Shish Kabob Help

I do veggies separate from the meat, particularly chicken.

I’d marinate the chicken, the veggies I’d just brush with marinade or Italian dressing while they’re cooking

Veggies and maybe the sausage I’d do hot/fast, the chicken depends on the thickness, would do it lower/slower to cook through then maybe pop with heat to caramelize the marinade

I’d sprinkle whatever seasonings you want before cooking

Big thing is to keep things like meat similar size to keep cooking time the same.

You using metal or wood skewers?

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I do veggies separate from the meat, particularly chicken.

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I do this. Even though it isn’t as visually appealing, I cook all like things on the same skewers. Peppers on a skewer (or however many it takes), onions, steak, chicken, whatever. I cook them all on their own skewers and then mix them together into a bowl when serving. Like I said, it’s not as visually appealing, but it helps to not over/undercook a part of the meal.

I’ve done it both ways. You don’t need to pre-cook your veggies. There’s no reason the veggies need to cook longer than the meat so long as you cut each to the proper size. The traditional method is to put meat, onion, pepper, and mushrooms alternating in order on each skewer and then give one or two skewers to each diner, depending on size. (Some people also use cherry tomatoes but I’m not into that. Of course you can use whatever turns you on.) You can marinate the meat if you want or you can just brush the whole thing with olive oil and season it with salt and pepper. However you do it, don’t crowd the meat too tightly or it might not cook evenly. And use high heat. You want some char while the meat stays juicy and the veggies keep some crunch. It’s really easy. Just use common sense and don’t overthink it and you’ll be just fine.

They came out ok. I marinated everything in Italian dressing and then dusted with bbq rub prior to cooking. I then painted with bbq sauce before resting. The flavor didn’t pop like I expected. I will try again with some hardcore carnivore red next time to see if that changes things.

I like the vegetables to get some char on them. The meats cook so quickly, that doesn't happen much of the time except some edges. Cooking the vegetables separately certainly works. Sometimes, I just grill the vegetable a bit off the skewers. Then, I load them on the skewers with the proteins and cook until the protein is done. Just gives the vegetables a bit of a head start.