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
Jeff
This is an outstanding chicken spiedini recipe. I really like how the red pepper flakes gives it a unique kick. This has definitely become one of our favorites. The only thing I changed was simply adding the chicken to the breading mix instead of adding the breading mix to the chicken. This keeps the breading from getting saturated and therefore allows for a crisper texture and easier browning of the bread crumbs when grilled.
Caitlyn Erhardt
Thank you and so happy to hear you enjoy the spiedini! I love that prep tip and am going to try it out next time I make it 🙂
Kari
Fantastic! I put half the seasonings in the marinade and then tossed in the other half with the breadcrumbs & Parmesan. I even made it inside on the stove, and it turned out great.
Caitlyn Erhardt
Yum! I make this on the stove top a lot during the winter and loves of it turns out at well! Glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Linda Clark
Can you also bake? What degree and how long?
Caitlyn Erhardt
Sure, you can back it. I recommend 400 degrees F for 15-20 or until the internal temp reads 165 degrees F. Just like grilling be carful not to overbake the chicken.
Alex Behnke
Hands down the best chicken spiedini recipe out there! I have made this a couple times and it never disappoints. If you’re tired of boring and bland chicken I highly recommend you give this a try!
Caitlyn Erhardt
Thank you! This is always a fave and I am happy you make it so often and enjoy it!
Anna
I've made this 3 times now so I thought I'd leave a comment. This is so good! My family absolutely loves it. I do sub chicken broth for wine just because I don't usually have white wine on hand. I have subbed extra crumbs for panko and it was just as yummy. If you have young kids you might want to go easy on the pepper but I think it has the perfect kick. Every time I've made it I've prepared the skewers either the night before or that morning so they're ready to throw on the grill for dinner. I don't know if that negatively or positively affects it but it makes dinner time super easy.
Caitlyn Erhardt
So happy to hear your family loves the spiedini! This is a fave for us as well. I make it the night before often as well and it comes out great. Thanks for your comment Anna 🙂
Darin
This is seriously the best. My youngest is a picky eater so when you find somehting that she likes you stick with it. All my kids ask for this every night and it has now become a family staple once a week. I dont use Panko and just double up on the breadcrumbs. Red wine, white wine what ever is open is what we use. This is really fantastic and cannot say enough about it. Thank you so much for sharing this.
Caitlyn Erhardt
SO happy to hear it is such a hit! This has been a long time fave in my family, so I love hearing about other family's loving it so much. <3
Rick
This is my favorite Caitlyn. It’s been in the family a long time. Thanks for sharing it 👍
Caitlyn Erhardt
Def a fave and always a huge hit! 😀
Cookilicious
They seriously look so good! Drooling over here
Caitlyn Erhardt
Thank you!
Cathleen
Dang, this is making me want a grill so bad!! I seriously cant get enough chicken recipes these days, this looks so good!!
Caitlyn Erhardt
SAME! Grill season is the best!
Marie-Charlotte Chatelain
Oh wowser! This is a step up from regular chicken skewers! I have never had those. LOVE the looks of them and that sauce sounds AMAZEBALLS
Caitlyn Erhardt
Thank you! Hope you enjoy!