These chili lime chicken skewers are proof that tasty food can be simple and healthy! Served with a delicious mango sauce and ready in 30 minutes.
Hi hi hi! How are you? Did you have an amazing long week-end full of summery weather, barbecues and fireworks?
We did…minus the fireworks. Unfortunately it gets dark here in Calgary at about 10:30 pm, and there was NO chance we were keeping Kai up that late to watch the 11 pm fireworks show.
But that’s OK, because we had great weather, lots of deck-lounging, and LOTS of meals cooked on the barbecue. I hope you are loving all the grilled food (seems like you definitely liked these Enchilada-Stuffed Grilled Portobellos), because today I have another one for us. Yay!
And one of the best parts of these chili lime chicken skewers is that they are FULL of veggies, too, making it super easy for us to fill half our plates with fruit and vegetables!
Today’s post is in partnership with Half Your Plate. In case you’re not familiar with Half Your Plate, they have one very simple, but very important mission: to challenge us to fill half our plates with fruits and vegetables!
Pretty easy, right? Well sadly, less than half of Canadians are getting even 5 servings of fruit and vegetables per day.
I’m here to show you how easy it is to fill half your dinner plate with fruit and vegetables, without even realizing it! Check out these Spicy Shrimp Quesadillas with Mango Salsa, and this Almond Broccoli Pesto Pasta for proof. And check out the Half Your Plate website for even more recipes and ideas!
But back to these chili lime chicken skewers. They are SO tasty, and incredibly simple to prepare. Simply toss the chicken in some olive oil and lime juice with brown sugar, salt and chili powder.
Then skewer them with some rainbow shades of red onion and bell peppers. Grill. And serve with a sweet and smooth mango sauce.
The combination of the sweet mango sauce with the savory chicken is pure heaven, and no one needs to know how EASY this was to make!
We served ours with some grilled sweet potatoes. The perfect, easy summer dinner recipe and it fills half your plate with fruit and veggies. WIN!
Disclaimer: this post was sponsored by Half Your Plate. Thanks so much for supporting the brands and organizations that support Sweet Peas & Saffron. All opinions are my own.
Chili Lime Chicken Skewers with Mango Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breast cubed
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- juice of half a lime
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 2 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 bell peppers cut into cubes
- 1 red onion cut into large chunks
Mango Sauce:
- 1 mango
- juice 1/2 lime
- 1/4 cup water
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
Instructions
Chicken Skewers
- Heat grill to medium-high.
- In a large bowl, stir together the chicken cubes with the olive oil, lime juice, chili powder, brown sugar and salt.
- Using large metal skewers, thread the chicken, alternating with bell pepper and red onion slices.
- Grill the skewers for 10 or so minutes, turning every 2 minutes, until chicken is cooked through.
Mango Sauce
- Place all ingredients in the base of a blender, and blend for a minute, or until smooth.
Lisa
These look so amazing! I tell you, I cannot wait until I have my own place and can cook again. Can’t rate this recipe yet, since I don’t have a way to cook at the moment, but I’ll be back, and I’ve got you bookmarked.
Denise
I hope you enjoy them, Lisa!
Karly
Oh my gosh, YUM. Talk about flavor on a stick!! Love that I can eat this sans carbs and throw out some tortillas for the kids. Totally trying this soon!
Denise
Thanks Karly! Hope you like it!
Alyssa @ My Sequined Life
I need to make these! Now that we have a grill in our very own backyard (!) we’ve been grilling maniacs. These chicken skewers are on the list! I love that mango sauce!
Denise
YAY for having a grill! You are going to want to grill all of the things. No dishes!!
Ashley | Spoonful of Flavor
You can’t go wrong with chicken skewers! I love any excuse to grill this time of the year and definitely need to add these to my dinner menu soon. I probably won’t be able to stop eating that mango sauce. So good!
Denise
Thanks so much, Ashley! I am not turning the oven on anytime soon 😉
Danielle
These chicken skewers look delicious, Denise! Maybe it’s just me, but I think food is so much better served on a skewer. Definitely an easy way to add in some extra veggies and that mango sauce sounds phenomenal.
Denise
YES totally! More fun that way!
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice
I was literally just telling my husband the other day that we need to make skewers soon! These look so good, Denise! I love the chili lime flavor, definitely sounds like a perfect combination…especially with that mango sauce, too!
Denise
We have been eating so many skewers…I need to stop LOL. Or not 😉
Jen V.
Those look amazing! We don’t have a grill currently 🙁 I bet I could adapt this recipe to use with chicken I make on the stovetop. I am printing the recipe so I can play around with it. Thanks for sharing!
Denise
Hi Jen, I definitely think they’d be really good baked, too! I’m not sure on the cook-time, though. Hope you like them!
marcie
I love eating skewers during the summer — all the colors are so fun! These flavors sound delicious, Denise, and I’m especially loving that mango sauce!
Denise
We are LIVING off of skewers…just too easy to grill that way! Thanks so much, Marcie!
Ashley - The Recipe Rebel
I am so excited to try these! These are happening REAL soon. I know the husband will love them and I get so lazy in my grilling and just resort to burgers and hot dogs :S Plus we are LOVING chicken and mango lately (I’m making a chicken and mango dish today too! Lol) so I know these will go over well. I just need to get me some more mangoes!
Denise
I hope you like them Ashley! I’ve been loving mangoes this year, and have another recipe I’m testing for dinner with them. They just feel so summery and fun!