Air fryer chicken skewers are a wholesome and delicious dinner the whole family will love.
Hmmm, air fryer chicken skewers? Air fryer chicken kebabs? LOL, I struggle with what to name things.🤷🏼♀️
My new realization: Anything you make on the grill will pretty much be awesome in the air fryer. Chicken kebabs definitely fit into that category!
Ingredients
Always use the best quality ingredients you have access to. Here is what is in this air fryer chicken skewers recipe.
Ingredients for air fryer chicken skewers:
- boneless skinless chicken breast
- avocado oil
- low sodium Tamari or soy sauce
- garlic powder
- ground ginger
- chili powder
- honey or maple syrup
- green bell pepper
- red bell pepper
- yellow bell pepper
- zucchini
- red onion
- cooking spray
Side note: is it red onion or purple onion? 😆🤷🏼♀️ I use both interchangeably.
Marinate the chicken
You want to set aside at least 15 minutes to marinate the chicken.
Of course, you can marinate this overnight, if you wish. It will give the chicken even more flavor.
Assembling air fryer chicken skewers
Note: Make sure your skewers fit in your air fryer before you begin preparing this recipe. If your air fryer did not come with skewers, you can purchase some skewers like these on Amazon (👈🏻 Amazon affiliate link).
Also, be mindful of chopping your veggies all around the same size, about an inch. It doesn’t have to be perfect, but it will help with even cooking.
You can load them up however you wish, but I recommend alternating veggies with chicken. This recipe made 7 skewers for me, but this is up to you.
I definitely recommend cooking these in batches, as not to overcrowd your air fryer basket.
Two batches worked well for me. You can place the first batch on a plate and cover with foil as the second batch cooks, FYI.
These turn out so delicious, y’all!
Side dish suggestions
The following side dishes would pair well with these air fryer chicken kebabs.
- Instant Pot wild rice pilaf
- Corn salad with avocado, tomato and lime
- Roasted green beans with shallot
- Lemon garlic roasted Brussels sprouts
- Greek potato salad
- Greek salad
- Wedge salad
- Instant Pot jasmine rice (with butter)
- Classic potato salad
- Roasted sweet potatoes
Be sure and check out all my side dish recipes here.
Air Fryer Chicken Skewers Recipe
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Air Fryer Chicken Skewers (Kebabs)
Air fryer chicken skewers are a wholesome and delicious dinner the whole family will love.
Ingredients
- 16 oz boneless skinless chicken breast cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil
- 1 tablespoon low sodium Tamari or soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon honey or maple syrup
- 1 medium green bell pepper cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 medium red bell pepper cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 medium yellow bell pepper cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 medium zucchini cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 small red onion cut into 1-inch pieces
- cooking spray
Instructions
Marinate
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Place the chicken into a medium size mixing bowl, drizzle with oil.
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In a separate bowl, mix up the soy sauce, garlic, ginger, chili powder and honey.
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Pour the sauce over the chicken and toss to coat it all. Let the chicken marinate for at least 15 minutes or overnight.
Assembly
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Lay out the veggies in rows, place the chicken and veggies on skewers rotating and layering chicken, then a few pieces of veggies, then repeat until you have filled up each skewer leaving about ½ inch on each end so you can easily handle them.
Cook
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Preheat the air fryer to 350 degrees F
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Place the skewer holder inside the air fryer basket. Lay the chicken and veggies skewers on top of the holder and spray them with the cooking spray.
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Cook for 7-9 minutes, turning the skewers over halfway through the cooking time.
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Once the internal temperature of the chicken has reached 165 degrees they are done. You may need to do this in batches, depending on the size of your air fryer.
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Serve the skewers over rice or enjoy with other sides, such as potatoes, green salad or pasta salad.
Recipe Notes
Nutritional information is approximate and was calculated using a recipe nutrition label generator.
Nanette says
How many of the skewers in your picture constitute one serving? Is it one skewer? I can then judge how many calories I am eating a whole let better with this information as I have skewers that stand up, but they are a lot shorter than your ‘lying down’ skewers. I love the look of the recipe but just need to know how many calories I’m eating. Thanks
Nicole Johnson says
The entire recipe makes 7 skewers. The nutritional info included is for one. The nutritional information is only an estimate. The only way to get exact data is to have each recipe tested in a lab, which is cost-prohibitive. Let us know what you think of the recipe! Thanks for reading!