Crazy for Kabobs

July 29, 2011

Summer is a great time to grill out. What better way to have a quick and easy meal, than eating meat (or any type of food) on a stick. Many love shish kabobs since you can make them with anything you like. Add peppers, onions, pineapple, tomatoes, mushrooms, chicken, beef, shrimp and scallops to a skewer stick and put on the grill. Season your food with garlic, marinade with soy sauce, barbecue or lemon-lime seasoning or wrap the vegetables and meat in bacon.

Here are 5 other splendid kabobs you can make in 15 minutes or less.

Try some amazing Aloha Chicken Kabobs. Start with 1 ½ pounds of boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, cut into 1-inch pieces, add to Canadian bacon pieces, pineapple chunks and marinade with 1/2 cup bottled teriyaki marinade with pineapple juice. Cover and chill 15 minutes. On six 12-inch metal skewers, alternately thread chicken, Canadian bacon and pineapple, leaving 1/4-inch space between pieces. Prepare grill for indirect grilling. Preheat grill. Place kabobs on grill rack. Cover and grill over medium heat for 15 to 18 minutes or until instant-read thermometer registers 165°F, turning kabobs once halfway through grilling. Combine cooked rice and green onions. Serve kabobs over rice mixture.
Our BBQ Garlic Shrimp Kabobs are very simple and easy with just four ingredients: 6 Tbs bottled garlic-lime marinade, 1/2 cup barbecue sauce, 2 Tbs plus 1 tsp. minced garlic and 20 large shrimp, peeled and deveined. Preheat grill to medium-high (350°F to 400°F). For the sauce, combine barbecue sauce, marinade and garlic in a small bowl. Remove 1/2 cup of the sauce and set aside. Thread shrimp onto 4 skewers. Brush both sides of shrimp with remaining sauce. Grill shrimp 2 minutes per side or until shrimp are opaque. Serve 1/2 cup reserved sauce for dipping.
Island Time, Ya Mon! Jamaica is known for it’s jerk seasoning. Our Island Jerk Kabobs give a kick to chicken. Its spiciness is tempered with the sweetness of pineapple and brown sugar and tanginess of soy sauce.
Grill Seasoned Scallops are made with fresh cilantro, ginger, cumin and curry powder to season scallops with our Curried Scallop Kabobs with Zucchini recipe.
Put traditional Italian meatballs on skewer sticks and you’ve got an easy meal that is sure to please. Try our Italian Meatball Kabobs served with a trio of sauces. This recipe will help you make spicy barbecue sauce, Parmesan ranch and spicy honey mustard sauces to accompany the 24 ShopRite Italian Style Beef Meatballs.