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Spicy chicken skewers

Name: Spicy chicken skewers
Prep time: 1 h 8 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 1 h 18 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 400 g chicken breast; ½ lime; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tablespoons mustard; 2 tablespoons chilli spices; Salt; Pepper

For this very quick recipe, diced chicken is marinated in a spicy sauce, then skewered and grilled in the oven.

2,937 4.7/5 (3 reviews)

Duration

1 hour 20 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: January 14^th 2026

Step by step recipe Ingredients Duration Nutritional facts Cost Comments

For 4 people, you will need:

1 400 g chicken breast
2 ½ lime
3 2 tablespoons olive oil
4 2 tablespoons mustard
5 2 tablespoons chilli spices
6 Salt
7 Pepper
Total weight: 545 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

8 min.

Resting

1 hour

Cooking

10 min.

All in all

1 hour 20 min.

Preparation 8 min.

Resting 1 hour

Cooking 10 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 2 min.

Cut 400 g chicken breast into large cubes and season with salt.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 1 min.

Pour into a bowl.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 2 min.

Add the juice and zest of ½ lime, 2 tablespoons olive oil and 2 tablespoons mustard, and blend once.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 1 hour

Add 2 tablespoons chilli spices and mix again.

Cover with a plate and leave to marinate in the fridge for 1 hour or more.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 3 min.

Preheat oven to 200°C (390°F).

Thread chicken pieces onto skewers.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 10 min.

Cook for 10-15 minutes to taste.

Stage 7

Serve with rice pilaf, for example, or a side dish of your choice.

Remarks

Of course, you can also cook them on the barbecue rather than in the oven, or even in a pan.

For the spices, it's up to you, not necessarily chili, but another blend you like (tandoori, cajun, etc.).

Keeping: Enjoy immediately, but can be reheated.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	15 g RDI=23 %	1 g RDI=0 %	10 g RDI=15 %	163 kcal RDI=8 %	686 kJ RDI=8 %
Per person	20 g RDI=32 %	1 g RDI=1 %	14 g RDI=20 %	223 kcal RDI=11 %	935 kJ RDI=11 %
Whole recipe	82 g RDI=127 %	7 g RDI=3 %	59 g RDI=82 %	893 kcal RDI=45 %	3,739 kJ RDI=45 %