Chicken Salad In Pineapple Boats Food

CHICKEN SALAD IN PINEAPPLE BOATS

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine pineapple juice, apple juice, and orange juice; bring to a boil.
• Add chicken; reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, 10-15 minutes, until chicken is cooked through.
• Remove from heat; set aside to cool.
• Reserve cooking liquid.
• While chicken is cooling, cup pineapple in half lengthwise; remove and discard core.
• Scoop out pulp, leaving shells intact.
• Cover shells with plastic wrap; refrigerate until ready to use.
• Weigh 9 ounces pineapple pulp; reserve remaining pineapple pulp for use at another time.
• Cut pineapple pulp into chunks.
• In a large bowl, combine pineapple chunks, strawberries, apple and orange sections, tossing lightly.
• Cut cooled chicken into chunks or strips; add to pineapple mixture.
• Strain cooking liquid into small saucepan; add vinegar, grenadine syrup and allspice.
• Bring liquid to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced to about 1/2 cup.
• Pour vinegar mixture over chicken mixture; toss well to combine.
• Refrigerate, covered, at least 1 hour, tossing several times to blend flavors.
• To serve, fill each pineapple shell with 1/2 the chicken mixture.

AMARETTO CHICKEN SALAD IN PINEAPPLE BOATS

Steps:

• Hollow out the pineapple halves, leaving behind 4 pineapple boats.
• Crush enough of the pineapple flesh to make 1 1/4 cups (use a potato masher or pulse briefly in a food processor)- it should be the consistency of canned crushed pinepple; if there is any extra pienapple flesh, reserve for another use.
• Drain crushed pineapple well over a bowl- save juice for another use.
• Combine chicken with just 1/4 cup of the mayo, the drained crushed pineapple, 1 Tbsp of the amaretto, the salt, nuts, and celery.
• Combine remaining 1/2 cup mayo and 2 Tbsp amaretto (or to taste) in a separate small container; cover and chill overnight.
• Fill pineapple boats evenly with chicken salad mixture, then cover and chill overnight (or at least 6 hours).
• Before serving, pour dressing over each pineapple boat and sprinkle with additional nuts, if desired.

PINEAPPLE CHICKEN SALAD WITH PECANS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, sour cream, and paprika until combined. In a separate mixing bowl, combine the chicken, pineapple, water chestnuts, celery, red onion, pecans, and parsley. Fold in the dressing, tossing to fully coat. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Chill completely before serving.

SUNNY'S EASY SHRIMP AND RICE PINEAPPLE BOATS

Steps:

• For the shrimp: Preheat the grill or the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Prepare the pineapple and sauce. Slice the pineapple in half. Slice the core out of the center and discard. Cut out the flesh, leaving a 1-inch border all the way around. Finely chop two-thirds of the pineapple flesh and set aside in a bowl. Add the remaining pineapple flesh to a blender along with the BBQ sauce. Season with a pinch of salt and a few grinds of pepper, then blend until smooth.
• Prepare the shrimp. Add the shrimp to an aluminum foil pouch (or create a pouch with aluminum foil), then sprinkle with salt and pepper and pour the pineapple BBQ sauce over the top. Close the pouch and place over the direct heat of the grill, or on the bottom rack of the oven. Cook until a quick peek inside reveals opaque shrimp, 10 to 12 minutes.
• For the rice: In the bowl with the reserved chopped pineapple, add the rice, cilantro, scallions, zest and salt and pepper to taste. Stir to combine.
• To serve: Divide and fill both halves of the pineapple with the rice. Remove the shrimp from the pouch and top both pineapple halves equally. Pour the juices from the pouch over everything. Top with the cilantro and serve with lime wedges for spritzing.

CHICKEN SALAD WITH CRUSHED PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Mix chicken, pineapple, celery, salad dressing, sweetened cranberries, mayonnaise, apple, green onion, rosemary, dill, seasoned salt, salt, and pepper together in a large bowl. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

PINEAPPLE CHICKEN SALAD SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Combine the mayonnaise, onion salt, garlic salt and paprika; add to chicken mixture and mix well. Serve on lettuce-lined rolls.

SPICED CHICKEN & PINEAPPLE SALAD

Steps:

• Drain the pineapple, reserving the juice. If in rings, chop into chunks. Mix with the chicken, onion, leaves, coriander and tomatoes, and divide between 2 containers if taking as lunch.
• For the dressing, whisk 2 tbsp of the pineapple juice, the red chilli, vinegar and sweet chilli sauce with some seasoning in a small jam jar or lidded container, and toss this through the salad before serving.

PINEAPPLE CHICKEN PARADISE

Steps:

• Cut each pineapple in half lengthwise, then cut in half lengthwise again, making four shells with part of the leaves. Remove fruit; cut into cubes. Turn pineapple shells cut side down on paper towels to drain; set aside. , In a large bowl, combine the pineapple cubes, chicken and celery; cover and refrigerate. In another bowl, combine the mayonnaise, yogurt, chutney and salt; cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes., Before serving, drain the chicken mixture; toss with mayonnaise mixture and peanuts. Using a slotted spoon, fill pineapple shells. Sprinkle with coconut; top with oranges and grapes.