Hawaiian Chicken – A great dinner idea with wonderful caramelized pineapples on top and cooked it a delicious sauce! Serve with couscous, rice, mashed potatoes, whatever you enjoy!

Name: Hawaiian Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Chicken Thighs or Drumsticks. Allow 2 - 3 per person.; As many pineapple rings as you like. I allowed 2 per person; cup The pineapple juice from the can of your pineapples, about 1 or so?; 2 cups or 500 ml hot water; 1 chicken stock cube; 2 teaspoons mustard, your favourite choice; 1 Tablespoon Sugar; 1 Tablespoon honey; 1 Tablespoon Tomato puree; Salt & Pepper; 1 Tablespoon vinegar; 2 Tablespoons flour ** if you are using more liquid, you will need to use more flour or cornstarch to thicken the sauce.

Hawaiian Chicken! What a delicious recipe this is.

If you’re a fan of using pineapples in savory food, then this recipe is for you!

This Hawaiian chicken recipe is a perfect dinner for a Luau or simply a regular weeknight meal. You can make in bulk in sheet pans or just for two persons in a small oven proof dish.

I decided I would go with a pineapple flavor, and have the chicken and pineapples lovely and caramelized during the baking, making the chicken a little sticky sweet on the outside and really moist and tender when you eat it.

I based the sauce on a slightly sweet and sour flavor, and because the chicken is cooking in the sauce, you have the flavors coming through every part of this dish. It really was a delight to eat and super quick to prepare.

If you enjoy sweetness in a savory dish, take a look at our lovely Chinese Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe, it’s so delicious!

So let’s get straight to the recipe and see how we make this delicious Hawaiian Chicken. Please enjoy!

Ingredients:

Chicken Thighs or Drumsticks. Allow 2 – 3 per person.
As many pineapple rings as you like. I allowed 2 per person
The pineapple juice from the can of your pineapples (about 1 cup or so?)
The sauce
2 cups or 500 ml hot water
1 chicken stock cube
2 teaspoons mustard (your favourite choice)
1 Tablespoon Sugar
1 Tablespoon honey
1 Tablespoon Tomato puree
Salt & Pepper
1 Tablespoon vinegar
2 Tablespoons flour ** if you are using more liquid, you will need to use more flour or cornstarch to thicken the sauce.

Instructions:

1. Set Oven to 180 C / 350 F / Gas 4

2. Wash and prepare the chicken in a suitable ovenproof dish. Allow enough space for the chicken to sit separate and also to hold the sauce. Pour over the pineapple juice. Add salt and pepper to the chicken if you wish.

3. In a jug, add the stock cube to the hot water to dissolve it, then in a bowl, add the flour and enough cold water to make it into a paste. Once done, add the remaining ingredients for the sauce and stir to avoid any lumps. Add this to the jug of hot water & dissolved stock cube.

4. Pour the sauce all over the chicken and then arrange the pineapple rings how you like.

5. Place in the oven for 60 minutes. Halfway through cook time, you may want to move the pineapple rings a little so the skin underneath browns evenly.

The chicken will look like it is burnt, but in fact, it is the sugars & pineapple caramelizing, so please don’t worry!
Serve with my Delicious Cous Cous, rice or whatever you like!

Hawaiian Chicken - A great dinner idea with wonderful caramelised pineapples on top and cooked it a delicious sauce! Serve with cous cous, rice, mashed potatoes, whatever you enjoy!

Halfway through cook time, I moved the pineapple rings for better browning

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