These yummy Garlic Parmesan Chicken Skewers are perfect for the summer BBQ season. They are popping with flavor from the garlic and parm, and they are so easy to put together for an easy weeknight dinner or for your weekend get together. The best part? You can prep these in advance and just pop them on the BBQ when you’re ready to grill.

❤️ Why You’ll Love Garlic Parmesan Chicken Skewers

• Flavorful: I feel like garlic and parmesan are just the perfect combination. These Chicken Skewers are bursting with flavor from the garlic, parm, and the freshness from the zested lemon in the marinade. Perfect for summer!
• Easy: I love making skewers because they are so easy to prep and you can get them ready before company arrives, then throw them on the grill.
• Healthy: This recipe is full of lean protein, and healthy ingredients. You can feel good with serving these with a side of barbecued veg, a salad, or whatever your go-to summer sides are.

🍲 Ingredients

Garlic – Did you know that garlic is actually so good for your immunity? Not only does it taste fantastic and is essential in almost every savory recipe, but it’s good-for-you. I used four cloves in this recipe but you can go crazy and add as many as you’d like.

Parmesan – The parmesan cheese in this recipe is melted with butter and brushed on top after cooking. It adds that perfect salty and umami flavor to the chicken that is so dang good.

Chicken – Chicken is a lean source of protein which is essential in supporting muscle growth, and overall health. You can use this marinade on any cut of chicken, even drumsticks or chicken wings if you prefer to not use skewers.

👩‍🍳 How to Make Garlic Parmesan Chicken Skewers

1. Marinate the chicken: Add all of the chicken marinade ingredients to a medium bowl and whisk together to combine. Add all of the frozen, knife sliced chicken breast pieces to the marinade, toss to fully coat and let sit for 15-30 minutes or until the chicken has thawed.
2. Thread the marinated chicken onto the skewers, dividing evenly between the skewers.
3. Heat the grill to medium-high heat, about 400F.
4. Oil the grill well and when heated, place the skewers on the grill and cook, turning occasionally, for about 10-12 minutes or until cooked through (internal temperature reached 165F) and well browned.
5. Remove from the grill and let rest for 5 minutes.
6. While the chicken rests, melt the butter with the 6 cloves pressed garlic for the garlic parmesan sauce in a saucepan on the oven. Once melted, remove from the heat and pour into a bowl.
7. Whisk the minced parsley and freshly grated parmesan cheese into the bowl of melted butter and set aside a bit of the butter mixture for dipping. Immediately brush all the skewers with the remaining garlic parmesan butter and then serve.

🗒 Tips and Tricks

• Cut In Uniform Pieces: Cut your chicken in uniform pieces to help with even cooking.
• Soak Skewers: If you are using wooden skewers, soak them in water for 15 minutes before adding meat to them. This will help prevent them from burning on the BBQ.
• Marinating Time: Marinate your meat for at least 30 minutes. Make sure that you don’t marinate longer than a few hours as the acids in the marinate can change the texture of the chicken.

🗒 Variations

If you like these Chicken Skewers, you’re going to love these other skewers you can grill up on your BBQ this summer:

• Sumac Chicken Thigh Skewers
• Marinated Tofu & Veggie Skewers
• Chicken Souvlaki
• Greek Inspired Salmon Kebabs

🗒 Best served with

• Summer Pasta Salad
• Greek Potato Salad
• Authentic Greek Salad Recipe

👝 How to Store Leftovers

Leftover chicken skewers are great for throwing on salads, in wraps, or on a bowl. Store them in an airtight container for up to 4 days in the fridge.

🤔 Common Questions

Garlic Parmesan Chicken Skewers

Created By: Maria Koutsogiannis

5 from 6 votes

These Garlic Parmesan Chicken Skewers are bursting with flavor and are the perfect easy recipe you need for your next BBQ this summer!

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 12 minutes mins

Total Time 37 minutes mins

Course Main Course, Appetizers + Sides, barbeque

Cuisine Italian-Inspired

Servings 5

Calories 380 kcal

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Ingredients

  

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• ten 5 inch skewers
• 2 lbs chicken breasts, frozen and cut into thin slices using a knife while frozen

For the marinade:

• ¼ cup mayonnaise
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 4 garlic cloves pressed
• 1 lemon zested
• 2 tsp kosher salt
• ½ tsp ground pepper
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 2 tsp honey granules

For the garlic parmesan melted butter:

• 1 stick ½ cup unsalted butter
• 6 garlic cloves pressed
• 3 tbsp fresh minced parsley
• ⅓ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese

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Instructions

 

• Marinate the chicken: Add all of the chicken marinade ingredients to a medium bowl and whisk together to combine. Add all of the frozen, knife sliced chicken breast pieces to the marinade, toss to fully coat and let sit for 15-30 minutes or until the chicken has thawed.
• Thread the marinated chicken onto the skewers, dividing evenly between the skewers.
• Heat the grill to medium-high heat, about 400F.
• Oil the grill well and when heated, place the skewers on the grill and cook, turning occasionally, for about 10-12 minutes or until cooked through (internal temperature reached 165F) and well browned.
• Remove from the grill and let rest for 5 minutes.
• While the chicken rests, melt the butter with the 6 cloves pressed garlic for the garlic parmesan sauce in a saucepan on the oven. Once melted, remove from the heat and pour into a bowl.
• Whisk the minced parsley and freshly grated parmesan cheese into the bowl of melted butter and set aside a bit of the butter mixture for dipping. Immediately brush all the skewers with the remaining garlic parmesan butter and then serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 380kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 42g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 125mg | Sodium: 1322mg | Potassium: 770mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 519IU | Vitamin C: 19mg | Calcium: 113mg | Iron: 1mg

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