!

Prep: 15 minutes mins

Cook: 8 minutes mins

Marinating Time:: 1 hour hr

Servings: 6 servings

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Ingredients

• ▢ 1½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into cubes
• ▢ 3 medium lemons, zested and juiced
• ▢ 8 medium garlic cloves, minced
• ▢ Eight 4-inch rosemary sprigs
• ▢ 1 cup olive oil
• ▢ 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
• ▢ 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• ▢ 1 large lemon, cut into wedges

Instructions 

• Place the chicken cubes in a large zip bag.  Add lemon zest and juice, garlic, rosemary, olive oil, salt and pepper to the bag.  Turn the bag a few times to mix the marinade and work it into the chicken.  Marinate the chicken in the bag for at least 1 hour (no more than 2) Keep refrigerated.
• Drain the marinade from the chicken, and then string the chicken onto skewers- adding in a couple of lemon wedges to each skewer.
• Bring the grill to medium heat and cook the skewers directly over the heat for 6 to 8 minutes, rotating the skewers as you go to ensure even cooking.  Once the chicken is cooked through, transfer it to a platter and allow to cool before serving.  Use the grilled lemon wedges to squeeze onto individual servings.

Notes

• WW Points were calculated with the chicken absorbing about ⅓ of the total marinade mixture.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving, Calories: 253kcal, Carbohydrates: 8g, Protein: 25g, Fat: 14g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Cholesterol: 73mg, Sodium: 527mg, Potassium: 541mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 2g, Vitamin A: 145IU, Vitamin C: 41mg, Calcium: 32mg, Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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