Cube Up Either Chicken Breast or Tenderloins
Use 2-3 chicken breasts or 5-6 tenderloins.
Keep the cubes the same size so they finish at the same time.
Put these into a gallon storage bag or bowl to marinate.
Make the Lemon Herb Marinade
Combine the following:
- 1/4 cup Neutral Oil – like Olive oil or Avocado Oil
- The Zest and Juice from 2 whole lemons (this is ~1/4 cup juice)
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp dehydrated oregano
- 1 tsp thyme
- 1 tsp rosemary
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp cracked black pepper
Mix well, then pour into the bowl/bag with the marinade.
Marinate for ~2-6 hours.
The absolute max time for marinating I’d suggest is overnight just because there’s so much lemon juice in the marinade. If you marinate for too long you risk turning the meat to mush.
If you’re using bamboo skewers, soak in water while the chicken marinates.
Skewer the Chicken and Get Your Grill to ~350F
Once at temperature, grill for 1 minute, flip and repeat this for 5 minutes per side.
The chicken should be browned, and slightly charred – not burned. Flipping often helps avoid this.
Cook to around ~155-165F internal in the thickest piece.
Take off to rest for ~5 minutes and enjoy!
Grilled Lemon Herb Chicken Skewers
Ingredients
- 2-3 whole Chicken Breasts
Lemon Herb Marinade
- 1/4 cup Neutral Oil like Olive oil or Avocado Oil
- 2 whole Lemons, zest and juice or 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp dehydrated oregano
- 1 tsp thyme
- 1 tsp rosemary
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Take 2-3 whole chicken breasts and pat them dry with paper towel.
- Cut up the chicken breasts into equal sized cubes – this way they finish at around the same time.
- Place into a ziplock bag to marinate.
Make Lemon Herb Marinade
- Combine in a mixing bowl the ingredients in the specified quantities.1/4 cup Neutral Oil, 2 whole Lemons, zest and juice, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp dehydrated oregano, 1 tsp thyme, 1 tsp rosemary, 1 tsp kosher salt, 1 tsp cracked black pepper
- Pour marinade into the storage bag with the chicken and massage marinade into meat. Put into you refrigerator for ~2-6 hours. The longest I'd marinate with this much lemon juice is 1 day; Any longer and you risk ruining the meat and turning the chicken mushy.
- If you're using bamboo skewers, soak in water while the chicken marinates.
Get Your Grill to ~350-400F
- Skewer the chicken.
- Once your grill is ready, put skewered chicken on the grill grates.
- I prefer to flip often to avoid burning the meat. Our goal is to brown the meat, not burn it – flipping frequently evens out the cook and avoids burning.Every minute or so, flip the skewers.
- Flip for about 8-10 minutes until done – or roughly ~155-165F in the thickest piece.
- Once done, allow to rest for ~5 minutes and then enjoy!
