Say no to skewering each piece of chicken one by one.
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Chicken kebabsare so convenient and fun to eat.
Who doesnt love dinner on a stick?
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They only take minutes on the grill, but theyre not always as quick to prepare.
You have to cut the chicken into identically sized cubes so everything cooks evenly and looks mostly symmetrical.
Plus, you have to skewer each piece of chicken one by one.
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Heres an ingenious hack that makes the whole process faster.
Food blogger and food stylist Ashley McCrary ofHealthy Little Peachoffered this tip for quick and easy kebabson her TikTok.
McCrary likes to marinate her kebabs for at least six hours usingItalian dressing.
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Then she places them on the fiery hot grill.
These are so juicy, so yummy.
Theyre great for meal prep.
Theyre great for an afternoon barbecue with friends, she says in her video.
So simple and delicious!
Of course, they wont be the same width because of how chicken breasts are shaped.
The chicken didnt cook evenlythe thinner pieces were ready before the thicker ones cooked through.
So pounding out the chicken breast to make it even is super important, she says.
see to it it is not super thin, but pound it enough to even it out.
The ideal thickness is 1 to 1 1/2 inches.
You do want the chicken to be on the thicker side but not too thick, says McCrary.
Any thinner and the chicken will fall apart on the grill.
Thicker pieces take longer to cook and that can mean less juicy, dried-out chicken.
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