Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
BBQ Chicken Kebabs
BBQ Chicken Kebabs brings together red onion, pineapple, and chicken breast. Read the grill setup before starting the food. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Prep
- 30 min
- Cook
- 30 min
- Total
- 60 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 11 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Chicken
- Cuisine
- American
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 16–30 minutes · Total: 31–60 minutes
- Budget (estimated)
- Low cost
A few quick notes
1. Have the grill ready for its turn
Read the grill setup before starting the food. Keep the recipe’s heat and turning instructions together, so the handoff from preparation to cooking is straightforward.
2. Match the preparation in the method
Take a look at the chopping, slicing or shaving step before bringing the parts together. Use the preparation described there so the food goes into the next stage in the form the recipe expects.
3. Set out the finishing ingredient
Keep the finishing ingredient within reach while the main preparation is going on. Add it at the step in the method so the last job is easy to complete.
Get to know the ingredients
Red onion
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Cut the red onions into 1-inch squares.
Pineapple
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Cut the pineapple into 1-inch cubes.
Chicken breast
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Cut the chicken breast into 1-inch cubes, then place the chicken pieces in a bowl.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
0 of 7 steps completeMake room for BBQ Chicken Kebabs
Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Sprinkle the sliced green onions over top just before serving. Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A little more help as you go
Have the pan ready for its first job
Read the pan-heating step before beginning. Have the ingredients for that stage ready, then follow the heat and additions in the recipe’s order.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Set out the grill. Read the first preparation step before you get going: Cut the red onions into 1-inch squares.
Which little step is worth remembering?
Read the grill setup before starting the food. Keep the recipe’s heat and turning instructions together, so the handoff from preparation to cooking is straightforward.
What check should I look for as it cooks?
Keep this part of the method in view: Cook the chicken kebabs for a minute or two more on each side, or until the chicken is cooked through and the BBQ sauce is slightly caramelized.
Is there another preparation step to plan for?
Read the pan-heating step before beginning. Have the ingredients for that stage ready, then follow the heat and additions in the recipe’s order.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: Budget Bytes. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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