Puerto Rican Pinchos de Pollo

⏱️ 30 min 👥 6 servings 📊 Medium
Caribbean lunch
Puerto Rican Pinchos de Pollo
Nutrition per Serving
251
Calories
15g
Protein
10g
Carbs
17g
Fat

Chicken pinchos are the perfect quick meal that is easy to make and delicious.

📝 Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 pounds chicken thighs
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon adobo
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon sazon
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
  • 2 tablespoon oil
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1/2 cup barbecue sauce
  • 1/2 pound bread (optional)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

  1. 1Put your garlic into the oil and mix. Cut your bread into 1-inch pieces. Brush every piece of bread with this oil on both sides and set aside.
  2. 2Remove any excess fat from the chicken and cut each thigh into 4 pieces. In a large bowl add the chicken, adobo, sazon, black pepper, and onion powder. Mix until all the chicken pieces are covered with the seasonings.
  3. 3Take the skewers and poke 4 pieces of meat per stick. Do this until you have done all the chicken. Brush all the chicken skewers with the garlic oil on both sides.
  4. 4Cook the pinchos over medium-high heat in a grill or pan for 24 minutes. Turn the chicken skewers every 4 minutes and brush with the oil each time.
  5. 5In the last 4 minutes of cooking, Brush all the chicken skewers with barbeque sauce and cook for 2 minutes. Brush again with sauce and cook for another 2 minutes. Serve and enjoy.

About the Chef & Original Recipe

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