This Grilled Chicken Spiedini Recipe with Lemon Butter Sauce is perfect to grill all summer long! Plus, this crispy chicken spiedini is super simple and can be prepped ahead of time.
Another day, another grill recipe. I'm not even sorry, this one is an OG and it deserves a standing ovation for being dang delicious. Bonus, this spiedini is also super simple and doesn't take much time to make. This Grilled Chicken Spiedini Recipe with Lemon Butter Sauce has been made in my family for as long as I can remember.
Growing up this was the chicken recipe we ate the most over the summer and always requested when my dad would grill. Really how can you not love it?! The spiedini is made with breaded chicken, and just a touch spicy, then grilled to crispy perfection with the perfect amount of char. Finally, to top it all off it is drizzled with melted butter and lemon. YUM, get in my belly now! Okay, enough from me. I hope you and your family enjoy this recipe as much as my family does.
Kitchen Tools
- 6-8 Metal or Wooden Skewers
- Two Large Bowls and a Small Bowl
- Tongs
- A Grill or Grill Pan: I love making this chicken outside out the grill on a nice summer day, but if the weather is bleak this spiedini will come together wonderfully indoors on the stove-top as well. I recommend using a grill pan (cast iron is my fave)!
- A Knife and Cutting Board
Ingredients
- Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast: Chicken Thighs will work as well!
- Olive Oil: Alternatively, you can use another neutral oil like corn oil or vegetable oil.
- White Wine- You can leave the wine out and swap it out for chicken broth if you would like to keep this spiedini recipe alcohol free.
- Spices
- Panko and Regular Bread Crumbs
- Grated Parmesan Cheese
- Butter
- Lemon Juice: Freshly squeezed or bottled lemon juice will work great for this recipe.
How to Make Chicken Spiedini
- Slice chicken breasts into 1 inch cubes, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Next, coat the chicken with olive oil and white wine then cover and marinade the chicken spiedini for at least 20 minutes.
- While the chicken is marinating, combine the dry ingredients in a bowl and stir to combine. Next, add the breading to the bowl with the chicken toss until all the chicken spiedini is coated in the bread crumb mixture.
- Add coated chicken to skewers and coat in excess bread crumbs if desired. Be sure not to crowd the skewers, or the chicken will take longer to cook through.
- Add chicken spiedini skewers to hot grill (see the cooking spray tip below!) and cook 3-4 minutes on each side, or until chicken is cooked through.
- Once the spiedini is crispy and golden serve warm with Lemon Butter Sauce and enjoy!
Pro Tips
Grill Tip: MAKE SURE YOU SPRAY THE GRILL OR GRILL PAN BEFORE ADDING CHICKEN. If you do not the breading will stick, it will be a mess, and your chicken will be sad. Let's avoid sad, bread-less chicken spiedini.
The Perfect Cook: If the spiedini is getting too charred for your liking set it to a cooler part of the grill until it reaches 165 degrees. Use a meat thermometer to assure that your chicken is cooked perfect and no over or under done.
Spiedini Sauce Secret: Make the Lemon Butter Sauce just before you are ready to serve this spiedini recipe. If you make the lemon butter sauce for the chicken spiedini too early the butter will harden and you will need to re-make it. Trust me, it is very difficult to drizzle hardened butter over top of spiedini.
Common Questions
When stored in an airtight container in the fridge the crispy grilled chicken spiedini will stay good for up to 4 days. To re-heat the spiedini kabobs, microwave until steaming, or place in oven until warm. The oven method is better because the breading will stay crisper.
Also, the chicken spiedini sauce can be saved in a separate container and drizzled over the top of the warmed spiedini. Usually, I warm the lemon butter sauce up just until the butter has melted and stir is the make sure it is combined.
Yes, there are several ways this chicken can be prepped ahead of time. You can make the bread crumb mixture weeks ahead of time and have it stored in an airtight container. I do this often during the summer, because we eat this recipe so often. You can also marinade the chicken overnight so it is ready to got the next day. If you marinade overnight be sure to use chicken broth and not white wine in the marinade.
If you want to prep the entire recipe before hand you can do that up to 12 hours ahead of time. Follow the recipe instructions and marinade, bread and skewer the chicken. Lay the chicken kabobs flat on a large baking sheet and cover it well with cling wrap and store in the fridge. This is great for when you are making a large amount of spiedini for a crowd.
Yes, you really should. Letting the chicken marinade even for just 20 minutes helps give the chicken flavor and helps the breading stick better for a crispy outside. The marinade also helps the chicken spiedini stay tender once cooked.
Yes, you can grill the spiedini skewers on a indoor grill pan or skillet if you do not have access to an outdoor grill. Follow the recipe instructions for all the prep, but the cook time will differ slightly and you will need to use a meat thermometer to ensure the chicken is cooked through.
More Grilled Chicken Ideas
Grilled BBQ Chicken Salad
Cilantro Lime Grilled Chicken
Teriyaki Chicken Skewers
BLT Chicken Sandwich
Honey and Chipotle Chicken
Additional Ideas
Swap Out the Wine: If you want to eliminate the alcohol (white wine) from this recipe go for it! A great alternate option is using chicken or vegetable broth in its place.
Side Suggestions: I have served this recipe with basically everything and no one ever complains. If you want to stick with a something healthy you could check out my Kale Salad, Grilled Peach Salad, or Roasted Asparagus. Alternatively, if your heart beats for carbs check out my Crispy Smashed Potatoes or Pesto Pasta.
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Happy Eating!
Chicken Spiedini Recipe with Lemon Butter Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 lbs Chicken Breasts
- ⅓ Cup Olive Oil
- ¼ Cup White Wine Optional-See Notes
- 2 ½ teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
- 1 teaspoon Sea Salt
- 1 teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes
- 1 tablespoon Parsley
- 1 tablespoon Garlic Powder
- ½ Cup Italian Bread Crumbs
- ¼ Cup Panko Bread Crumbs
- ⅓ Cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
Lemon Butter Sauce
- 3-4 tablespoon Lemon Juice
- ¼ Cup Unsalted Butter Melted
Instructions
- Cut chicken breast into 1-inch cubes and add to large bowl. Season with ¼ teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon pepper (keep remaining for breading) and add in olive oil and white wine. Stir to combine, cover and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
- While the chicken is marinading, combine remaining salt and pepper, red pepper flakes, parsley, garlic powder, Italian bread crumbs, Panko, Parmesan cheese into a bowl and stir to combine. Set aside.
- Once chicken has marinaded remove from the fridge and add in the dry ingredients and stir until all chicken is well coated. Spray skewers with cooking spray and skewer chicken cubes on until none remain. Pat on fallen breading if desired.
- Heat your grill or grill pan to medium-high heat and spray with cooking spray to avoid bread crumbs from sticking. Add skewers to heat and cook 4 minutes each side or until internal temperature reads 165 degrees. If they are getting too charred place them on a cooler part of the grill until cooked through.
- To serve remove chicken from skewers and drizzle with Lemon Butter Sauce. Enjoy!
Lemon Butter Sauce
- Right before serving add melted butter and lemon juice into a small bowl and stir to combine. Top with additional red pepper flakes for an extra spicy kick. Serve over Grilled Chicken Spiedini
Courtney Linn
I wish there was a video of this recipe.
Caitlyn Erhardt
I am working on one! 🙂
Jackie Brown
I'm not a "Griller". Can you adapt this for the air fryer please?
Caitlyn Erhardt
Sure, just don't put them on metal skewers. Use wooden ones or leave them off completely. I would try 400 degrees F for 7 minutes then check and go from these. I would also use a liner or spray the bottom so they don't stick. Good luck!
Maggie
Wow! This was DELISH. Very restaurant like. Marinated it for just an hour, Only changes I made were no red pepper flakes, mixed my own spices into plain crumbs (just because I only had plain!) and I added extra lemon and garlic powder to the sauce. We also drizzled the sauce onto some pasta, we lurved it! Thanks for the recipe!
Caitlyn Erhardt
Glad it was a hit! This has been a fam fave since my grandma started making it!
Mike
Quick and easy meal. Tons of room to modify based on your tastes.
Caitlyn Erhardt
I agree! Thanks for your comment!
Brian Denby
Easy to make but do need to make some modifications. Was a bit too spicy for us. So will be cutting the pepper flakes down to 1/4 tsp. Also added some minced garlic to the lemon butter sauce. Thanks for publishing!
Caitlyn Erhardt
Glad you liked it and made some modifications to better fit your family. My kids also prefer it when I leave off the red pepper flakes.
Emily Baer
Was amazing!! I usually never comment on a Pinterest recipe! This was great, I doubled the recipe since I have a family of 6! I will be making this regularly!! 😃
Caitlyn Erhardt
Glad you liked it so much! This is a fave of ours and we eat it regularly.
Rita
Made it, love it!
Caitlyn Erhardt
Glad you enjoyed!
Mary
Very good will eat this more often 👍
Caitlyn Erhardt
Yay! Glad you liked it!
Karen Ondrus
Been looking for an easy flavor packed chicken spedini recipe. This was the one. Thank you!
Caitlyn Erhardt
You are welcome, glad you liked the chicken 🙂