Hawaiian Chicken Pineapple Kabobs
These Hawaiian Pineapple Chicken Kabobs are a fun and flavorful summer favorite, loaded with juicy marinated chicken, sweet pineapple, and colorful veggies all grilled to perfection. They're easy to make, totally customizable, and guaranteed to be the star of your next backyard cookout!
Servings 5 servings
Calories 477kcal
Ingredients
- 2¼ pounds skinless, boneless chicken breasts - cubed
- 3-4 cups pineapple - cubed
- 1/2 large red onion - cubed
- 2 large bell peppers - any color, cubed
- rice - to serve
For the marinade:
- 1/3 cup ketchup
- 1/3 cup pineapple juice
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 Tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 Tablespoon fresh ginger - minced
- 3 cloves garlic - minced
- salt and pepper - to taste
Instructions
- Prep chicken. Slice chicken breasts into 1.5 inch cubes. Place in gallon sized freezer bag or airtight container.2¼ pounds skinless, boneless chicken breasts
- Make marinade. In a mixing bowl, combine ketchup, pineapple juice, soy sauce, rice vinegar, olive oil, brown sugar, ginger, garlic, salt, and pepper.Reserve 3/4 cup marinade in small bowl and set aside. Pour remaining marinade over cubed chicken breasts.1/3 cup ketchup, 1/3 cup pineapple juice, 1/4 cup soy sauce, 2 Tablespoons rice vinegar, 1/4 cup olive oil, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1 Tablespoon fresh ginger, 3 cloves garlic, salt and pepper
- Chill chicken. Place chicken in refrigerator for no more than two hours. If you marinate chicken in pineapple juice, it will start to change the texture of the chicken over time.
- Prep pineapple and veggies. Cube pineapple, onion, and bell peppers and store in refrigerator.3-4 cups pineapple, 1/2 large red onion, 2 large bell peppers
- Prep kabobs. Add marinated chicken, pineapple, red onion, and bell pepper to skewers, rotating as you go.
- Grill kabobs. Light grill to 375 degrees. When hot, grill skewers until chicken is done, approximately 7-8 minutes per side.Chicken is considered done when it registers 165 degrees F on a digital thermometer. We normally remove them at 160 degrees F allowing for a few degrees of carry-over cooking.
- Serve chicken kabobs. Serve over rice, and drizzle reserved marinade for best results!rice
Notes
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in your refrigerator for 3-4 days. I recommend that you store any leftover marinade in a separate container instead of in with the kabobs. Reheat rice and kabobs and drizzle leftover marinade then.
- Using fresh pineapple is key to this recipe.
- Make sure you reserve some of the marinade for serving. So good!
Nutrition
Calories: 477kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 46g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 131mg | Sodium: 1038mg | Potassium: 1136mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 2256IU | Vitamin C: 137mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 2mg