Baked Chicken Skewers
BBQ Baked Chicken Skewers with less than 5 ingredients & DIY chicken bbq rub. Uses cast iron to char the meat & caramelize the bbq sauce.
Equipment
- 12 inch cast iron skillet
Ingredients
- 1.25 lb chicken thighs boneless and skinless, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 tsp steak seasoning I use this one, but something like a montreal steak seasoning will also work
- 2 tbsp bbq chicken dry rub from above
- 3 tbsp avocado oil
- ⅓ cup bourbon bbq sauce I pick this up from the market
Instructions
- Add 1 tbsp avocado oil to a 12 in cast iron skillet - tilt the skillet to coat the bottom of it with the oil.
- Preheat the oil and the skillet in the oven at 425 degrees. This takes 15-20 minutes to fully heat the skillet and oven. By heating the skillet, the meat is able to start cooking and searing immediately.
- Add the chicken pieces, seasoning, dry rub, and the rest of the avocado oil to a large bowl. Use tongs to evenly coat the chicken.
- Lace the chicken pieces onto the skewers. Avoid stuffing them since it makes the chicken harder to cook. I use about 5-6 chicken bites per skewer.
- Add the skewers to the cast iron skillet in a single layer.
- Bake at 425 for 12 minutes.
- Use a basting brush to coat both sides of the skewers with bbq sauce.
- Bake at 425 for 5-10 more minutes to cook the chicken skewers through. I tend to cook for 10 minutes because we like our skewers to be slightly charred. For photos, please show the most seared side facing up.
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