My Chicken Spiedini Are the Easiest Skewers I’ve Ever Made

Chicken spiedini are skewers of breaded marinated chicken breast that are roasted to golden brown right in the oven.

Skewers of marinated chicken are tossed with a combination of Italian breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese, then drizzled with garlic butter sauce. Alex Lepe/TCA

By Andrea Rivera Wawrzyn TheKitchn.com

Spiedini is an Italian dish often made with beef cooked on skewers, though there are versions that include vegetables and other proteins as well, like chicken. I cook a lot of chicken at my house: oven roasted chicken thighs, chicken tinga, chicken soup, you name it. Chicken is in heavy rotation, so I’m always pleased to find a new-to-me way to prepare it. Chicken spiedini are skewers of breaded marinated chicken breast that are roasted to golden brown right in the oven (no grill necessary) and then get drizzled with a garlic butter sauce.