Lemon Pepper Chicken Kabobs

After a long weekend we wanted something light, but still healthy with lots of flavor. Boneless, skinless chicken breasts are so versatile we use them for lots of recipes. We added veggies for healthy color and Louisiana Lemon Pepper seasoning to add just the right amount of spice. For our sides we brightened up plain white rice by cooking it with fresh orange juice instead of water and sliced shallots with more Louisiana Lemon Pepper seasoning.

We are cooking tonight on Louisiana’s new LU700, a nice grill be looking for our review.

Patti and I have set one night a week just for us. It’s our date night. We usually put something special on our Louisiana Wood Pellet Grill/Smoker but sometimes we cook inside. We always eat outside on our patio where it is very comfortable with a rainforest theme. Wood burning stove, little lights, candles, lanterns and surround sound. We enjoy a little wine, or strawberry margaritas using frozen strawberries for ice, good food, music and sometimes a dance or two…

Lemon Pepper Chicken Kabobs
A Wood Pellet Grill Recipe

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes at 375 Degrees (190c)
Grill: Louisiana Wood Pellet Grill’s New LU 700
Pellets: Pacific Pellet Gourmet BBQ Pellet Mountain Maple

Ingredients: Lemon Pepper Chicken Kabobs

• 2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into 1” cubes
• 1 small sweet onion cut into 2” pieces
• 1 yellow, green, and red bell pepper cut into 2” pieces
• Louisiana Lemon Pepper Seasoning, to taste
• Wooden skewers soaked in water for 30 minutes

Off To the Louisiana Wood Pellet Grill

Directions: Lemon Pepper Chicken Kabobs

Lightly spray grill with cooking spray.

On skewers alternate chicken chunks with veggies. Sprinkle rub, to taste, with Louisiana Lemon Pepper Seasoning.

In the Smoke

Lemon Pepper Chicken Kabobs
A Wood Pellet Grill Recipe

Cooking Directions: Louisiana Wood Pellet Grill

To prepare the grill for cooking, check your pellet supply – top off or change flavors as needed. Scrape grill grates off. Set the temperature to 450 degrees and press the “Start” button. Give the grill about 15 minutes to reach temperature and the grates to burn clean.

Note: You can set the start temperature anywhere you want. I do 450 (230c) for a quick cleaning burn.

I like to smoke everything for at least 30 minutes with an hour being even better. After all the Louisiana pellet grill is a awesome smoker so use it for all the wood smoke flavor it will add to your food.

So if you have the time tonight after the grill comes up to temp and burns clean turn it back down to 180 degrees (84c). Place everything directly onto the grill and just let it hang out in the smoke and get happy for 30 minutes or so. This is referred to as “Smoking” or “Hot Smoking”, the temperature is 180 degrees (84c). 30 minutes of smoking is not enough to have any cooking effect on your meat but it is enough to open the pores so that the chicken can pick up all the flavor of the smoke.

After 30 minutes, turn the (Temperature Control) up to 375 Degrees (190c) and pull the chicken off the grill. When the grill comes up to temperature put your chicken back onto the grill. I did this for 15 minutes. Perfect.

When the chicken reaches an internal temp around 165 degrees (74c) pull it off, cover it and let it rest for 10 minutes before serving. Keep in mind that the meat will continue cooking for another 5-10 degrees after you pull it off the grill. I use a Maverick ProTemp Instant Read Thermometer for checking meat temps.

Note: I get a lot of questions about the kind of pellets you can use with a recipe. Keep in mind that a recipe is just an outline. Some you need to follow closely like when you are making bread, but most you can do anything you can dream, our favorite way to cook. Feel free to mix and match the pellets until you find a combination you really like. Also you are only smoking at temps less than 250 degrees (122c), anything higher is cooking and there will not be much if any smoke so it does not matter what kind of pellet you are using.

Lemon Pepper Chicken Kabobs
A Wood Pellet Grill Recipe

About our Recipes

We do our recipes on our patio where we have a lineup of grills, including Louisiana, Green Mountain, Royall, Memphis, Traeger wood pellet grills, Char Griller side box smoker, Saber, Charmglow, Char-Broil, The Big Easy, Pacific Living Pizza Oven, Lodge Sportsman’s, Brinkman and Weber. I call it our “Wall of Grill”. Our grilling styles are healthy and low fat and will fit pelletheads, gas, natural wood and even charcoal purists. Almost any of our recipes can be done on any kind of good BBQ.

The important thing to keep in mind is TIME & TEMPERATURE. You can even do some of them in the oven or crock pot, but, then you lose all the flavors you get from cooking outdoors. But sometimes it does rain.

Remember that a recipe is simply an outline; it is not written in stone. Don’t be afraid to make changes to suit your taste. Take it and run with it….

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Ken & Patti

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