Air Fryer Old Bay Chicken Skewers

These Old Bay Chicken Skewers are so good and loaded with deliciousness. You’ll love how quick these chicken skewers come together in the air fryer, too. After cooking, the skewers are brushed with a swoon-worthy buttery sauce that clings to the juicy chicken. Pair them alongside your favorite sides for a complete meal!

Lately, it’s like me and my air fryer are besties, y’all. I’ve been using it left and right for the last couple of weeks, ha! And the funny thing is that I must’ve been one of the last people on the planet to buy into the air fryer hype and purchase one, but so glad I eventually did. Anyways, I use it for all kinds of foods, and these chicken skewers are one of my favorite things to whip up!

Air Fryer Old Bay Chicken Skewers 😋

These air fryer chicken skewers are such a breeze to make and perfect for a quick lunch/dinner, and also great for meal prep, too! Juicy bites of chicken seasoned well with a combination of zesty old bay seasoning + lemon pepper seasoning…super simple! These tasty chicken skewers get finished off with a rich, flavorful sauce to send them over the delicious edge. Pair the skewers with your favorite sides for an extra filling meal everyone will LOVE!

⇢ Unfussy yet flavor-filled meals: coq au vin blanc, these harissa chicken bowls, or 1-pan favorites like cuban picadillo and/or caribbean coconut curry salmon…give me an uncomplicated but not boring dish and I’m happy 👌🏾.

Ingredients Needed For This Recipe

(Note: the full ingredients list, including measurements, is provided in the recipe card directly below.)

• Chicken: For these skewers, I use chicken tenderloins!
• Oil: For coating the chicken.
• Old Bay seasoning: The perfect zesty flavoring and spice.
• Lemon pepper seasoning: My fave! Lemon pepper compliments the old bay!
• & for the skewer sauce: butter, mayonnaise (or sour cream), lemon juice, chopped parsley, and garlic. This skewer sauce is laced with so much flava! 😛

How To Make These Air Fryer Chicken Skewers

(Note: please see the recipe card directly below for the complete written instructions.)

1. Prep & season chicken. Pat the chicken tenderloins dry with paper towel. Then cut the tenderloins into 3-4 sections, making rough chunks. Place the chunks into a large bowl and cover with oil, Old Bay seasoning, and lemon pepper seasoning. Use your hands to massage the spices into the chicken. Then set the bowl aside to marinate for at least 30 minutes. While the chicken is resting, soak skewers to prevent scorching.
2. Thread chicken onto skewers. After sitting, the chicken is ready to air fry. Preheat the air fryer to 400°F. Then thread an even amount of chicken chunks onto each pre-soaked skewer. Place the assembled chicken skewers into the air fryer basket, careful not to overcrowd the basket.

Air Fry & Finish Skewers With Sauce

1. Air fry chicken skewers. Set the air fryer to 400°F and cook the chicken skewers for 18 minutes, flipping the skewers at the halfway mark.
2. Make skewer sauce. At the last 5 minutes of the skewers’ cooking time, prepare the sauce. Add the butter into a small saucepan over low heat and stir until melted. Then remove butter from heat and immediately stir in the mayonnaise (or sour cream), lemon juice, parsley, Old Bay seasoning, and garlic- stirring the sauce well until thoroughly combined.
3. Brush sauce over skewers & serve. Place the cooked chicken skewers onto a platter/plate and brush them with the sauce while everything is still warm- slathering every crevice! Serve these juicy chicken skewers immediately as-is or alongside your favorite sides. Enjoy!

Tips + Tricks, Notes & FAQs

You may have additional questions about this air fryer chicken skewers recipe. Here’s some extra info and things I think you’ll find helpful:

• Air fryer appliance tings: I have this air fryer and really like it! Although, any air fryer over 5-quarts in capacity/size will work!
• Skewer size: I find 8-inch skewers to fit beautifully.
• Soak skewers!: This is best practice to prevent the bamboo skewers from any scorching/burning during the air fryer cooking process.
• Air fryer liners: These air fryer paper liners make cooking in this appliance an absolute dream. The cleanup afterwards is nonexistent with ’em! 🙌🏾
• Can I make these skewers in the oven?: If you don’t have an air fryer, yes, you can cook these in the oven. Prep, season, and thread chicken onto skewers as directed in the recipe card, below. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Lay the skewers onto a foil-lined baking sheet and bake the skewers until cooked through, about 20-25 minutes. Afterwards, turn the oven to the broil function and broil skewers until browned, about 1-2 minutes. Yay.

What To Serve Alongside Your Skewers

We love serving these chicken skewers with a side salad or wedge salad. Alternatively, this recipe would pair well with rice and peas, mashed potatoes, stovetop mac and cheese or steamed veggies like broccoli, cauliflower, etc.

Storing Leftovers & Reheating

Make sure any leftovers are completely cooled and then transfer skewers along with sauce into an airtight container. Keep it stored inside of the refrigerator for 3-4 days. Reheat leftovers in the microwave until warmed through- you may need to add a splash of water to help rehydrate the skewer sauce.

Between these Old Bay Chicken Skewers and that delicious sauce slathered over them, whew. This recipe, get at it! Be sure to tag @butterbeready in your BBR recipe creations, I sure love to see it when you do. Until next time! 🤟🏾

More scrumptious eats you cannot miss:

• Easy Oven-Baked Ribs
• Caribbean Coconut Curry Salmon
• Pork Tenderloin w/ Dijon Cream Sauce
• Creamy Lemon Herb Butter Ravioli
• Coq Au Vin Blanc (Chicken In White Wine)
• Lemon Cacio E Pepe

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