# Caprese Chicken Skewers with Pesto Sauce

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- Published: 2025-11-28T07:00:00+11:00
- Author: Clare Whitfield

Caprese Chicken Skewers with Pesto Sauce are a delicious meal that you can throw
together and cook on the barbecue on a nice warm evening with a few cold beers.

Of course you don’t have to make the Pesto Sauce if you don’t want to – but it does
make a simple mean into a sensational one!

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You can get Bocconcini Balls in the cheese or deli section of your local supermarket.

Make sure you buy them close to when you eat them because they do go off rather 
quickly!

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## Caprese Chicken Skewers with Pesto Sauce

 Recipe by Stay at Home Mum

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Juicy chicken pieces threaded with cherry tomatoes and mozzarella, grilled or baked
to perfection, and served with fresh, vibrant pesto sauce. A simple, flavorful, 
and elegant appetizer or light meal.

 Course: MainCuisine: AustralianDifficulty: Easy

Servings

 Adjust servings

+

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4

servings

Prep time

15

minutes

Cooking time

10

minutes

Calories

220

kcal

Total time

25

minutes

  Cook Mode

### Ingredients

 * 2 large Chicken breasts, cut into 2cm cubes
 * 250 grams Cherry tomatoes
 * 1 tub Bocconcini Balls
 * 1 tbsp Olive oil
 *  Salt and Pepper to taste
 * 1 tbsp Dried Thyme
 * **Pesto Sauce Ingredients**
 * 1 large bunch Fresh Basil
 * 100 grams Parmesan Cheese
 *  Salt and Pepper
 * 1 tbsp Olive oil

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### Directions

 * How to To Make The Caprese Chicken Skewers with Pesto Sauce:
 * Soak 12-14 bamboo skewers in water to prevent them from burning.
 * Thread a piece of chicken onto the skewer and then tomato and repeat until you
   have three of each alternating ingredient. Repeat with the rest of the skewers.
 * Brush them with olive oil, grind over pepper and salt and sprinkle with thyme
   leaves.
 * Preheat a grill pan or BBQ over medium-high heat. Grill skewers for about 3 minutes
   on each side or until they have a little char around the edges and the chicken
   is cooked through.
 * Remove from the grill, add cheese ball to each end and drizzle over pesto sauce.
 * How to Make The Pesto Sauce:
 * Place all ingredients in a small food processor and blitz to combine. If the 
   pesto looks a little thick add more olive oil and blitz again until you get the
   desired consistency.
 * These are super fun when served on mini skewers too. I think kids and adults 
   alike love picking up a skewer that just has a few bites on it.
 * You should get about 24 mini kebabs for this recipe.

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