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Grill these chicken tikka skewers on a barbecue or in a pan.

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Pick up sticks: 20 flavour-packed recipes for food on skewers

Something magical happens when you thread ingredients onto skewers and apply heat. These skewers using various proteins all grill quickly, guaranteeing easy, flavourful weeknight meals.

20 recipes
Paneer skewers with coconut-tomato sambal and toasted roti.
EASY

Paneer skewers with coconut-tomato sambal and toasted roti

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Orange and honey chicken skewers.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s orange and honey chicken skewers

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
Chicken teriyaki works well as skewers.
EASY

Chicken teriyaki skewers with soba noodles and ginger-citrus dressing

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Tikka chicken skewers with crunchy coconut potatoes.
EASY

Chicken tikka skewers with crunchy coconut potatoes

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Chicken and chorizo espetada with coriander lemon rice and peri peri aioli.
EASY

Chicken and chorizo espetada

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Cumin lamb skewers with quick chilli pickle and noodles.
EASY

Cumin lamb skewers with quick chilli pickle

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
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The skewers can be cooked under the grill or on the barbecue.
EASY

Turmeric chicken skewers with cucumber, apple and lime

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Pork belly skewers with green miso noodle salad.
EASY

Pork belly skewers with green miso noodle salad

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Char sui pork skewers with cucumber and sesame salad.
EASY

Char siu pork skewers with cucumber and sesame salad

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Picanha beef skewers with cheese-stuffed flatbreads.
EASY

Picanha beef skewers with cheese-stuffed flatbreads

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Barbecued cevapi skewers with herb and quinoa tabbouleh.
EASY

Barbecued cevapi skewers with herb and quinoa tabbouleh

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Xinjiang lamb skewers with crispy egg pancakes.
EASY

Lamb skewers with cheat’s crispy egg pancakes

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Vietnamese beef skewers with crispy noodles.
EASY

Vietnamese beef skewers with crispy noodles

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Prawn and chorizo skewers with quick mojo verde.
EASY

Prawn and chorizo skewers with quick mojo verde

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Pork satay skewers.

Rosheen Kaul’s pork satay skewers

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Rosheen Kaul
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Satay chicken with cucumber salad and coconut rice is easy yet impressive.
EASY

Satay chicken bowls with cucumber salad and coconut rice

  • < 30 mins
  • Sarah Pound
The black vinegar sauce on these Sichuan-style cumin and lamb skewers also serves as a glaze.
EASY

Sichuan-style cumin and lamb skewers

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Coconut and lemongrass pork skewers with chilli-vinegar sauce.
EASY

Coconut and lemongrass grilled pork skewers

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Danielle Alvarez
Eggplant shawarma with sumac pickled radishes and tahini.
EASY

Eggplant shawarma with sumac-pickled radishes and tahini flatbreads

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Chermoula mushroom skewers.
EASY

Chermoula mushroom skewers

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink