Barbecue Chicken Skewers with Summer Chopped Salad

These BBQ Chicken Skewers are layered with flavor from a BBQ Dry Rub and your favorite barbecue sauce. Broil or grill them and serve over a simple chopped salad for dinner in under 30 minutes.

BBQ Dry Rub

  • 1 Tbsp. brown sugar
  • 1 Tbsp. paprika
  • 2 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp. pepper
  • 1/2 tsp. salt

Chicken Skewers

  • 1 1/2 pounds chicken breast, trimmed
  • 1 cup barbecue sauce
  • wooden or metal skewers

Summer Chopped Salad

  • 1 (3 count) package romaine lettuce, chopped
  • 1 (14 ounce) can corn (or 2 cups cooked, and cut from the cob)
  • 1 cup cilantro, chopped (about 1 bunch)
  • 1 cup sliced green onion (about 1 bunch)
  • 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
  • to taste cracked black pepper
  • to taste ranch dressing
Barbecue Chicken Skewers with Summer Chopped Salad
Total Time: 20 minutes

Nutrition

Servings: 4

BBQ Chicken Skewer approximate nutrition information per serving (1/4 of recipe; does not include salad): 343 calories; 5 g fat; 1 g saturated fat; 124 mg cholesterol; 1086 mg sodium; 33 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 26 g sugar; 39 g protein 

Summer Chopped Salad approximate nutrition information (per ¼ of recipe; does not include dressing): 86 calories; 3.2 g fat; 1.7 g saturated fat; 6.3 mg cholesterol; 214 mg sodium; 12 g carbohydrate; 3.5 g fiber; 4 g sugar; 4 g protein 

Preparation Notes

If using wooden skewers, soak them for at least 20 minutes in water to prevent burning

Directions

Preheat broiler to high. 

Cut chicken into bite-sized cubes and season with Dry Rub ingredients. 

Thread onto skewers and baste with barbecue sauce. 

Broil chicken until the internal temperature reaches 165°F,  8–12 minutes, flipping and basting halfway through. 

Mix salad ingredients together and top with chicken.

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