Grab your tongs and fire up the grill. There is still plenty of summer left to enjoy these Chicken and Orange Kabobs!
I traveled backed to Wisconsin this past May to see my family and I spent a few days with my brother Joe and his wife Peggy. Joe is a pretty good grillmaster but Peggy is really a “master chef” in the kitchen and baker as well. She is always experimenting with new recipes and different foods and I can honestly say that I have never had a meal at her house that hasn’t been amazing!
We had these Chicken and Orange Kabobs for dinner one evening and they were delicious. Peggy worked her magic in the kitchen and Joe finished up with his on the grill. I so loved these Kabobs that I asked Peggy to write up the recipe for us and snap a picture so that we could share this deliciousness with all of the Imperfect Women readers.
Chicken and Orange Kabobs
6 Tbsps. low-sodium soy sauce
2 Tbsps. rice vinegar
2 Tbsps. fresh orange juice
1 tsp grated orange peel
2 Tbsps. honey
1 tsp peeled and finely grated or minced fresh ginger
1 garlic clove minced
1 ½ lbs. chicken breast tenders, cut into 1″ pieces
3 navel oranges cut into 1” wedges
Cooking spray
Combine first 7 ingredients in medium bowl.
Reserve about ¼ cup for basting the kabobs.
Add chicken to remaining marinade and let stand at least 30 minutes.
Prepare grill.
Thread chicken and orange wedges alternately onto metal or wooden skewers. Place kabobs on grill rack coated with cooking spray.
Grill 10 to 12 minutes or until chicken is done ~turning and basting frequently with reserved marinade.
Keep an eye on them as they can caramelize quickly because of the honey in the marinade.
Serve over a bed of brown rice.
About 4 servings (2 kabobs each)
I am hoping Peggy will share some more of her favorite recipes with us when she finds the time.
- 6 Tbsps. low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 Tbsps. rice vinegar
- 2 Tbsps. fresh orange juice
- 1 tsp grated orange peel
- 2 Tbsps. honey
- 1 tsp peeled and finely grated or minced fresh ginger
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1 ½ lbs. chicken breast tenders, cut into 1″ pieces
- 3 navel oranges cut into 1” wedges
- Cooking spray
- Combine firs
- Combine first 7 ingredients in medium bowl.
- Reserve about ¼ cup for basting the kabobs.
- Add chicken to remaining marinade and let stand at least 30 minutes.
- Prepare grill.
- Thread chicken and orange wedges alternately onto metal or wooden skewers. Place kabobs on grill rack coated with cooking spray.
- Grill 10 to 12 minutes or until chicken is done ~turning and basting frequently with reserved marinade. Keep an eye on them as they can caramelize quickly because of the honey in the marinade.
- Serve over a bed of brown rice.
- About 4 servings (2 kabobs each)
Robin Rue (@massholemommy) says
July 21, 2015 at 5:20 pmMy kids love kebabs! These sound absolutely delicious.
Mama to 5 BLessings says
July 22, 2015 at 6:11 pmMe too! Not only does it look delicious, but it looks fun to eat too!
Dogvills says
July 21, 2015 at 10:59 pmI love it when fruits are incorporated in a dish. The kabobs look so tasty!
Chavonne H says
July 22, 2015 at 9:52 amI enjoy trying new recipes too and it’s always a great feeling when I cook something that everyone enjoys and keeps requesting. I may have to add chicken and orange kabobs to my new recipe list because it looks delicious and the combination of orange, ginger and garlic sounds mouth watering!
Kristen from The Road to Domestication says
July 22, 2015 at 12:07 pmI do love a citrus-y chicken! This looks delish! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Pam says
July 22, 2015 at 1:11 pmThose sound really yummy. I have always liked kebabs.
Alice Chase says
July 22, 2015 at 1:36 pmI love a citrus chicken recipe!! These looks super yummy!
Jeanine says
July 22, 2015 at 1:42 pmOh this whole plate looks amazing. Looks so good, I would absolutely love to have this for dinner!
aimee fauci says
July 22, 2015 at 2:16 pmOh what a wonderful summer dish! I bet the oranges and chickens go so well together.
Amber NElson says
July 22, 2015 at 3:20 pmNow that looks and sounds amazing. I would love to try!
Toughcookiemommy says
July 22, 2015 at 3:21 pmI love the idea of the flavor combinations between chicken and orange on these kabobs. They are so delicious and easy to make.
Maureen says
July 22, 2015 at 4:01 pmThese look amazing. I love the recipe sounds delicious.
Dawn McAlexander says
July 22, 2015 at 6:46 pmI haven’t had orange chicken in a while. Your recipe looks really good. That may be my next orange chicken!
Amanda Ripsam says
July 22, 2015 at 9:39 pmYum orange chicken is something I have not made myself yet. usually I will order it or go to places and have people make them for me. It’s always great when we get to try a new recipe.
Annemarie LeBlanc says
July 23, 2015 at 4:49 amI love kabobs. The recipe you posted here is similar to orange chicken, only on skewers. I will make this for my family. Thanks for sharing!
Ann Bacciaglia says
July 23, 2015 at 10:20 amThis sounds amazing. I will have to try this delicious recipe this weekend for my BBQ. Adding the orange will be a great treat.
Rosey says
July 23, 2015 at 1:31 pmThose do sound like fun kabobs to make. I think this kind of recipe is great for company.
Tess says
July 23, 2015 at 2:20 pmYum! These look wonderful! I’m going to have to try this recipe.
Lisa Rios says
July 24, 2015 at 2:04 amChicken Kabobs are my favorite, but I have never tried them with orange. This one looks so delicious and yummy. I bet my husband & kids would really love this awesome recipe.
Fariha N. says
July 24, 2015 at 9:11 pmYum, chicken and orange kabobs sound delicious! I love lemon chicken so I am pretty sure I would love this flavor combo. My kids love anything on a skewer.
David Fultner says
July 28, 2015 at 5:59 pmThis sounds wonderful.
Gabrielle says
July 29, 2015 at 1:25 amThat looks delectable.
Dandi D says
July 29, 2015 at 3:54 amYum! My husband loves to grill, so I’m going to see if I can get him to make these for me!
Melissa S says
July 29, 2015 at 6:05 amThese look delicious, we love kabobs on the grill in the summer.
john hutchens says
July 29, 2015 at 9:31 pmLooks like a great recipe. I am going to try it this weekend, thanks for sharing
carol johnson says
August 5, 2015 at 6:20 amThat really looks good and doesn’t seem hard to do at all.
Krista M says
August 11, 2015 at 9:50 amMy kids love kabobs! The citrus flavor on the bbq is so delicious & perfect to serve at any gathering.
Pamela Gurganus says
September 25, 2015 at 5:24 pmI love orange chicken and never thought of making it as kabobs for the grill! They look and sound so delicious! I can’t wait to try them. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
Kristin K says
September 27, 2015 at 12:10 pmThese Orange & Chicken kabobs sound absolutely mouth-watering! I love how they’re presented in the picture! Although, I think I would prefer mine on a bed of wild rice!!!
Theresa Black says
October 2, 2015 at 9:20 amOh wow these look amazing!!! Thanks for sharing the recipe 🙂
Niki Mattes says
October 20, 2015 at 2:22 pmthese sound amazing!!!
Jodi Hoppe Wresh says
November 25, 2015 at 5:36 pmThis looks so delicious, can’t wait to try it out!
BILL HOFF says
December 29, 2015 at 6:40 pmWe are always looking for different ways to prepare chicken!
Crystal Rogers Walker says
April 24, 2016 at 10:33 amOh This looks very good, I love all of the things that are in thise recipe and it’s like a Chinese dish and I love love Chinese food, great recipe and I will try it
Jerry Marquardt says
April 26, 2016 at 6:51 pmThis recipe looks delightful enough to make this on the coming weekend. I thank you for the share today.
LAMusing says
July 2, 2016 at 1:13 pmI want to try these this summer! They look wonderful! Thanks.
Rosie says
January 16, 2017 at 11:39 amI love orange with chicken or beef. I never thought of using it with kebobs, this is so good, I want to try it!
Amber Deuel says
May 13, 2017 at 3:31 pmSo going to have to try this one!!!