Garlic Parmesan Chicken Skewers
These Garlic Parmesan Chicken Skewers has a unique and packed with flavor, you have everything you could ever want from juicy seasoned chicken with crispy edges, coated with garlic butter Parmesan and baked to golden perfection!
You can easily make these in the air fryer or you can bake or grill them.These are easy to make and well balanced. Serve them over rice and added some of the leftover garlic-parm butter into the rice or with your favorite sides for the most incredible meal!
For this recipe I like to use boneless skinless chicken thighs they are a lot more flavorful and juicy than chicken breast.This Garlic Parmesan Chicken Skewers are incredible, and totally irresistible. Kids and adults are sure to fall in love with these!
This recipe is also delicious served with pasta noodles with either a simple red sauce or cream sauce.
Can I make this chicken without an Air fryer?
Yes! This chicken can easily be baked in the oven. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Bake for 25 minutes or until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165 degrees F.
Key Ingredients in Garlic Parmesan Chicken Skewers
- Chicken - I prefer to use boneless skinless chicken thighs as they are juicier than chicken breast but if you prefer using chicken breast works well too for this recipe. Make sure to cut the chicken into 1-inch pieces so that all of the chicken cooks up in about the same amount of time.
- Seasonings - You’ll need seasoning salt or poultry season for the chicken. I season with paprika, garlic pepper powder, onion flakes, salt and pepper.
- Olive Oil - Helps the seasoning penetrate deeper to the chicken.
- Butter - Melt unsalted butter in a pan so that you can easily mix in the garlic and other ingredients.
- Garlic – Fresh minced garlic goes into the Parmesan butter sauce that we’ll baste the chicken with.
- Fresh Parsley – the fresh parsley adds the perfect herbiness to balance the savory butter sauce.
- Parmesan Cheese - Grated parmesan adds umami to the chicken and makes them salty and delicious.
- Lemon Juice - Adds just a hint of tanginess to the butter sauce.
- Chili Flakes - Adds extra kick to the butter sauce.
- Skewers - If you’re using wooden skewers, make sure to soak the skewers in a bowl of water so that they don’t burn on the grill.
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These Garlic Parmesan Chicken Skewers has a unique and packed with flavor
- 6 chicken thigh (1 thigh cut into 4 pcs.)
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic pepper powder
- 1 teaspoon onion flakes
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon chili flakes
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- chopped parsley
In a mixing bowl with chicken pieces, season chicken with salt, pepper, paprika, garlic pepper powder, onion flakes and drizzle with olive oil. Mix to combine. Cover and marinate at least an hour to over night.
After marinating, thread the chicken pieces onto skewers, make sure they are tightly packed with no space in between to insure maximum juiciness. If using wooden skewers, make sure they have soaked in water for 30 minutes to prevent them from burning.
Add the skewers to the air fryer, make sure to have enough space. Set air fryer to 180C for 15 minutes. Check the air fryer after 10 minutes or until the chicken turns light brown and rotate the skewers and cook the other side for a few minutes.
In a pan, melt butter. Add chopped garlic, chili flakes, black pepper, grated parmesan cheese and chopped parsley. Mix and saute until completely mix, squeeze out half lemon and mix. Reserve sauce for basting
Remove the chicken from the air fryer and brush with garlic butter sauce.
Serve and enjoy!
