Baked Hawaiian Chicken Skillet Food

HAWAIIAN CHICKEN RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat 1 ½ tablespoons of oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. In a large bowl, toss chicken thighs with flour to coat. Brown chicken thighs for 3-4 minutes per side or until golden brown. Remove to plate.
• Add ½ tablespoon oil to the same skillet and add red onion and red pepper. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• In a medium bowl, mix brown sugar and cornstarch. Stir in the juice from the canned pineapple, minced garlic, ginger, salt, and pepper.
• Add the sauce to the skillet and heat until the mixture comes to a boil. Turn down heat and simmer for 2 minutes or until sauce has thickened.
• Return chicken to the skillet and stir to coat with sauce. Cover skillet and cook on medium heat for 10-15 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink inside.
• Garnish with green onions and sesame seeds and serve with rice.

BAKED HAWAIIAN CHICKEN SKILLET

Steps:

• 1. In a mixing bowl, combine the soy sauce, brown sugar, can of pineapple tidbits (with the juice), lemon juice, ginger and garlic. whisk until brown sugar is dissolved. pour half of the marinade into a tupperware container. make sure all the pieces of pineapple go into that container with the marinade. cover with a lid and put in the refrigerator.
• 2. pour the other half of the marinade into a large ziploc bag. add the chicken breasts into the ziploc bag as well. seal and allow the chicken to marinate for at least an hour, preferably overnight.
• 3. preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• 4. combine the cornstarch and water in a small bowl. set aside.
• 5. remove the reserved tupperware container with the marinade from the refrigerator. pour into a saucepan and allow to come to a bubble. once the sauce starts to boil, whisk the cornstarch mixture into the sauce. allow to thicken. remove from heat. set aside.
• 6. while the sauce is heating, preheat a large oven proof skillet. i used a 14 inch cast iron. like this one here. add the oil. once hot, remove the chicken from the marinade, shake off excess and carefully lay into the skillet (discard the bag of marinade). allow to sear on that side for about 3 minutes, and flip. pour the reserved thickened sauce over the chicken breasts. immediately place the skillet in the oven and bake in the preheated oven for 15 - 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. original recipe found here - http://www.pomanmeals.com/baked-hawaiian-chicken-skillet/.

HAWAIIAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Set oven to 350°F.
• Place chicken in baking dish.
• Melt butter in large skillet on low heat.
• Mix corn starch and hot water in glass or small bowl until well blended; set aside.
• Add excess pineapple juice from can of pineapple chunks.
• Sprinkle pineapple chunks over chicken.
• Mix brown sugar, salt, vinegar, worcestershire sauce, and chili powder in skillet until well blended.
• Turn skillet to medium heat and let simmer for 2 minutes.
• Stir in ketchup and soy sauce.
• Stir in corn starch mixture and blend well, sauce will become very thick.
• Let simmer 2-3 more minutes.
• Pour sauce over chicken and pineapple chunks.
• Bake chicken for 50-60 minutes, or until chicken is cooked completely through.
• Remove with caution, pan may be heavy and it will be hot.