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Three grilled chicken skewers drizzled with orange sauce and garnished with chopped herbs, served on a white plate.
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Air Fryer Bang Bang Chicken Skewers

🍗🌶️🍯 Juicy, bite-sized pieces of seasoned and quick-marinated chicken that's brushed with creamy and spicy-sweet bang bang sauce! I use my air fryer because it's easy, and the chicken is juicy, tender, and ready in 15 minutes, Oven-baking and grilling instructions are also provided in the Notes below.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Marinating Time30 minutes
Course: 30-Minute Meals, Air Fryer
Cuisine: Chicken
Keyword: air fryer chicken skewers, bang bang chicken, bang bang chicken skewers, chicken skewers with bang bang sauce
Servings: 6
Calories: 469cal

Equipment

Ingredients

Chicken

  • 1 ½ to 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts diced into 1-inch pieces (boneless skinless chicken thighs may be substituted)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon paprika or smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper or to taste

Bang Bang Sauce

  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • ⅓ to ½ cup sweet chili sauce
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 to 3 teaspoons sriracha sauce or to taste (recommened to start with less and work your way up if you know you're spice-sensitive)

Instructions

  • Soak wooden skewers if using them (rather than metal skewers) in water for about 30 minutes prior to using them.
    A glass bowl containing raw diced chicken pieces sprinkled with various seasonings on a white marble surface.
  • Chicken - To a large bowl, add the chicken, and all remaining ingredients, toss well to evenly coat the chicken, and allow it to marinate on your counter for about 30 minutes. If you're going to marinate longer, cover it with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for up to 4-6 hours.
    Thread the chicken onto approximately 4 to 6 skewers.
    Raw chicken pieces coated in a reddish marinade are arranged in a clear glass bowl on a white marble surface.
  • Bang Bang Sauce - To a large bowl, add all the ingredients, whisk to combine, taste, and adjust the spice/sweetness level, as desired.
    Divide the sauce into two bowls (one for brushing the chicken with as it cooks, and the other for serving).
    A clear glass bowl filled with a creamy, orange-yellow sauce or dressing sits on a white marble surface.
  • Air Fryer - If your air fryer needs to be preheated, do so before air frying. Otherwise spray the basket with cooking spray, add the skewers to the basket, brush them generously with bang bang sauce from one of the bowls; reserve the remainder.
    Four raw chicken skewers placed inside an air fryer basket, ready to be cooked.
  • Air fry at 375F-380F for about 10-12 minutes, flipping once midway through cooking. When you flip the skewers, brush them with the reserved bang bang sauce. After you're done with it, discard this bowl since it was in contact with raw chicken.
    Cooking/Air Frying Tips - Chicken is done when it reaches 165F as measured with a digital thermometer. All air fryers vary in their size and heat output, so air fry as long as necessary in your machine until the chicken is done and cooked to your liking. It may be more than 12 minutes especially if your air fryer is smaller. Do not crowd, and air fry in batches if necessary.
    Four cooked chicken skewers are arranged side by side inside an air fryer basket.
  • Serving - Serve the skewers with the untouched, fresh bowl of bang bang sauce and optionally garnish with fresh herbs such as cilantro, parsley, or your favorite.
    A grilled chicken skewer is dipped into a creamy orange sauce in a clear glass bowl.

Notes

Nutrition Stats: Not every drop of the bang bang sauce will be used for brushing, nor for dipping, and that’s where the majority of the calories/fat are coming from (mayo, chili sauce, honey) so in a practical sense, the caloric and fat consumption will be less than indicated while the protein stat should remain unchanged.
Storage: Leftovers will keep airtight in the fridge for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months. Reheat in the microwave for about 30 seconds, or as desired; or just eat cold from the fridge.

For Grilled Bang Bang Chicken Skewers

  • Do everything that same as you would for air fryer bang bang chicken skewers, but rather than air fry, you'll GRILL them on a grill that's been preheated to medium-high. Brush the chicken skewers with bang bang sauce before grilling.
  • Grill bang bang chicken skewers for about 8-10 minutes, or as needed. Rotate the skewers every couple of minutes to ensure even cooking. Brush, as desired, with extra bang bang sauce while grilled.
  • Exact grilling time will depend on the exact size of the chicken pieces, heat output of your grill, and how well done you like your grilled chicken. Start checking at 7-8 minutes, and they may need 10-12 minutes if the pieces are a bit larger.
  • Serve with reserved bang bang sauce.

For Baked Bang Bang Chicken Skewers

  • Similar to air fryer bang bang chicken skewers, you'll want to marinate the chicken pieces and make the bang bang sauce. It's your choice if you want to thread the chicken onto skewers or just bake it as-is on a greased baking sheet.
  • Do NOT brush with the bang bang sauce before baking. Only brush it on in the last 5 minutes or baking because the honey and sweet chili sauce will be prone to burning.
  • Bake for about 20 minutes in a preheated 375F oven. Flip once midway through.
  • Exact baking time will depend on the exact size of the chicken pieces. Start checking at 15 minutes, and they may need 22-25 minutes if the pieces are a bit larger.
  • Once baked and done, brush with bang bang sauce and serve with additional sauce.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 469cal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 18g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 88mg | Sodium: 934mg | Potassium: 452mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 226IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg
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