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Hawaiian Bacon Pineapple Chicken Kebabs smothered in a delicious Hawaiian bbq sauce!
Crispy bacon and saucy, charred chicken with juicy pineapple chunks, peppers (capsicums), red onion and the best garlicky-bbq sauce! Hawaiian Bacon Pineapple Chicken Kebabs are so addictive! The perfect meat on a skewer with the combination of a salty, sweet flavour packed punch.
Chicken Kebabs, Kebobs or Skewers
Whatever you call them, there’s no arguing that they are simple and quick to make! Throwing them on the grill ensures the chicken gets beautifully charred on the outside while staying juicy on the inside. Normally, Hawaiian chicken calls for tomato sauce. These chicken kebabs replace tomato sauce with your favourite barbecue sauce for more amazing flavour.
Metal or Bamboo Skewers
You can use either for this recipe. If using bamboo skewers, remember to soak them in water for a good 30 minutes to prevent the wood from burning on the grill. You can also soak them overnight for better results as well-soaked skewers will last longer on the grill without burning.
Metal skewers, however, do not require any preparation. We normally grease them with a light coating of oil.
How To Make Chicken Kebabs
These skewers are so easy to prepare!
Use a cut of bacon with the most meat. We use short cut bacon, but you can use any you have on hand. Slice bacon approximately 2 1/2 inches in length and 1-inch wide, or just enough to cover each piece of chicken on the skewer. If this type of bacon is unavailable to you, you can use the bacon you normally use for your cooking and grilling.
Pineapple
We prefer fresh pineapple for this recipe, but you can use canned if that’s all you have. Slice any leftover pineapple into discs and serve them with these kebabs on the side!
Looking for more grilling recipes? Try these!
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Hawaiian Bacon Pineapple Chicken Kebabs
Ingredients
SAUCE:
- 1/2 cup barbecue sauce
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup pineapple juice
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
SKEWERS:
- 1 pound (500 g) chicken breasts cut into 1-inch cubes
- 16 bacon rashers trimmed of excess fat and halved lengthways (2 1/2 inch x 1-inch).
- 3 cups fresh cubed pineapple
- 1 large red pepper (capsicum) diced into 1-inch pieces
- 1 large green pepper (capsicum) diced into 1-inch pieces
- 1 large red onion diced into 1-inch pieces
- Salt and cracked pepper to taste
Instructions
- Mix the bbq sauce together with the soy sauce, pineapple juice, rice vinegar, garlic and sesame oil in a large jug or bowl.
- Preheat a grill pan (or grill plates on the bbq) over medium-high heat.
- Thread the red onion, red pepper (capsicum) piece), pineapple, green pepper, bacon and chicken onto skewers, wrapping the bacon around the chicken as pictured above. Repeat until all of the chicken has been used. Coat skewers evenly with HALF of the marinade (reserve other HALF for basting).
- Brush grill pan or grates over with olive oil. Grill the skewers for 5 minutes; brush over 1/4 cup of reserved marinade. Turn skewers over and coat with remaining 1/4 cup of marinade. Grill for a further 4 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through and to your liking. Serve immediately.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Been making this for years. Never a complaint. How or could you cook these in an air fryer
Hi Scott, you can easily make this in an air fryer just follow the same steps, set your air fryer to 400°F (200°C) and let it preheat for at least 2 minutes. Arrange the chicken kebabs in a single layer in the basket (work in batches if needed). Air fry for 8–12 minutes, flipping halfway, until golden, crispy, and fully cooked (internal temp: 165°F/74°C). Enjoy Xx!
Fabulous! I used chicken tenders, uncurled turkey bacon and lots of veggies. So very delicious, thanks for a terrific recipe. Served with cilantro lime jasmine rice, lovely accompaniment.
Misread the brown sugar amount by a lot. No worries and actually worked better on the grill. Also forgot about the bacon until I had all of the skewers put together (I was having one of those days), so took the bacon strips and placed them across the the top of the skewers, attaching them with toothpicks and then laying the skewers bacon side up. Worked fabulously! When it came time to turn the skewers, I just turned them a quarter turn, slathered on more sauce and let them go. The bacon grease did great things to the chicks, veggies and the bratwurst I used and the sauce caramelized the bacon just enough.
Super recipe! I prepared the chicken in the marinade, and cut up all the veg and took it camping to skewer later. The chicken marinated for two full days and it was so good.
Didn’t have skewers in the house so made it as a stir-fry on rice and it was great!
Delicious. Everyone loved it! Followed the recipe exactly. Easy to prepare with pantry staples. Great for any day of the week.
OMG! I’m swooning! Pinned. It’s warm enough where I am. Company coming in a few weeks. T Y
Tried this and loved it but felt needed a little something else, I added Worcestershire sauce a little tomato sauce(ketchup) and pepper and it was amazing really enhanced the flavours