Ingredients
- 2 lb chicken breast boneless & skinless, cut into relatively large cubes, roughly 1.25-inch pieces (about 3.2 cm)
- 8 oz cured Spanish chorizo peeled and cut into thick slices (24 slices from 8 oz of chorizo). Make sure you use cured (hard) chorizo, not the soft, crumbly Mexican chorizo
- 2 large bell peppers red, orange, or yellow, deseeded and cut into chunks, similar in size to your chicken pieces
- 1 medium red onion peeled and cut into pieces matching the size of the pepper chunks and chicken pieces
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lemon zest and juice
- 1 tsp smoked paprika mild or sweet, not hot paprika
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder or substitute 1/4 tsp powder with 1 large garlic clove, minced
- 1 tsp kosher salt half of that if using fine salt
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
Instructions
- Mix the diced chicken breast with the marinade ingredients (salt, pepper, smoked paprika, dried oregano, garlic powder (or fresh minced garlic), lemon zest, lemon juice, and olive oil). Cover and set aside to marinate for at least 30 minutes and up to 2 hours.
- Assemble the skewers. Start and end with a slice of chorizo as it keeps everything nicely contained. Alternate between chicken and peppers, onions, and chorizo. Use about 4 pieces of chicken, 3 slices of chorizo, 2 pieces of bell pepper, and 2 pieces of onion per wooden skewer when assembling.
- Preheat the grill pan over medium-high heat. Cook the skewers, turning them every 2-3 minutes, until the chicken is fully cooked. The chicken is cooked through when it reaches an internal temperature of 165°F (74°C) in the thickest part. Depending on your grill and the size of the chicken pieces, it could take 10-15 minutes. If you have a standard-size grill pan, you will need to cook the chicken skewers in batches (likely 2 batches of 4 skewers).
Notes
Note 1: Skewers. If using wooden skewers, soak them in water for at least 30 minutes (while the chicken is marinating). You’ll need about 8 wooden skewers. If cooking on an outdoor grill rather than an indoor grill pan, you can use metal skewers.