Cuban Chicken Skewers

Boneless, skinless chicken breast pieces marinated in citrus, garlic and cuban style spices, skewered with jalapeno peppers and grilled.

Ingredients -

1/2 cup Orange Juice
3 tablespoons Fresh Lemon Juice
1 tablespoon Olive Oil
2 large cloves Garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon Paprika
1 teaspoon Ground Cumin
1/2 teaspoon Dried Oregano
1/2 teaspoon Coarse Salt
2 pounds Boneless, Skinless, Chicken Breast, cut into 32 chunks
12 medium Jalapeno Chili Peppers, halved lengthwise
2 servings Olive Oil Cooking Spray
Wooden Skewers

Preparation:

1. Add orange juice, fresh lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, paprika, ground cumin, dried oregano, and salt to a large zip-lock plastic bag.

2. Add chicken and jalapeno chili peppers to zip-lock bag. Zip and shake or turn to coat.

3. Place bag in large casserole dish and marinate 8 hours in the refrigerator.

4. Preheat gas, charcoal or indoor grill.

5. Prepare skewers with 4 pieces of chicken and 3 jalapeno pepper halves per skewer.

6. Coat with olive oil cooking spray and grill 8 minutes, turning occasionally

7. Coat with cooking spray then grill skewers turning often for 8 minutes.

Variations and Recipe Ideas:

Appetizer Tips -

Olive Oil Cooking Spray

Any non-stick cooking spray will do the trick with this recipe, or you can drizzle olive oil over the skewers in place of the olive oil spray.

Appetizer Tips -

Wooden Skewers

Wooden skewers should be soaked in water 30 minutes or longer so the skewers do not burn when placed on the grill.