Thai Chicken Skewers with Peanut Satay Sauce and Cucumber Salad

These delicious Thai Chicken Kebabs are the perfect BBQ dinner recipe. They're served with a spicy satay sauce that can be made with either peanut butter or (for a paleo-friendly recipe) with almond butter. They're an easy and healthy summer recipe.

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Thai chicken kebabs make me feel like summer has arrived!

And … it almost has. I spent yesterday laying on the beach with my handsome man soaking up some much-needed sunshine. Today I keep getting distracted by the wicked new color of my skin. Seriously guys, having a tan makes me so happy.

Do you know what else makes me happy? Dipping some tasty Thai chicken kebabs into spicy satay sauce. Maybe this sounds cheesy but I've always loved food that has to be dipped. No matter what it is, that little plunge into something saucy just makes my day.

♥♥♥ dip. dip. dip. ♥♥♥

The chicken is marinated in some simple but flavorful Thai spices before it's popped on the BBQ and covered in tasty grill marks.

The satay sauce can be made two ways:

1. Paleo: using almond butter
2. Not paleo: using peanut butter

Then there's the cool cucumber salad. It's so simple that I was hesitant to share the recipe with you. Can I even call it a recipe when it only has five ingredients, including salt and pepper? Even though it's super basic I absolutely love it with the spicy Thai chicken kebabs. It's just a bonus that it can be made in less time than it takes the chicken to cook.

The other big bonus: this whole dinner comes together in 30 minutes flat!

Seriously, you can start this dinner and be sitting down to eat a half hour later. That's faster than it takes for a pizza to arrive. And healthier. And 1.987 million times tastier. IMO.

{In case you're totally behind the times like I was a couple of weeks ago, IMO means In My Opinion. I actually had to Google it to find out. I need to get out more often.}

See that cucumber salad in the background photobombing the Thai chicken kebabs? I've been making that salad since I was about eight years old. No lie. My mom taught me how to make it and for years it would be my contribution to BBQs and picnics. Then, after too many childhood cucumber salads, it fell off my radar and was completely forgotten about until a month ago.

I knew I wanted to share this Thai chicken recipe with you, but I wanted to make it a meal. I don't know why or how this long forgotten cucumber salad recipe came screaming back into my brain, but it did. And it works! The truth is, I've been making this with so many meals again cause it's super stinkin' easy make, it's so tasty and it goes with just about everything. Hope you love it too!

PS. If you're looking for more chicken recipes, make sure to check out the Meat and Chicken category.

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Thai Chicken Skewers with Peanut Satay Sauce and Cucumber Salad

Yield: 6 servings

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 30 mins

These delicious Thai Chicken Kebabs are the perfect BBQ dinner recipe. They're served with a spicy satay sauce that can be made with either peanut butter or (for a paleo-friendly recipe) with almond butter. They're an easy and healthy summer recipe.

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Ingredients

The Chicken

• 2 lb chicken thighs, boneless skinless
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce, gluten-free if needed
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon coconut sugar
• 1 tablespoon lime juice, fresh is best
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon finely minced ginger
• 1 clove garlic, finely minced

The Satay Sauce

• 2 teaspoons coconut oil
• 1 small onion, minced
• 1 teaspoon finely minced ginger
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• ½ cup canned coconut milk
• 3 tablespoons peanut butter
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce, gluten-free if needed
• 1 tablespoon lime juice

The Cucumber Salad

• 1 English cucumber, sliced into half moons
• ¼ cup red onion, sliced very thin
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise, try homemade mayo
• Sea salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions 

Thai Chicken Skewers

• Cut the chicken thighs into bite-sized pieces. Mix the remaining ingredients for the chicken in a medium-sized bowl then add the chicken pieces and stir. Let the chicken marinate on your counter for 15 minutes. While the chicken is marinating, make the satay sauce and cucumber salad – recipes below.
  2 lb chicken thighs, 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 tablespoon fish sauce, 1 tablespoon coconut sugar, 1 tablespoon lime juice, 1 teaspoon turmeric, 1 teaspoon paprika, 1 teaspoon finely minced ginger, 1 clove garlic
  
• After 15 minutes, take the chicken pieces out of the marinade and thread them onto the skewers. Fold over larger pieces to skewer them twice and help them stay on the skewers better. You'll need 6-8 skewers, depending on how big they are and how tightly you pack the chicken onto them.
  
• Preheat your BBQ to medium-high heat then grill the chicken skewers for 5 minutes on each side, or until the chicken is no longer pink in the middle.
  
• Start the satay sauce while the chicken is marinating. Melt the coconut oil in a small pan over medium heat. Add the onion and sauté for 5 minutes, or until it is soft and translucent. Add the ginger and garlic and cook for 1 minute more. Add the coconut milk, peanut butter, soy sauce, and lime juice. Let the sauce cook for 1 minute, or until it has thickened. If it thickens too much add a splash of water or extra coconut milk.
  2 teaspoons coconut oil, 1 small onion, 1 teaspoon finely minced ginger, 2 cloves garlic, ½ cup canned coconut milk
  
• To make the cucumber salad, mix the cucumber slices, red onion, mayonnaise, salt, and pepper in a medium-sized bowl
  ½ cup canned coconut milk, 3 tablespoons peanut butter, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 English cucumber, ¼ cup red onion, 2 tablespoons mayonnaise, Sea salt and pepper, 1 tablespoon lime juice
  
• Serve the chicken on a platter with the satay sauce and cucumber salad on the side and let everyone dig in!
  

Notes

If you're using wooden skewers, soak them in water while you marinate the chicken so that they don't burn on the BBQ. 

Serving: 1 serving = ⅙ of the recipe, Calories: 469kcal, Carbohydrates: 11g, Protein: 29g, Fat: 35g, Saturated Fat: 13g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g, Monounsaturated Fat: 13g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 149mg, Sodium: 918mg, Potassium: 570mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 5g, Vitamin A: 271IU, Vitamin C: 7mg, Calcium: 39mg, Iron: 2mg

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