Olive Garden Chicken Speidies Recipe
Serves/Makes: 6
Ingredients:
# **Chicken Marinade***
1/4 cup pure olive oil
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
2 teaspoons granulated sugar
1 clove garlic, crushed or minced
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1 1/2 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast meat, cut into 1 inch by 1 inch
squares
# **Spiedies Appetizer Sauce:***
1 cup mayonnaise
2 teaspoons dried tarragon
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1 teaspoon garlic, finely chopped
# **Assembly of Speidies***
3 large red bell peppers, cut into 1/2 inch by 1 inch strips
2 large green bell peppers, cut into 1/2 inch by 1 inch strips
1 large yellow onion, cut into 1/2 inch by 1 inch strips
24 (8 inch) bamboo skewers, soaked in water in the refrigerator overnight
Directions:
Chicken Marinade
Add all ingredients except the chicken to non-aluminum mixing bowl and mix
thoroughly until the sugar and salt are completely dissolved. Pound the chicken
breast between sheets of waxed paper until an even thickness of 3/16 inch
overall. Cut the chicken breast meat into 1 inch squares and add to the
marinate, covering completely. Allow to marinate for two hours, refrigerated.
Remove from the marinade after two hours and drain.
Spiedies Appetizer Sauce: Yields 1 1/2 cups
Mix all ingredients together just until blended. Chill 1-2 hours to blend
flavors. Serve cold.
Assembly of Speidies
Wash the bell peppers and cut into specified sizes, to ensure proper cooking.
Cut the onions into specified sizes and separated into individual layers.
Assemble the Spiedies in the following order: red bell pepper, onion, chicken
(folded into C shaped on the skewer), green bell pepper, onion, chicken ( C
shape), alternately, finishing with a red pepper strip after the fourth piece of
chicken on each skewer. Spread the skewered items out on each skewer, so they
will cook quickly.
Grilling the Spiedies
Assembled Spiedies, 4 per guest
Place the Spiedies on a grill or a griddle and cook approximately one minute per
side, turning four times. Adjust the timing according to your equiment's heat
output.
Serve immediately with dipping sauce, about 1/4 cup per serving
This recipe for Olive Garden Chicken Speidies serves/makes 6.