{"id":20365,"date":"2026-01-29T16:13:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T21:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/?p=20365"},"modified":"2026-01-30T13:03:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T18:03:45","slug":"easy-tarragon-dijon-chicken-skewers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/easy-tarragon-dijon-chicken-skewers\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Tarragon-Dijon Chicken Skewers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-none\" src=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-content\/gallery\/recipes\/EasyTarragonDijonChickenSkewers.jpg\" alt=\"Easy Tarragon-Dijon Chicken Skewers\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"icoDL\" src=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-content\/images\/ico_Print.png\" alt=\"download\" title=\"Print Recipe\" onClick=\"window.print()\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/easy-tarragon-dijon-chicken-skewers\/email\/\" title=\"Email This Post\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"WP-EmailIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-email\/images\/ico_email.png\" alt=\"Email This Post\" title=\"Email This Post\" style=\"border: 0px;\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"recTitle\">Easy Tarragon-Dijon Chicken Skewers<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\">Prep: 30 minutes plus marinating<br \/>\nGrill: 12 minutes \u2022 Serves: 4<\/span> <!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"recIngre\"><span>4 <\/span>garlic cloves, minced<br \/>\n<span>1\/3 <\/span>cup olive oil<br \/>\n<span>5\t<\/span>tablespoons fresh lemon juice<br \/>\n<span>2\t<\/span>tablespoons <strong>Grey Poupon Dijon mustard<\/strong><br \/>\n<span>2\t<\/span>teaspoons chopped fresh tarragon<br \/>\n<span>1\t<\/span>teaspoon lemon zest<br \/>\n<span>1\/2 <\/span>teaspoon kosher salt<br \/>\n<span>1\/2 <\/span>teaspoon ground black pepper<br \/>\n<span>1-1\/2 <\/span>pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch chunks<br \/>\n<span>8\t<\/span>(10-inch) wooden skewers<br \/>\n<span>2\t<\/span>red bell peppers, cut into 1-inch chunks<br \/>\n<span>\t<\/span>Lemon wedges for garnish (optional)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>1.<\/span>In medium bowl, whisk garlic, oil, lemon juice, mustard, tarragon, lemon zest, salt and black pepper. Makes about 2\/3 cup oil mixture.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>2.<\/span>Reserve 1\/4 cup oil mixture. Place chicken in large zip-top plastic bag; pour remaining oil mixture into bag. Seal bag, pressing out excess air; massage chicken in bag to coat and refrigerate at least 1 or up to 4 hours.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>3.<\/span>Prepare outdoor grill for direct grilling over medium-high heat; soak skewers in water 15 minutes. Remove chicken from marinade; discard marinade. Alternately thread chicken and bell peppers onto skewers. Place skewers on hot grill rack; cover and cook 12 minutes or until internal temperature of chicken reaches 165\u00b0, brushing with reserved 1\/4 cup oil mixture and turning every 3 minutes. Makes 8 skewers.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>4.<\/span>Serve skewers garnished with lemon wedges, if desired.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recNut\"><br \/>\nApproximate nutritional values per serving (2 skewers):<br \/>\n385 Calories, 22g Fat (4g Saturated), 94mg Cholesterol, 506mg Sodium,<br \/>\n8g Carbohydrates, 2g Fiber, 4g Sugars, 0g Added Sugars, 35g Protein<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>Smart Swaps:<\/span><br \/>\n> Use chicken breasts or a mix of breast and thigh to strike the right balance of leanness and moisture. Marinate the chicken overnight for a deeper flavor and quicker weeknight grilling.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Easy Tarragon-Dijon Chicken Skewers Prep: 30 minutes plus marinating Grill: 12 minutes \u2022 Serves: 4<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-05_lunch-dinner","category-recipes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20365"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20365\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20407,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20365\/revisions\/20407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}