These breaded chicken skewers are one of my favorite dishes to serve to guests. They can be prepped and lightly browned in advance. I like to wait until my guests arrive, then quickly finish them in the oven. Generally when having guests over for dinner, the oven becomes my best friend. I use chicken thighs in this recipe because they tend to have more flavor and aren’t as dry.
Ingredients:
3 lb. chicken thighs
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp Montreal chicken spices
2 cloves grated garlic
1/4 cup grated Parmesan
1 cup plain bread crumbs
Oil for deep frying (canola, vegetable, or peanut oil works)
Instructions:
1. Cut the chicken thighs into 1-2 inch pieces.
2. In a bowl combine chicken, mayonnaise, salt, Montreal chicken spices, and grated garlic. Let the chicken marinate in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours, or even overnight.
3. Place the chicken onto the skewers.
4. Mix the Parmesan cheese and bread crumbs together. Coat each chicken skewer in the bread crumbs.
5. Heat oil over medium high heat and brown each side of the chicken skewers.
6. Place then browned chicken on a baking sheet lined with foil and bake for another 15-20 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Serve warm.
- 3 lb. chicken thighs
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp Montreal chicken spices
- 2 cloves grated garlic
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan
- 1 cup plain bread crumbs
- Oil for deep frying canola, vegetable, or peanut oil works
- Cut the chicken thighs into 1-2 inch pieces.
- In a bowl combine chicken, mayonnaise, salt, Montreal chicken spices, and grated garlic. Let the chicken marinate in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours, or even overnight.
- Place the chicken onto the skewers.
- Mix the Parmesan cheese and bread crumbs together. Coat each chicken skewer in the bread crumbs.
- Heat oil over medium high heat and brown each side of the chicken skewers.
- Place then browned chicken on a baking sheet lined with foil and bake for another 15-20 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Serve warm.
Love those chicken skewers. On my list for this week to make. Dina did you marinade the chicken or you can sauté them right away? Thank you
Hi Vika, its best to marinate the chicken for a few hours or even overnight. Hope you enjoy this recipe 🙂
,these knocked my socks off!!????????sooo delicious!! Thanks for the recipe* definatly better than the ones I was making before! Glad u put it on Pinterest so I could find it :))
That’s awesome Oksana, I’m so glad you found my recipe 🙂
Super quick and delicious. Definitely my go to dish. Especially with a side of potato and salad!
Highly recommend this
Thank you Zhanna! It’s a staple in our home too 🙂
I’m trying these tonight, with Portuguese spice instead & on non-stick mat on the BBQ. Will let you know how they go. Prepared chicken this morning, hubby impressed with how the fridge smells….garlic LOL
That sounds delicious Sarah! Please do let me know how they turn out 🙂
Turned out super.
Delicious recipe, worked well with Portuguese spice & cooked on the BBQ went really well. Possibly not as crispy as fried then oven baked but when using thigh meat I think there is enough fat in those to keep them moist & fry well on the BBQ. still were crispy, just not crunchy….though I’ve never tried your fry & oven bake version. Definitely doable on the BBQ & hubby loved them too. Thanks!
Thank you for getting back to me Sarah! I’m so happy this recipe was a winner for you and your husband!
Just found this recipe, and will be trying it soon! I think I’ll use Olive Oil to cook them in, because a favorite Parmesan Chicken recipe does that, and its great! Can’t wait to try it.
I Hope you enjoyed the breaded chicken skewers Andrew!
I didn’t read the recipe to the end. It’s now marinating with the Parmesan included and I scraped out most of the bread crumbs from the marinade. Should I put Parmesan with the bread crumbs now or should I omit it?
I would omit the parmesan cheese at this point. Only dredge in breadcrumbs now.
Thank you.