# Pickle-Brined Chicken Skewers

This recipe features chicken thighs brined in pickle juice, threaded onto skewers with pickle chips, grilled, and then baked, served with a dill ranch sauce.

- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 24 ounce jar dill pickle chips
- 1 tablespoon packed light brown sugar
- 1.75 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
- 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken thighs, excess fat trimmed, cut into 2-inch pieces
- 4 teaspoons olive oil
- 1.5 teaspoons ranch dressing mix
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
- 1 clove garlic clove, minced
- 0.25 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon ranch dressing mix
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh dill, plus more for garnish
- 0.125 teaspoon kosher salt

## Instructions

1. For skewers, open pickle jar and transfer pickles to a small bowl using a fork, leaving pickle juice in the jar. Set aside.
2. In the jar with pickle juice, add brown sugar and 1 teaspoon salt; whisk until dissolved.
3. Add chicken to the jar, making sure all pieces are submerged.
4. Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours or up to 12 hours.
5. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
6. Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil.
7. Remove chicken pieces from pickle juice; discard juice.
8. Thread 1 chicken piece followed by 3 pickle chips onto an 8-inch skewer; repeat layers once, then finish with a third chicken piece.
9. Continue threading remaining chicken and pickles onto skewers as needed; reserve any extra pickles for another use.
10. Place skewers on the prepared baking sheet; pat dry using paper towels.
11. Evenly brush skewers with oil.
12. Sprinkle chicken pieces evenly with ranch dressing mix and remaining 3/4 teaspoon salt.
13. Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat until water sprinkled on immediately sizzles.
14. Grill skewers, pressing down on chicken as needed, just until marks form on two sides, about 1 minute per side.
15. Return skewers to baking sheet.
16. Bake in the preheated oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the chicken registers at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), 7 to 12 minutes.

## Equipment

- jar
- small bowl
- whisk
- rimmed baking sheet
- aluminum foil
- fork
- grill pan
- instant-read thermometer
- 8-inch skewer
- paper towels

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSxdilGiVcT/?igsh=MXR2N3cydml0a255bQ==
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- Extracted: 2025-12-28

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