Healthy Smoked Cilantro Lime Chicken Skewers | Easy BBQ Smoker Recipe

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point and is healthier.

chicken breast

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: chicken drumsticks

Chicken thighs are juicier and often less expensive.

lime juice

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lemon juice provides a similar acidity.

red onion

🥗Healthier: green onion

💰Cheaper: white onion

Green onion adds freshness and is often cheaper.

Fire up the Oklahoma Joe smoker and preheat it to between 275 and 300 degrees Fahrenheit.

Prepare the marinade by adding extra virgin olive oil, fresh squeezed lime juice, low sodium soy sauce, light brown sugar, and ground cumin into a bowl.

Whisk the marinade ingredients together until well mixed.

Add chopped fresh cilantro, kosher salt, and fresh ground black pepper to the marinade and whisk again.

Incorporate minced ginger and garlic into the marinade and whisk one final time.

Add approximately bite-sized pieces of chicken breast into the marinade and mix until the chicken is well coated.

Cover the bowl and refrigerate the marinated chicken for at least 1 hour (creator used 2 hours).

Soak skewers in water to prevent burning while cooking.

Build the skewers by threading the marinated chicken pieces onto the soaked skewers, aiming for 6-7 pieces of chicken per skewer.

Place the skewers on the smoker and cook until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit or slightly higher.

Remove the skewers from the smoker once they reach the desired temperature and let them rest for a moment before serving.

Serve the skewers with additional lime wedges and cilantro for garnish.

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