Buttermilk-And-Honey Chicken Kabobs

• 1/4 cup hot sauce
• 1/4 cup tomato paste
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 small sweet onion, grated
• 6 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon cracked black pepper
• 2 1/4 teaspoons salt, divided
• 3 pounds skinned and boned chicken thighs, trimmed and cut into 2-inch chunks
• 10 (6-inch) wooden or metal skewers
• Vegetable cooking spray
• Grilled lemon halves

1. Whisk together first 3 ingredients in a large bowl until smooth; whisk in buttermilk, next 3 ingredients, and 2 tsp. salt until blended.
2. Place buttermilk mixture and chicken in a large zip-top plastic freezer bag; seal and chill 3 hours.
3. Meanwhile, soak wooden skewers in water 30 minutes. (Omit if using metal skewers.)
4. Coat cold cooking grate of grill with cooking spray, and place on grill. Preheat grill to 350u0b0 to 400u0b0 (medium-high) heat. Remove chicken from marinade, discarding marinade. Thread chicken onto skewers, leaving a 1/8-inch space between pieces; sprinkle with remaining 1/4 tsp. salt.
5. Grill kabobs, covered with grill lid, 6 to 8 minutes on each side or until chicken is done. Serve with lemon halves and Toasted Pecan Pesto or Romesco Sauce.

hot sauce, tomato paste, honey, buttermilk, sweet onion, garlic, cracked black pepper, salt, chicken, wooden, vegetable cooking spray, lemon halves

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/buttermilk-honey-chicken-kabobs (may not work)