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Tender Breaded Chicken in the Oven on Skewers

Chicken kebabs are easily made and so delicious. It's a kids favorite and can be cooked ahead of time for busy lunches.
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: American, Meat Dishes
Allergy: Dairy Free, Nut Free
Servings: 7
Calories: 275kcal
Author: Marina Rizhkov

Equipment

  • Skewers
  • Oven-safe dish
  • small bowl
  • whisk
  • Foil
  • skillet
  • tongs

Ingredients

  • 1 lb chicken thighs, cut into 1-2 inch pieces
  • ½ cup water
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 3 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 cup bread crumbs
  • Trader Joe's seasoning, optional

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350F.
  • Take a plate or a cup and soak your skewers in water.
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  • Mince garlic and combine with water. Pour into an oven safe dish.
    1 clove garlic,, ½ cup water
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  • In a small bowl combine salt and pepper. You could also add a pinch of your favorite chicken seasoning.
    ½ tsp black pepper, ½ tsp salt, Trader Joe's seasoning,
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  • Cut chicken thighs into cube size pieces. Mix them into the salt and pepper until you have seasoned all the meat.
    1 lb chicken thighs,, ½ tsp salt
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  • In one plate whisk the eggs.
    2 large eggs
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  • In another plate put in the breadcrumbs.
    1 cup bread crumbs
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  • Heat olive oil in a pan.
    3 Tbsp olive oil
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  • Thread the meat onto the skewers.
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  • Dredge in whisked eggs.
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  • After eggs, dredge the chicken in the breadcrumbs.
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  • Add the chicken skewers into the heated pan with olive oil. This part is just for the color of the chicken shish kebabs. Do not cook them through.
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  • Once the chicken is golden-brown, put it in the oven dish with garlic and water.
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  • Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
    a baking tray with a wire rack with four cooked chicken skewers.

Notes

  • To prepare ahead of time, do all the steps until cooking in the oven. 
  • Reheat on a pan, medium-low heat with a little bit of light olive oil. 
 

Nutrition

Calories: 275kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 110mg | Sodium: 347mg | Potassium: 184mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 119IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 1mg