Teriyaki Chicken Skewers
Tender chicken marinated in a homemade sauce, skewered with your favorite vegetables and grilled to perfection. Salty, sweet Chicken Teriyaki Skewers are a quick and easy meal that everyone loves!
I love a great teriyaki recipe like our teriyaki chicken wings and crockpot teriyaki chicken. And our grilled teriyaki beef skewers – yum! What can I say, I love that salty/sweet combination!
Now this chicken teriyaki skewers recipe all starts with an easy homemade teriyaki sauce! Now it only takes about 5 minutes to put this marinade together. It’s so simple and 100 times better than what you get in a jar.
Now if you do choose to take a shortcut, hey! No judgment – either way, you’ll love this meal!
❤️ Why You’ll Love Our Recipe
This delicious recipe is great for a weeknight meal with a fresh green salad or with rice.
You can easily customize your teriyaki chicken skewers replacing the peppers and onions with other veggies like mushrooms or even pineapple chunks.
Frequently Asked Questions
The main ingredients in teriyaki are soy sauce, brown sugar, and ginger. It’s easy to make and you probably have most of the ingredients on hand.
Our homemade recipe also includes a mixture of rice wine vinegar and honey.
It’s so easy to customize these chicken skewers. You can add onions,
bell peppers, pineapple, zucchini, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, or even steamed baby potatoes.
Ingredients
This is an overview of the recipe. Scroll down the teal recipe card below for the full recipe.
- boneless skinless chicken thighs or chicken breasts
- green bell pepper
- red onion
- store-bought or homemade teriyaki sauce
- sesame seeds – optional garnish
For the marinade: soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger, garlic, sesame seed oil, sliced green onions
Similar Recipes
More great kabob recipes I know you’ll love!!
If you’re new to making kabobs, make sure you check out my post on How to Grill Chicken Kabobs and then try one of the recipes below.
These are some of our other favorite recipes for summertime:
from left to right:
- Rainbow Vegetable Kabobs
- BBQ Bacon-Jack Stuffed Burger
- Pineapple Cocktail
- Grilled Teriyaki Beef Kabobs
If you love Asian flavors, you’ll also love our orange chicken, salt, and pepper chicken, beef and broccoli, and sesame chicken recipes.
For more flavorful recipes, check out our lemon garlic chicken marinade and 40 clove garlic chicken!
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Teriyaki Chicken Skewers
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Ingredients
- 3 chicken breast diced into 1½ inch pieces
- 1 green pepper diced into 1½ inch pieces
- 1/2 red onion cut into 1½ inch pieces
- 1½ cups teriyaki sauce
- 1/2 cup teriyaki sauce
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds optional garnish
Instructions
- Soak wooden skewers for at least 30 minutes prior to grilling.
- Dice the chicken into 1½ inch pieces. Marinade the chicken for at least 30 minutes teriyaki sauce.3 chicken breast, 1½ cups teriyaki sauce
- Dice the vegetables into 1½ inch pieces.1 green pepper, 1/2 red onion
- Assemble the kabobs alternating meat and vegetables.
- Grill for about 6 minutes each side or until the internal temperature is 160 degrees F. Do not overcook, nobody likes dry chicken!
- Brush with additional teriyaki sauce and sprinkle with sesame seeds before serving.1/2 cup teriyaki sauce, 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
Nutrition
Meal Planning
Want to add this recipe to your meal plan? Download our free printable meal plan here.
This recipe is included in Meal Plan 19 along with:
- beef tips and gravy
- grilled pork tenderloin
- taco stuffed shells
- Italian wedding soup
- sheet pan pancakes
- chicken meatball subs
… and more!
Be sure to check out all our meal plan ideas here.
About the Author: This post was written by Deb Clark from Bowl Me Over. Deb shares how to take everyday ingredients and turn them into extraordinary meals.
Hi Kelly! Thanks for stopping by 🙂
I hope you get a chance to try this recipe soon.
These looks so good! I am going to give these a try!
Congrats to your son, and you! Enjoy 🙂