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Best Kabob Recipes (Oven, Smoker, Air Fryer, and On the Grill!)

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An ultimate list of delicious kabob recipes for the oven, smoker, and grill, including chicken, beef, pork, shrimp, and vegan and vegetarian options.

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Whether you say kebab, kebob, kabob, or kabab, you’ll love these yummy summer skewer recipes for the oven, smoker, air fryer, and grill!

We’re sharing quick and easy offerings for every cuisine, taste preference, and diet.

Find meaty chicken, beef, and pork recipes, light and fresh vegan and vegetarian options, and succulent seafood delights!

Table Of Contents
  1. The Best Summer Kabob Recipes
  2. Serve These With
  3. More Like This

The Best Summer Kabob Recipes

Beef

Ground beef kabobs on a plate with sliced red onion, cucumber, and tomatoes.
Steak kabobs with potatoes on a wooden cutting board next to a bowl of sauce.

Chicken

Grilled chicken kabobs with onion and bell pepper on a plate with rice.
Grilled chicken kabobs with zucchini, bell pepper, onions, and tomatoes on a white plate.
Grilled lemon chicken skewers on a plate with salad and bread.
Grilled chicken kebabs with bell peppers and onion on a wooden cutting board.
Grilled pineapple chicken kabobs on a white plate next to a bowl of salad.
Grilled chicken sausage kabobs on a white serving platter.
Chicken thigh kabobs stacked in a square white serving bowl.
Teriyaki chicken skewers on a white plate with slices of lime.
Sweet chili chicken skewers on a long white rectangular serving platter.
Hulu Hulu chicken kabobs with pineapple, red onion, and bell pepper on a white plate.
BBQ bacon chicken skewers stacked on a white serving platter.
Tandoori Chicken kabobs on a bed of white rice on a white plate.
Chicken kofta kebabs on a white platter with yogurt dip and rice.
Broiled chicken kabobs with tomatoes, onion, and zucchini on a round white plate.

Pork

Four grilled sausage kabobs with squash and potatoes on parchment paper and white platter.
Filipino BBQ pork skewers no a plate with salad.
Pork sausage kabobs with vegetables on a bed of seasoned rice.
Grilled sausage kabobs with red onion and bell peppers on a white serving platter.
Pork kofta kebabs on a plate with cucumbers, tomatoes, and lemon.
Pork and vegetable skewers with pineapple and vegetables on a white serving platter.

Seafood

Grilled shrimp kabobs on a white plate with a lemon wedge.
Grilled shrimp and pineapples on metal skewers on a sheet pan with sliced limes.
Grilled shrimp skewers on a bed of sliced lemons on a white plate.
Red Rock Longhorn Steakhouse copycat grilled shrimp on a sheet pan.
Mixed seafood grilled shrimp skewers on a serving platter and on a white plate with rice.
Grilled shrimp kabobs with vegetables and chimichurri sauce on a white plate.

Vegan and Vegetarian

Grilled vegetable kabobs with mushrooms and bell pepper on a white plate.
Garlic mushroom vegetable kabobs on a small white plate.
Grilled vegetable skewers with red onion, zucchini, bell peppers, and green garnish.
Tofu kabobs with purple potatoes, zucchini, and bell pepper.
Jamaican jerk mushroom kabobs with pineapple on a white plate.
Vegetable shish kabobs on a wooding cutting board with a bowl of rice.
Vegetable skewers on a grill with corn, mushrooms, peppers, and onion.
Grilled baby potatoes on metal skewers on a serving platter.
Paneer satay skewers with creamy sauce, lime wedges, and cilantro garnish.

Bonus Fruit Skewers for Dessert

Rainbow fruit skewers on a wooden serving platter with a sweet creamy dip.
Patriotic fruit kabobs with marshmallows and chocolate drizzle.

Serve These With

Here are some of our favorite summer sides to serve with these yummy kabob recipes.

Wooden spoon rests in black frying pan filled with honey butter corn.
Broccoli and cauliflower salad in white bowl with salad spoon and fork and pitcher of dressing nearby.
Cowboy caviar with avocado, black beans, onions and tomatoes in white bowl.
Wooden spoon in cast iron skillet of baked beans with brown sugar topped with bacon.
Easy potato salad recipe in large white serving bowl and white dinner bowl.
Cowboy baked beans in dutch oven with wooden spoon and striped towel nearby.
Bowl of Hawaiian macaroni salad with carrots on wooden cutting board next to kitchen towel.
Pizza pasta salad with cavatappi, olives, pepperoni, and fresh basil in a large cream bowl.
Two bowls of dill pickle macaroni salad on table with greenery stem and gold forks nearby.
Rotini pasta salad with tomatoes, cucumber, and chicken on large white platter with ingredients scattered around.
Two wooden spoons rest in bowl of Italian pasta salad with fresh vegetables.
Two bowls of fruit salad with pudding and fresh fruit on pink table.

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