Try this grilled Piri Piri chicken skewers recipe, the perfect summer grilling recipe. Our mouthwatering chicken kabobs use a tasty piri piri marinade recipe you will love!
The most delicious marinated chicken skewers
If there’s one thing that my family loves to do together – it’s to eat. I mean, we love to do lots of things together, but food is really where it’s at for us! Grilling is one of our favorite cooking methods and we absolutely love grilled meats – steaks and chicken to be exact.
Lucky for us, San Diego has great weather so we can grill outdoors year-round! We were so excited to try this piri piri Portuguese chicken skewers recipe from Kingsford, the flavor combination sounded delicious.
Get grilling with Kingsford Original Charcoal
We love grilling at home, and our go-to charcoal is always Kingsford Original Charcoal . You know, the one in the blue bag!
We love the smoky, chargrilled flavor that we get when we grill with Kingsford. Also, their charcoal briquettes light pretty quickly and they last long enough for me to finish cooking all of our food.
A great summer grilled chicken recipe
We have all been at home for quite some time and it is nice to be able to eat good and enjoy each other’s company outdoors. Honestly, we had no idea that Kingsford had so many recipes on their website. I am thrilled, we are always looking for new recipe ideas and will definitely be using Kingsford’s recipes for them!
Grilled Piri Piri Chicken Skewers
Who wants to eat? It’s time to get grilling! This Piri Piri chicken skewers recipe is pretty easy to make, and definitely tasty to eat. Try these delicious marinated chicken kabobs on the grill.
Ingredients:
- Wooden skewers (soaked for at least 20 minutes in water)
- Onion
- Red pepper
- Fresh jalapeño pepper
- Smoked paprika
- Garlic
- Lemon
- Dried oregano
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- Coconut milk
- Boneless skinless chicken thighs
- Salt & pepper
- Basil or cilantro, for garnish
Step 1: Make the Piri Piri marinade recipe
Before you start making this chicken marinade, be sure to soak your wooden skewers in water for at least 20 minutes. Grab your piri piri marinade ingredients, which include yellow onion, red pepper, jalapeño, garlic, paprika, lemon, oregano, olive oil, and coconut milk. All of this will be blended together and placed in a large zipper bag.
Step 2: Wash, dice, and spice up your chicken
Wash and trim your chicken thighs and cut them up into 1-inch pieces. Season them with salt and pepper and throw them in the marinade bag. Pop the bag in the refrigerator and marinate for at least 2 hours up to overnight, which is recommended.
Step 3: Prepare your grill and add chicken to skewers
It’s time to put together your grilled chicken skewers. Add Kingsford Original Charcoal to your grill and build your fire, heating it to 450 degrees.
While the grill warms up, add chicken pieces to the skewers, about 5-6 pieces per stick. Place those bad boys on the grill for about 10 minutes, turning as each side cooks and starts to get grill marks. Transfer to a plate, serve with rice, and enjoy!
Grilled Piri Piri Chicken Skewers Recipe
Equipment
- 1 Charcoal grill
- 1 bag of Kingsford Charcoal
- 1 gallon-size plastic zipper bag
Ingredients
- 12 wooden skewer sticks soak for at least 20 minutes in water
- ½ yellow onion diced
- ½ large red pepper seeded, diced
- ½ fresh jalapeño pepper seeded (use a full pepper if you like more spice)
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 lemon juiced
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- ½ cup coconut milk
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs cut into 1-1½ -inch chunks (about 60 pieces total)
- kosher salt and ground black pepper to taste
- fresh basil or cilantro for garnish
Instructions
- Grab your piri piri marinade ingredients, which include yellow onion, red pepper, jalapeño, garlic, paprika, lemon, oregano, olive oil, and coconut milk, and add them to a blender.
- Cut chicken thighs into 1-inch cubed pieces. Season with salt and pepper and add them to a large plastic zipper bag.
- Add piri piri marinade to the chicken bag and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or up to overnight, which is recommended.
- Add Kingsford Original Charcoal to your grill and build your fire, heating it to approximately 450 degrees.
- While the grill warms up, add chicken pieces to wooden skewers, about 5-6 pieces per stick. Place chicken kabobs on the grill for about 10 minutes, turning as each side cooks and starts to get grill marks.
- Remove from heat, transfer to a plate, and allow a few 3-5 minutes for piri piri chicken skewers to cool before serving.
Enjoy this chicken skewers recipe!
These chicken skewers turned out really good, the perfect amount of spice and flavor in the marinade sets this recipe off! I saved a little bit of the marinade to use as a dipping sauce, it was fabulous. We plan to spend some more time at home this fall and winter, so you better believe we will be out on the patio grilling!
The next time you grill, make sure you pick up a couple of bags of Kingsford Original Charcoal. Take a look at the Kingsford Recipe Hub for more grilling inspiration, they have so many awesome recipes for poultry, beef, seafood, veggies, and more!
More summer food recipes to try
- Grilled Fish Tacos Recipe with Smoky Lime Crema
- 16 Grilled Meat Recipes That Will Take Your BBQ To The Next Level
- Healthy California Grilled Chicken Avocado Salad Recipe
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This post is sponsored by Kingsford but the content and opinions expressed here are my own.