Grilled Chicken Fajita Kabobs
Updated March 26, 2019
Chicken Kabobs – fajita style chicken kabobs seasoned with a spicy, easy marinade. Prep ahead for a quick, simple meal come dinnertime on the grill!
Grilled Chicken Kabobs
We love grilling anything and everything during the hot summer months. These Grilled Chicken Fajita Kabobs are a family favorite recipe and always a hit at all of our summer BBQ’s. This easy chicken kabob recipe is perfect for summertime. Get out the grill and get grilling! What are you waiting for? We have to make the most of summer!
Chicken Kabob Marinade
We love making kabobs because you can prepare them in advance and throw them on the grill when you are ready. These Grilled Chicken Kabobs have a spicy marinade that is easy to make. The chicken kabob marinade is largely made from ingredients you’ll likely have on-hand, and the kabobs can marinate for as little as an hour or up to 8 hours. The onion and red, yellow, and green bell peppers add great color and flavor to the kabobs.
If you are using wooden skewers make sure you soak them in water 20 minutes before putting them on the grill.
The chicken kabobs cook up in no time and are perfect for summer BBQ’s. They are fun to serve and fun to eat! Feel free to mix up to add other vegetables if you have them on hand. Mushrooms, zucchini, and cherry tomatoes would be a great addition.
To eat, remove the chicken and veggies from the skewer and enjoy! You are going to love these easy chicken kabobs. They will be a summer favorite!
If you like this chicken kabob recipe, you might also like:
- Grilled Chicken and Zucchini Kebabs
- Sweet and Spicy Grilled Chicken
- Chili Lime Grilled Chicken
- Honey, Lemon, and Rosemary Grilled Chicken
Grilled Chicken Fajita Kabobs
Ingredients
For the Fajita Marinade:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
For the Kabobs:
- 1 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into ¾ inch pieces
- 1 red onion cut into ¾ inch pieces
- 1 red pepper cut into ¾ inch pieces
- 1 yellow pepper cut into ¾ inch pieces
- 1 green pepper cut into ¾ inch pieces
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together the oil, lime juice, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, oregano, salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes.
- Place the chicken in Ziploc bag with the fajita marinade. Seal the bag and make sure all of the chicken pieces are well coated. Place the bag in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour and up to 8 hours.
- When ready to cook, preheat the grill to medium-high heat. Thread marinated chicken, onion, and peppers onto skewers. Discard leftover marinade.
- Lightly oil the grill grate. Place the kabobs on the grill, cover, and cook until the chicken is opaque throughout, about 8-12 minutes, turning once or twice during cooking. Transfer to a warmed platter and serve immediately.
- Note-if using wooden skewers soak them in water 20 minutes before using.
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Looks wonderful!
I would serve the bourbon and brown sugar beans with the old faithful bbq chicken. Yum.
First your chicken Fajitas look delish!! I would make chipotle lime glazed chicken and serve it with Bush’s Black Bean Fiesta! Yum!! Why would i want this> I love spicy, Mexican food and I have a dying love for black beans!!
I would have my hubby smoke a pork shoulder! YUMM!
I love chicken kabobs! I love all of the colors you added to this dish!
Bush’s black bean fiest served with PW’s Dr.Pepper Pulled Pork. This is a favorite meal especially for birthdays!
I have a recipe for a soy marinade chicken and would serve it with Bush’s Southern Pit BBQ Beans
Brigette’s Grilled chicken with Bush’s Southwestern Beans!
I make awesome burgers. I mix the meat with several spices, shreaded cheese, bread crumbs and egg. Everyone I have cooked them for has really loved them. My family won’t eat burgers any other way. I would pair them with the original Bush’s baked beans. Why mess with perfection.
I would love bbq pulled pork with the Bush’s bourbon and brown sugar grillin beans! Happy Labor Day!!
Bush’s beans would go great with my ribs – we use a rub of several spices and a touch of brown sugar and let it soak overnight. The next day we slow roast in the oven and grill for a bit at the end. Delish! Black Bean Fiesta would be my choice to serve!!
I make pork kabob. I cut the pork in cubes and one onion in rings. I put these ingridients in a ziploc bag and pour some red wine,pomegranate juice and the juice of 1 lemon over it. I also put some salt , pepper and a little thyme in it. Then you knead to meat a bit after that you had a little olive oil. I’ll let it marinate in the fridge for about 24 hours. Thread the meat on skewers and grill them. I serve them with the sweet mesquite beans. I got this recipe when we used to live in Germany.Everyone loves it when I make it because it’s a totally different flavor.
For a final summer bbq I would grill up “Dad’s Loaded Chicken Skewers” and serve them with Bush’s Steakhouse Beans. I love my dad’s skewers because they’re loaded with tasty and different ingredients like Kilbasa, small new potatoes, mushrooms and tomatoes. It wouldn’t be summer without them!
“Lime Chicken with a kick”- lime juice, garlic, serrano peppers, oil with black bean fiesta as a side for the perfect Grilled Mexican flavored meal!
“Spicy Orange-Mustard Chicken” and I would serve it with the texas ranchero beans. 🙂
Being from Wisconsin we love our BRATS! I have a wonderful recipe for marinated brats that are cut up into pieces, added other ingredients and made into kebobs…serve those up with Bush’s Grillin’ Black Bean Fiesta and some corn on the cob for a perfect Wisconsin Summer meal.
The first BBQ dinner we had this year we tried your recipe for Honey Lemon & Rosemary Grilled Chicken. The family loved it so I have made it several times this summer. I would serve Bush’s Southern Pit BBQ beans with the chicken.
We love to grill burgers. I’m always trying new recipes (which I usually find on Pinterest) so that we can have a variety of flavors. We love to pair them with Bush’s beans and as far as a favorite hmmmmmm (it changes) right now though I would say that it would be the Southern Pit BBQ
We make a Hawaiian-style Chicken kebob and I would serve it with original Bush’s baked beans. I think the sweetness in the beans will be brought out by the teriykai glaze we use on the chicken. We love to grill during the summer whenever we have family or friends in town. Sad to see Summer end, but ready for Fall!
Bush sothern pit beans along with an easy italian dressing marinade chicken breast is always a family favorite.
These kebabs are perfect for the long weekend and any time at all!! Great giveaway too 🙂
I do a loin roast marinated for 3 days in soy sauce, ginger, hot mustard, oil, red pepper flakes, honey, and pepper. I’d serve with the bourbon and brown sugar beans! My husband’s father is the master of this recipe, taught it to him, and then he taught it to me. It’s a recipe that will keep going! We always have to make 2 since everyone devours them at parties.
I make steak and chicken kebobs and serve it with corn on the cob and the Homestyle baked beans.
I have not tried Bush’s Grillin’ Beans yet, but we love several different marinades on steak and chicken and of course the old standbys, barbecue sauce, Italian dressing and teriyaki. We love to grill and even have an extra propane tank so we never run out in the middle of grilling! 😉
What a great idea! I might have to try this with tofu in place of the chicken for mine. And fresh lime margaritas to celebrate the end of summer … naturally!
I haven’t tried Bush’s grilling beans yet – but I do love the original Bush’s beans.
I enjoy marinated steak and shrimp kabobs because it’s the first grilled meal my fiance and I made together.
The southern pit BBQ beans would be delicious along side my grilled BBQ chicken! BBQ chicken is always a hit at bbqs for both adults and kids do its a good BBQ food!
I like Pineapple Grilled Chicken served with sweet mesquite bush baked beans.
I love kebabs! I would grill nachos. My sister and I love to eat nachos together, and we inevitably eat too much, but it’s still lots of fun. I’d serve the nachos with the mesquite beans!
I would make Grandma B’s grilled chicken served with Bush’s original beans. This is our “go to” recipe for the summer whenever company comes over 🙂
I would serve the Bourbon Brown Sugar beans with either my Root Beer pulled pork (crockpot menu) or some grilled chicken marinated in a Raspberry vinegarette mixture that I make up. Okay, now I’m hungry, I know what we are having for dinner tonight!!
My husband’s marinated grilled pork chops with bourbon and brown sugar baked beans.
I would use the black bean fiesta recipe to go along with my chipotle cilantro lime grilled steak recipe. Marinating meat is one of my favorite things and I love the fresh flavors of black beans and grilled steak fajitas! Summer isn’t over yet!
I would marinate boneless chicken thighs in Tampico orange juice, onion, red pepper flakes and chili powder overnite then BBQ them and serve with Bush’s Pinto Beans and
Jalapeños like I do every big holiday!
I like to make my mom’s chicken black bean enchiladas and use the sweet mesquite grillin beans, adds great flavor!
I use a chipotle marinade on my chicken when grilling. I don’t always serve with baked beans but I love Bush’s and their Texas Ranchero beans look tempting!
Those kabobs look DELIC! And those tools look pretty good too! Thanks so much for the offer 🙂
What a great giveaway! We love grilling! Chicken kabobs are one of my favorites!
I would serve Tequila Lime Chicken with Bush’s Black Bean Fiesta for a family dinner on the deck. We love Bush’s beans!
my family loves soda can chicken, dr pepper the best…and i would serve it with Bushs Texas Ranchero beans, for a little spicy heat to go with our sweet and juicy chicken : )
I have an awesome cilantro fish recipe that would go great with the black bean fiesta (didn’t even know they had those!)
My family’s all time favorite is my signature Sweet and Spicy Asian Drumsticks. They are best served with Bush’s Sweet Mesquite. So good. I always make this dish along with other goodies whenever I turn on the grill. 🙂
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FANTASTIC! What a great idea! I am loving Italian grilled chicken lately. Oddly…I think it’d go well with the steakhouse recipe…its a fancy chicken 😉
I would love to serve Grilled Lime Chicken with Bush’s Sweet Mesquite Beans!
Marinated Pork Skewers served with Bush’s Grillin’ Beans Smokehouse Tradition – My mom used to serve these at almost every get together and they were the first things to disappear!
Bourbon and brown sugar with some ribs… Our family favorite after a summer day in the pool!!!
My husband’s family is all about 7-up chicken, and it is so good and juicy! It’s even what they served at our wedding luncheon (we’re both from large families so it was a good choice for the crowd size). It would probably go best with the Smokehouse Tradition beans.
“Maria’s Fantastic Fall off the Bone Pork Ribs” i have to say I make some really good ribs I would serve them with Bush’s Southwester Barbeque beans…my family loves them!!
Grilled PIneapple Chicken!
simply grilled chicken with a pineapple salsa! its AMAZING and soo stinking easy!
And my favorite Bushes beans are the bourbon ones! Pretty much bourbon in any food is AMAZING and my TOTAL downfall!
I would grill fish with black beans!
Wisconsin must have Grilled Brats. Recipe for easy baked beans: 2 cans Bush’s beans; brown sugar and original, fried hamberger and bacon, and molasses to taste.
I would choose the Black Bean Fiesta beans to go with my Chili Lime grilled chicken. I love me some mexican spices.
My mom always has the family over for hamburgers and always serves Bush’s Baked Beans. Lately, she has served the Bourbon and Brown Sugar Grilling Beans and they are delicious!
I always love “Fiesta Grilled Chicken,” and I think it would go great with Bush’s Black Bean Fiesta grillin beans. I’m a true Arizonan, so I love anything with a south-of-the-border flair!
Smoked pork shoulder sounds good to me!
Your kabobs look wonderful! I’m making these burgers this weekend http://www.hungryhealthygirl.com/recipes/?recipe_id=6029449
and I think that the black bean fiesta variety would go perfectly with them. Both would give the meal kind of a mexican flare and pair really well together; with the red pepper and lime of the burgers to the fiesta in the black beans!
Whole Chicken butterflied and slow grilled with Sweet Mesquite Beans!
I really like good ol’ basic bbq sauce! Southern Pit BBQ is my favorite flavor of beans!
Looks delicious and I love me some kabobs! I have these marinating and plan to throw some pineapple on the skewers as well. Thanks for sharing!
My hubby grills the best New York steaks and we think the Bush’s Steakhouse Recipe Grillin’ Beans are the perfect complement. We will be serving them on Monday!
I would probably make Cilantro-Lime chicken, which I make with all my favorite marinade ingredients (lime juice, cumin, chile powder, cayenne, cilantro) and pair it with the Black Bean Fiesta for a perfect southwestern meal! It would definitely be a crowd pleaser!
Sweet Mesquite Bush’s Beans with Simple Teriyaki Chicken wings adds the best asian fusion with smoky honey flavor!
I love BBQ Ribs or chops on the grill and either of my two favorites are the original Bush’s beans or the Honey flavor.
Hubby and I love to make this meal when we have long Holiday weekends off work!
A special treat on our self’s.
My husband is from Texas and he loves the Bush’s Texas Ranchero Beans…I serve it with grilled steak and corn.
We just had Pulled Pork and Bush’s Bourbon Brown Sugar Grillin Beans last weekend. They were made for each other!
We love Alton Brown’s Stuffed Grilled Pork Chops. I made it once for a birthday and now it is requested often. I would pair it with black bean fiesta. We love grillin’
I would serve my Italian Marinated Flank Steak (http://www.thefrugalfoodiemama.com/2012/06/foodie-on-budget-italian-marinated.html) with the Steakhouse Recipe Grillin’ Beans. I marinate the flank steak for 8 hours in a combination of red wine, olive oil, shallots, garlic, and fresh basil and parsley and then throw it on the grill. Delicious!
We love a chipotle rub on ribs with southwestern beans!
My husband has a secret marinade he uses for grilling chicken and then I add brown sugar to Bush’s Baked Beans to make them extra sassy. The dinner was a big hit for my last family cookout. Thanks!
I like to serve marinated skinless, boneless chicken breasts with the bourbon brown sugar beans……yummm
I love to make a grilled brown sugar bourbon chicken recipe and serve it with bourbon and brown sugar grillin beans! The two tastes blend very well together and one that my family loves!
Grilled Flank Steak Paninis with Black Bean Fiesta Bush’s Beans!
I would serve Fajita Lime Chicken with Bush’s Black Bean Fiesta for my family. They would love the yummy flavor.
I make lamb shashlik kabobs that would go great with any Bush’s Grillin Beans, but my favorite is the Bourbon and Brown Sugar Beans. I got the recipe from a girl friend when I was 13 years old, (I’m 65 now, so it’s an OLD recipe!). It calls for thin sliced lamb and onion wedges marinated in lemon juice and oil, sometimes I use herbs or garlic too, but usually just the lemon and oil.
I would have my hubby grill up some pulled pork for sandwiches and eat with original Bush’s beans (: just what I’ve been craving!
Grilled BBQ Chicken & Bourbon and Brown Sugar beans.
I love to make a grilled chicken topped with crisp bacon and ooey, gooey cheese. I love the Southern Pit BBQ beans and I would serve those with my chicken!
We love to grill teriyaki chicken & I haven’t tried Bush’s grilling beans, but I would love to!
I would serve Lime Grilled Chicken Tacos with the Bush’s Sweet Mesquite beans. These tacos are great and finger-friendly for a BBQ!
Fajitas with the black bean fiesta beans.
I would serve the southern pit barbecue with barbecued chicken cooked on the grill.
Our family has celebrated just about every occasion with Santa Maria Style BBQ Tri-Tip and BBQ Corn on the Cob with Bush’s Sweet Mesquite Grillin’ Beans on the side with garlic bread and a salad. Yummo!
I would serve the black bean fiesta with my favorite veggie kabobs that my mom has been making for many years. I just learned to make them myself on the grill this summer and I couldn’t be happier! Thanks for the great giveaway.
Rotisserie Chicken with the Brown Sugar and Bourbon Beans. Yummy! I like doing the chicken that way because it is so easy and turns out so well and that is my favorite flavor of Bush’s beans. 🙂
i’d serve it with bbq’d pork chops!!
I love putting salt, pepper, and cumin on pork chops before grilling them. It’s not a complicated recipe, but it makes the pork chops taste great. I would love to try them with the Texas Ranchero beans. The jalapenos in those sound good!
My hubby LOVES (and love is an understatement) the Texas Ranchero Bush’s Beans, and we serve them with a simple grilled chicken and fresh summer corn. It is a great dinner that even the kids love, even if I have to make two cans since the hubby pretty much eats an entire can himself! 🙂
My fiance and I LOVE making fajitas. I never thought to make kabobs though. I am totally inspired!
I would go with a simple BBQ grilled chicken breast served with the Bourbon and Brown Sugar beans (these are so good!) because there is nothing better than BBQing in the summer time, especially on long holiday weekends!
I love grilled chicken kabobs with chicken, red and yellow/orange peppers, onions, and fresh baby tomatoes from my garden (oh, the peppers are, too!) I marinate them in Italian dressing and baste with the dressing—too easy not to love–and do over and over. I really like easy when I’m grilling! And since I love all foods with a Mexican twist, those are the beans I’d serve—just because I love ’em!
I just made some honey rosemary grilled pork chops that would go great with Bush’s bourbon and brown sugar beans. The sweetness from the honey goes well with the brown sugar in the baked beans!
I would do Green Chile Cilantro Chicken Kabobs with Sweet Mesquite Beans. YUMMY.
can you believe we just got a grill (bbq) can’t wait to make kabobs!
I’d serve the Sweet Mesquite Grillin’ Beans with Hawaiian grilled chicken; I love my Hawaiian chicken recipe because of the sweet flavor!
I’d serve Bush’s Bourbon & Brown Sugar with my family’s secret Hawaiian Tri-Tip rub. It’s the BEST, yummiest way to BBQ tri-tip and my family has been serving at all family gatherings since I was a little girl.
I’d use Smokehouse Tradition beans with some grilled chicken. My husband loves baked beans with his bbq!
Grilled Island Chicken with Bush’s Black Bean Fiesta is my go to meal for busy weeknights!
Bushes Mesquite Grillin Beans with chili / lime BBQ chicken breast.
Because we so enjoy this!
Grilled salmon with mango sauce and Bush barbecue beans.
my sister in law has this amazing and simple chicken kebab marinade. water, evoo, sugar, soy sauce and garlic. marinate and grill and its awesome!! great on veggies too, she has been making this for years and i always thought it was complicated but its simple and so good and healthy! it would prob go great with the bourbon and brown sugar bushs beans!
We like teriyaki chicken on the grill with Bush’s original baked beans!
I would serve Jack Daniel’s marinated steaks with Steakhouse Recipe beans. It’s one meal I know my family would devour!
i love the black bean fiesta and i think it would be great to make with burritos!
I love flank steak marinaded in soy sauce and worchestshire and then grilled to perfection, just the way my dad has always done it. Bush’s Steakhouse beans would go perfect with it!
I love to make Grilled Pork Kebabs with Asian Marinade, a recipe from Cook’s Illustrated’s Guide to Grilling and Barbecue, using pork cubes, fresh pineapple, onion, and peppers marinated in soy sauce, lime juice, scallions, cilantro, garlic, and ginger. Serve with Bush’s Sweet Mesquite Grillin’ Beans. Yum!
I make ham, pineapple, green pepper & onion kebobs & serve them with the bourbon grillin’ beans. Yummy!
We love to make rib eye steaks on the grill with salt & pepper, onion/garlic powder, and other various seasonings. It’s my most favorite because my hubby always grills it up just how I love it! Nothing beats Bush’s beans…I’d serve the Bourbon and Brown Sugar Grillin’ Beans with my next steak…mmm….
I would serve steak tostadas with Bush’s Black Bean Fiesta for a casual get-together. I love Bush’s beans and I think those two foods would pair up great! 🙂
Black bean fiesta with my margarita chicken. This is my favorite way to make grilled chicken, with a tequila and citrus marinade.
We make a Cajun Chicken Pasta that is really good. I would serve the Texas Ranchero Grillin’ Beans. Yummy!! 🙂
Mmmm kebabs sound like a great idea.
Or balsamic vinegar steak or Dr pepper pulled pork. I would try any of the beans. Mmmm
Bourbon brown sugar beans with grilled pork tenderloin.
I like my own grilled bbq chicken with the smoky baked beans from Bush’s that we use for family gatherings.
Making Recipe Girl’s Cilantro Chicken today – I think Bush’s Black Bean Fiesta would go well with them!
Those kabobs look tasty! My husband and I make some awesome boneless skinless chicken breasts that are brined and the grilled and basted with a homemade BBQ sauce. Goes great with Bush’s Bourbon Brown Sugar beans. Yum!
Love kabobs of any kind!
Yum! These look great, I love kabobs!
I’d make chicken fajitas and serve with the fiesta black beans. Yum!
Rich’s Ribs with the Smokehouse Tradition Beans. My brother makes these ribs with the 1/4 cow he gets every year from his in-laws and won’t tell me what’s in the rub!
Marinated pork chops on the grill would take great with the Sweet Mesquite Bush Beans!
What a creative and easy way to serve up chicken fajitas! I would love some guac on the side 🙂
Mustard lime chicken with mesquite beans! Great on the grill & for having friends over for a cook out.
Love to make Hot n Sweet Barbequed Chicken with Bush’s Black Bean Fiesta. Love to serve this!
Marinated Tequila Lime grilled shrimp with black bean fiesta is one of our favorites!
African chicken from Nigella Lawsons book, along with with the Bushs Bourbon beans. Why…we had it today for Labor Day!
We love to grill chicken bombs and serve them with Bush’s Black Bean Fiesta with a little jalapeno added in. We enjoy spicy food so this has been a favorite this summer!
I would serve Lemon Chicken Kabobs with Sweet Mesquite Beans. Yum!
My husband always cooks ribs- dry rub with Lawrys first then adding Hawaiian BBQ sauce. It’s simply Eric’s ribs ;(
It is really funny but the hubs and I have been trying to eat Paleo, and I haven’t once thought of shikabobs… sp? This is a great giveaway, thanks for the chance to enter
Hand-packed burgers with Bush’s Southern Pit BBQ beans
These look so fresh and delicious!
I’d love grilling steak, just seasoned with salt and pepper, and serving it with the Texas Ranchero beans.
I’d have to do my go-to grilling fav – my Anyday Kabobs. I just do a light marinade of olive oil, salt, pepper, fresh garlic, fresh ginger and put it on chicken or steak and a variety of veggies (bell peppers, red onions, zucchini for the staples, and whatever else sounds good). It’s so easy and they always turn out great. I think I’d pair with the Bush’s Traditional Smokehouse Grillin’ Beans as I am in love with all things smoked and it would still keep it simple.
I would make your jalapeno cheddar chicken (one of our new faves) and pair it with texas ranchero grilling beans!
I like the Bourbon Brown Sugar and I would serve em with Sweet BarBQ grilled chicken b/c the flavors just mesh so well!
This is such a fun way to eat fajitas.
Grilled steak with roasted garlic paste and Steakhouse Tradition…..YUMMY!!
YUM!!! I’d love for you to share this at my Saturday Dishes Link Party this weekend! It’s a themed link up & this week’s theme is Memorial Day & Grilling! Feel free to share other old or new posts that fit the theme as well if you have them! (:
http://lifeisfantasmic.blogspot.com/2014/05/saturday-dishes-memorial-day-grilling.html
Love grilling out. Chicken and baked beans are a win win situation.
Any bad effects if I marinate overnight? Just read this more closely and saw 1-8hrs. It’s already in fridge for dinner tomorrow….
Thanks!
THe kabobs were excellent. I have also used the marinade for chicken breasts.
Tried this (as I’m in the UK in lockdown!) on Saturday night. I think might just be the tastiest thing I’ve ever eaten! I served the grilled meat and veg with spicy Mexican rice and a mixed dip of hot salsa and guacamole. I marinaded the chicken for about 5 hours. Incredible!