Meet your new favorite grilling recipe: Grilled Hawaiian Chicken! Tender and delicious chicken in a savory marinade with sweet grilled pineapple slices. It’s super easy to make and the whole family will love it!
½teaspooncrushed red pepper flakes(or more if you want it to be spicy)
3large cloves garlic, minced or pressed
2Tablespoonstomato ketchup
1can pineapple rings(reserve ½ cup of the juice for the marinade)
3largeboneless skinless chicken breasts, sliced in half length-wise to make 6 thin filets of chicken
2Tablespoonscornstarch
2-3scallions, sliced on the diagonal, for garnish
Instructions
Whisk the low sodium soy sauce, water, sesame oil, brown sugar, ground ginger, red pepper flakes, garlic ketchup and pineapple juice until well combined.
Pour the marinade over the Smithfield All Natural Boneless Pork Chops and let them sit for at least 10 minutes or overnight (you can also freeze them in the marinade and thaw them for later use).
Spray the grill with non-stick cooking spray and heat it to medium-high.
Place the chicken pieces and pineapple rings on the grill and reserve the marinade to make the sauce.
Grill them for 3-5 minutes on each side depending on thickness. Rotate them a little bit midway through each side if you want a nice crosshatch grill mark (this is optional). Keep an eye on them because every grill is different.
Once the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees remove them from the grill and rest them for 5 minutes tented in foil.
While the chicken rests, strain the marinade into a sauce pan. Heat over medium heat until it starts boiling. Whisk the cornstarch with a small amount of water to form a slurry.
Boil for 2 minutes then add the slurry and reduce it to low heat for a couple minutes to thicken the sauce.
Drizzle the meat and pineapple with sauce, sprinkle with chopped scallions and serve immediately.