With grilling season just around the corner, I’ve been dying to resurrect this recipe for Rosemary Grilled Chicken. The kabob recipe comes from a Williams Sonoma Grilling book, so yeah, you know it’s kind of awesome. Chunks of marinated, grilled chicken are so tender and juicy, they literally melt in your mouth. I love the chicken served over rice or stuffed in a pita with grilled veggies (just double the marinade and grill up some zucchini, peppers, sweet onions and button mushrooms).
I must have made this super-easy recipe over 10 times last summer, but I’ve been hesitant to try it on my grill pan, reasoning that the savoury, charred goodness should be limited to an outdoor grill. T-minus 2 months to BBQ season!
If you don’t have fresh rosemary, 1 teaspoon of dried rosemary will work in a pinch – but hey, live a little! Make the trip to the supermarket if you have to – nothing beats fresh rosemary. Enjoy!
INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup ranch dressing
3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon white vinegar
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste
1 tablespoon white sugar
4-5 skinless, boneless Maple Leaf Prime chicken breast halves – cut into 1 inch cubes
DIRECTIONS
In a medium bowl, stir together the olive oil, ranch dressing, Worcestershire sauce, rosemary, salt, lemon juice, white vinegar, pepper, and sugar. Let stand for 5 minutes. Place chicken in the bowl, and stir to coat with the marinade. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Preheat the grill to medium-high heat. Thread chicken onto skewers and discard marinade. Lightly oil the grill grate. Grill skewers for 8 to 12 minutes, or until the chicken is no longer pink in the center and juices run clear. Serves 6.
OMG. this sounds incredible! Thanks – DYING for bbq season :)
You’re very welcome Jen! I too am dying for BBQ season!
i really like how the ingredients don’t need to be specially sourced – they are likely all in your kitchen! would you dip these in a sauce?
I would absolutely dip these in ranch dressing – or, you can double the marinade and set aside half in the refrigerator as a dipping sauce. Just be sure to mix it well before serving. Enjoy!
Is that your picture of the kebabs? That looks delicious. I will be trying this recipe. Thanks!
Great picture, isn’t it? As it’s a Williams Sonoma recipe, that’s WS’ photo :)
Your recipe reminded me of the first time I cooked dinner for my husband, when we were dating! I made him very similar chicken shish kabobs with a little charcoal hibachi on my apaprtment patio. I got to make these!
I’m not surprised your then-boyfriend proposed – a woman who can barbecue shish kebabs? Heaven!
Mmmmm! I’ve been on a chicken kick lately, so this recipe is perfect timing! Thanks!
(Yes, we are already BBQ-ing in BC)
Super jealous Kat!! Enjoy BBQ season, and the Rosemary Grilled Chicken!
This looks delicious!! I love chicken plus I cook with olive oil a lot. This recipe actually looks low fat to me :) Can’t wait to try this one out! Thank you, Lena :)
You’re welcome Teresa! You can absolutely cut the fat by using less oil and a low-fat ranch dressing. It’s delicious, you’ll love it!
Those chicken kabobs look delish! The recipe is pretty easy and I can’t wait for the BBQ season to try this out. Thanks!
You’re welcome! Please do let me know what you think!
uhhhHHHhhrghhhuuuuHHHggrruhhhHHh (Homer drooling sound) I love BBQ,
speaking of BBQ you should check out my friends’ new TV show on the Travel and Leisure channel, it’s called BBQ Crawl.
BAHAHAHA had me laughing out loud Debbie! And I am definitely checking out BBQ Crawl!
I’m loving your summer-themed posts, but the snow that won’t go away is making them torturous! That corner that BBQ and patio season are hiding around seemed to get a lot wider today…
:) It’s finally getting warmer in the GTA, time to bookmark the recipe!
This looks and sounds delicious! Will definitely have to give it a try once BBQ season starts!
Please do Sophia!
This both looks and sounds delicious! I love grilling in the summer! We love doing shishkebos with chicken, veggies and bacon wrapped peaches!!
Bacon wrapped peaches??? Googling a recipe right NOW!
This recipe looks great, will definitely be trying it once we get the bbq out!!
Thanks Judy, let me know how you like it!
that looks yummy, I think I might try to incorporate them into kebobs for dinner
as in Kebobs with veggies too
Sounds delish Sarah!
Yumm .. That looks good. I definately have to try cuz it sounds interesting thats for sure ;)
Rosemary and chicken are always a winning combination!
If this weather holds up *crosses fingers*, I will be trying this out this weekend! Looks so good.
AMAZING! Let me know how you like it!
This looks great..perfect for summer bbq..now just need to get rid of our snow!
Still snow where you’re at?? BOOO!!!
Nice & easy recipe for the warm weather this coming weekend.
This gives me a little more motivation to get the BBQ set up. They only marinate for 30 minutes (instead of overnight) which is handy too.
i love the sounds of this recipe, will be making it soon thanks so much
I took chicken out for dinner tonight and hadn’t decided what to do with it yet…..I know now!!
i showed my son this recipe and he wants to try it next weekend.. thanks well done
wow that looks fantastic!
I pinned this one and I love rosemary so it really appealed to me just in the title of the recipe….besides I’m on a real chicken kick lately…hmmm why would that be? McWraps, #CDNSLUVChicken….etc.
Made this for dinner last night, definitely a keeper recipe
So happy to hear you enjoyed it!
Love rosemary grilled chicken
This recipe looks delicious from the picture and the combination of ingredients let me think that it really tastes delicious