13 Delicious Kabob Recipes for Grill or Oven
These kabob recipes are perfect for grilling or oven roasting. With cubes of meat, bell peppers, onions and similar vegetables on skewers, they’re so fun to eat.
Kabobs are generally a quick meal, making them great for weeknight dinners. Some recipes do call for you to marinate the meat or skewers for anywhere from 30 minutes to overnight.
But with a little advanced planning for the marinating, you’ll have a very short cook time when you’re actually ready to cook and serve the meal. Note that some of these recipes do not call for marinating and just have a spice mixture instead.
You typically cook kebabs on the grill, but several of these recipes come with instructions for cooking and oven. There’s no need to limit yourself to grilling season with these recipes.
What are Kabobs?
Kabobs, also spelled as kebabs, are a popular dish in many cuisines around the world, particularly in Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, and South Asian cuisines.
These flavorful dishes typically consist of small pieces of meat, vegetables, and sometimes fruit threaded onto skewers and grilled or roasted over an open flame. The skewered meat or vegetables are often seasoned with spices, herbs, and other flavorings.
There are many different types of kabobs from around the world, with a wide range of ingredients and flavors. For example, Persian kabobs typically use marinated beef or lamb, while South Asian kabobs more often feature chicken, fish or paneer. In fact, one of the top vegetarian is paneer (an Indian cheese) with grilled vegetables.
Some popular types of kabobs include shish kebab, seekh kebab, and chicken tikka. There are generally two ways of making them: with mince meat or with cubes of meat or cheese and other ingredients. With mince, you form it around the skewer.
Kabobs are often served with rice, bread, or salad and many recipes include a dipping or marinating sauce. Or a glaze to baste it with while it’s cooking.
They’re a great option for outdoor cooking or party food, as they’re easy to make and can be cooked quickly over a fire or on a portable grill.
Delicious Kabob Recipes
Easy Chicken Mince Kebabs
Chicken mince is another way to go, instead of the usual chicken cubes on a skewer. You use eggs to bind the mince together and form it around the skewers.
This can be an easier way to eat off of skewers, especially for kids. And it gives you a lot of flavor options.
This recipe has a secret flavor ingredient, in fact. These are so deliciously seasoned that you won't even need a dip.
Tandoori Chicken Kebab
Do you love tandoori chicken you've had in Indian restaurants or takeout? Here's your chance to make it at home on skewers. You can bake this recipe in the oven or cook it on the grill.
It has a yogurt marinade that's flavored with garlic, ginger, green chili, and other spices.
Shrimp Kabobs Recipe: Flavorful Skewers of Shrimp and Vegetables
These kebabs are a mouthwatering combination of shrimp with zucchini, bell pepper, and onion served with a catch-up sauce.
It's as close as you can get to a one dish meal with kebabs. If you want to add a side, they recommend potatoes to give you a little bit of filling starch.
Grilled Pineapple Chicken Kabobs
In this recipe, the chicken is marinated in soy sauce, garlic and brown sugar. The kabobs alternate chunks of pineapple and chicken.
And there's a delicious glazing sauce made from citrus juice and Worcestershire sauce.
How To Make Chicken Seekh Kabab
This is another minced chicken recipe for kebabs. In fact, you can use fresh or frozen chicken mince instead of making your own from a chicken breast.
Another nice thing about this recipe is that you don't absolutely have to marinate it, although it will taste better if you do.
This one is a little bit spicy with chili powder, cumin powder and garam masala.
Easy Air Fryer Paneer Kabobs
Paneer is an Indian cheese that's pressed into cubes. It's a great and tasty source of vegetarian protein, so it substitutes for meat in many Indian dishes.
In this recipe, you coat the cheese with seasonings and olive or avocado oil, put them on skewers and pop them in the air fryer. It makes a great vegetarian entree or snack.
Easy Saffron Salmon Kabobs in the Oven
This recipe has a simple marinade that only takes 10 minutes to infuse your salmon with saffron and ginger. The marinade also has Green yogurt to make it creamy and keep the fish moist.
Grilling time it short, so this whole meal can take just thirty minutes from start to finish.
Salmon Kabobs in the Oven or Grill
Here's another recipe for oven kabobs, which is great for anybody who doesn't want to grill.
And there's no need to marinate this one ahead of time. You just brush the kabobs with olive oil, and then sprinkle a spice mixture on top the spice mixture includes oregano, sesame seeds, and red pepper flakes.
Joojeh Kebab - Persian Grilled Chicken Kebabs
Joojeh kebab is a Persian recipe that gives you juicy, tender chicken kebabs every time. It's marinated chicken thighs.
The marinade and basting glaze is flavored with lemon, bloomed saffron, lemon juice, yogurt and more delicious seasonings.
Fruit and Cheese Kabobs
How about a meatless kebab recipe? This one might not be exactly what you were expecting, but it is delicious, the skewers, alternate fruit with cheese and chunks of flaky, battery croissants.
You can make these so quickly as a snack for kids or the whole family.
Grilled Oyster Mushrooms Kebab (Vegan)
If you want completely vegan kebabs, this is the recipe for you this one features, grilled oyster mushrooms in a garlic balsamic vinegar sauce.
It's packed with flavor and only takes 25 minutes to make altogether.
Jerk Chicken Kebabs
Jamaican jerk chicken is fabulous however you make it. This version turns it into a kebab along with bell peppers, onions and pineapple chunks.
This recipe calls for jerk seasoning. This kind of seasoning can vary in its level of spiciness, so be sure to look for one that you think will work for your family's taste buds.
Sweet and Sour Pork Kabobs
This recipe calls for 30 minute marinade that features sherry and soy sauce. What goes on the skewer is pork, bell peppers, carrots, and onions.
The skewers are basted in a pineapple and soy sauce, and then you separately grill pineapples as a side. It could be a great full meal on its own.
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