Name: Easy BBQ Chicken Kebabs
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 23 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds chicken breast tenders, 10 tenders; 4 teaspoons brown sugar; 1 tablespoon paprika; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

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Inside: Get a recipe for BBQ Chicken Kebabs that uses a simple seasoning rub and a trip under the broiler. Full of flavor and fun to eat for kids!

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This recipe is from my cookbook Cooking Light Dinnertime Survival Guide. It’s perfect for summer because you cook it quickly under the broiler–no need to heat up the oven (and your kitchen).

What you need for this recipe

Chicken breast tenders (about 10)
Brown sugar
Paprika
Salt
Black pepper

Why you’ll love this recipe

You can skip bottled barbecue sauce and use four pantry staples instead.
It cooks under the broiler (or on the grill) in no time.
You can mix up a big batch of the rub and keep it in the pantry for multiple meals.
Your kids can eat it right off the sticks (and serve it with other handheld sides like the ones above) so there are no utensils to wash.
It’s so easy it barely feels like cooking–which is why it’s featured in chapter 10, which is titled “Frankly, I Just Don’t Feel Like It” (because sometimes, I don’t).

Easy BBQ Chicken Kebabs

Yield: 5 Servings

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 8 minutes

Total Time: 23 minutes

This chicken is just the right amount of spicy and cooked up in no time under the broiler. And I'm sure I'm not along when I say: My kids absolutely love eating food off sticks.

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds chicken breast tenders, 10 tenders
4 teaspoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

Thread chicken tenders onto 10 (4 1/2- to 6-inch) skewers. If using wooden skewers, soak them in water 30 minutes before grilling to prevent scorching.
Combine paprika, brown sugar, salt, and black pepper in a bowl; stir well, and rub over tenderloins.
Place skewers on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray; broil 8 minutes on each side or until done, turning skewers occasionally.