Published 6/13/2023
Pesto Chicken on the Grill
We are pesto chicken fanatics. One of our favorite dinners is our pesto chicken pasta and we love making homemade pesto with fresh basil from the garden. This grilled chicken recipe is able to blow your mind because all you need is 2 simple ingredients — chicken breast and pesto! Now, you can use store-bought pesto or homemade, the choice is yours! Plus, to make things more festive, we’re skewering the chicken for cute little kebabs that make for the perfect main or appetizer.
What You Need
Like we mentioned, you can’t get more basic than pesto chicken on the grill! 2 ingredients is all you need. You have a couple of options when it comes to the pesto! We have an amazing 5-minute pesto recipe and also a vegan pesto recipe that you can whip up. Either will work with these chicken skewers 😀
How to Make Grilled Pesto Chicken Skewers
For the full recipe, scroll down to the recipe card for a list of ingredients and instructions. Thermoworks Thermapen Slice the chicken into 1-inch pieces and then transfer it into a medium bowl. Drizzle on the pesto and toss to fully coat the chicken. Let marinate for 30-minutes ot 2 hours. Skewer the chicken pieces onto wooden or metal skewers. Place tin foil on the grill and place the chicken onto the tin foil. Grill for over medium/high heat for 15-20 minutes or until the internal temperature is 160ºF to 165ºF.
Let rests: Remember that after cooking chicken let it rest for 5 minutes so that the internal temperature can continue to rise around 5ºF.
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