Sticky Chicken Skewers

GF, RSF, DF
Serves: 4

This is such a light and fresh recipe that just screams eat me! For this recipe, I recommend using wooden skewers that you have soaked in water overnight so they don’t burn. Don’t do what I did once and nearly catch the kitchen alight! These instructions are for cooking inside, but you could always do them on the barbecue for extra charred and smokey goodness. 

Ingredients: 

Sticky Chicken Skewers
8 wooden skewers, soaked overnight
1/4 cup (70 g / 2 1/2 oz) smooth peanut butter 
1/4 cup (60 ml / 2 fl oz) extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup (90 g / 3 1/4 oz) LAKANTO Brown Sugar Replacement  
600 g (1 lb 5 oz) INGLEWOOD Skinless Chicken Breast Fillets, cut into 2.5 cm chunks
400 g (14 oz) fresh pineapple, cut into chunks
3/4 red onion, cut into chunks
Sea salt and cracked black pepper

Zesty Pineapple and Cucumber Salad
1 Lebanese cucumber, diced
100 g fresh pineapple, diced
1 long red chilli, finely chopped 
1/4 red onion, cut into thickish chunks
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, plus extra, finely chopped, to garnish 
2 tbsp peanuts, toasted, roughly chopped, plus extra to garnish
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar 
Juice of 1 lime 
1 tbsp honey or maple syrup 

Method:

Get started by marinating the chicken. In a bowl whisk together the smooth peanut butter, extra virgin olive oil and brown sugar replacement until well combined. 

Add the diced chicken, pineapple chunks and red onion chunks. Coat well to get all-over coverage, then cover and transfer to the fridge for a minimum of 15 minutes or up to two hours for optimal flavour.

Preheat the oven grill (broiler) to high. Thread the marinated chicken onto the skewers, with chunks of pineapple and red onion between each piece. Brush with some reserved marinade and then place the skewers on a baking tray lined with foil. 

Place the tray under the grill with medium heat for 8-10 minutes or until the chicken is lovely and charred and the chicken is cooked through. After 3-4 minutes, you can baste the chicken with some reserved marinade for extra flavour.

This is a good time to get onto your zesty Pineapple and Cucumber Salad. In a bowl combine all the ingredients and mix well to combine. 

Serve your chicken skewers alongside your delicious and refreshing salad, garnish with the toasted peanuts and parsley and you’re good to go!