Grilled Pineapple Chicken Sandwiches Serves 2 Food

GRILLED CHICKEN AND PINEAPPLE SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Heat gas or charcoal grill. In small bowl, combine taco sauce and honey; mix well. To make mayonnaise mixture for rolls, in another small bowl, combine mayonnaise and 2 teaspoons of the taco sauce mixture; blend well. Refrigerate until serving time.
• Sprinkle chicken breast halves with seasoned salt. Brush chicken with about 1 tablespoon taco sauce mixture.
• When grill is heated, place chicken on gas grill over medium heat or on charcoal grill 4 to 6 inches from medium coals. Cook 10 to 12 minutes or until chicken is fork-tender and juices run clear, turning once or twice and brushing occasionally with taco sauce mixture. Discard any remaining taco sauce mixture.
• Top each chicken breast half with cheese slice to melt. Place pineapple slices on grill; cook 2 minutes. To toast rolls, place cut side down on grill during last 30 seconds of cooking time.
• Spread mayonnaise mixture on bottom halves of rolls. Top each with lettuce, cheese-topped chicken, pineapple slice and top half of roll.

GRILLED PINEAPPLE CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In a small skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels. Flatten chicken to 3/8-in. thickness; brush both sides with oil. Grill, uncovered, over medium heat for 4 minutes. Turn; brush with barbecue sauce. Grill 3-4 minutes longer or until juices run clear., Meanwhile, place the pineapple and rolls cut side down on grill; cook for 3-4 minutes or until browned, turning the pineapple once. Place lettuce if desired on roll bottoms; top with chicken, cheese, bacon and pineapple. Replace roll tops.

GRILLED PINEAPPLE CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Grill or broil the chicken breasts and pineapple slices, brushing occasionally with honey mustard. Cook the chicken breasts until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Serve the chicken on sandwich rolls, topped with pineapple slices and red bell pepper rings.

GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST AND PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Combine chicken, pineapple rings, soy sauce, lime juice, pineapple juice, honey, ketchup, ginger, sesame oil, and garlic in a large resealable plastic bag. Marinate for 4 hours, up to overnight.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Cook chicken on the preheated grill until browned and no longer pink in the center, flipping as needed, about 15 minutes. Add pineapple rings to the grill during the last 5 minutes of cooking time. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of the chicken should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

GRILLED HAWAIIAN CHICKEN AND PINEAPPLE SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Place the chicken pieces into a large resealable bag and pour in the marinade. Marinate in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour or up to overnight.
• Preheat a grill for medium-high heat. When hot, lightly oil the grate. Remove the chicken from the marinade and discard the marinade.
• Grill the chicken pieces until cooked through, about 10 minutes, turning once. 5 minutes before they are done, place the pineapple rings on the grill and cook for a couple of minutes per side. Place the pineapple slices on top of the pieces of chicken and top with a slice of cheese. Close the lid to the grill and allow the cheese to melt for a minute. Toast the buns, if desired.
• To assemble the sandwiches, place the chicken, pineapple and cheese onto the bottom buns. Top with lettuce and tomato. Spread the thousand island dressing onto the top buns and place onto the sandwiches.

GRILLED PINEAPPLE CHICKEN WRAPS

Steps:

• Preheat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Place the pineapple and scallions into a large mixing bowl. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and toss to coat. Place in the grill pan and cook, turning occasionally, until softened and evenly browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Set aside.
• In a small mixing bowl, whisk the zests and juices of the lemon, lime and orange together with the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil. Add the apricot jam, garlic, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. Mix to combine and set aside.
• Meanwhile, slice each chicken breast horizontally to create 2 thin pieces. Pound each piece to 1/2-inch thick and place in a shallow baking dish. Pour the citrus mixture over the chicken and refrigerate for 15 minutes. Remove the chicken from the marinade and lay it flat on a work surface. Sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper. Place 2 to 3 pineapple pieces and 2 scallion pieces in the center of 1 chicken fillet. Wrap the chicken around the pineapple and scallions and secure with toothpicks. Repeat with the remaining chicken, pineapple and scallions to create 4 wraps in total.
• Heat the grill pan over medium-high heat. Grill the chicken wraps, turning 90 degrees every 2 minutes, until evenly browned, 8 to 10 minutes total. Remove from the grill and let cool for 5 minutes. Remove the toothpicks and serve immediately.

GRILLED PINEAPPLE CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• MARINADE.In shallow dish or gallon zip-lock bag, combine brown sugar, ginger, soy sauce and reserved pineapple juice: mix well.
• Place 1 chicken breast half, boned side up between to pieces of plastic wrap or waxed paper.
• Working from center, gently pound chicken with rolling pin or flat side of meat mallet until about 1/45 inch thick.
• Repeat with remaining chicken breast.
• Place chicken breasts in marinade, turning to coat all sides.
• Cover, refrigerate 45 minutes.
• Drain chicken, reserving marinade.
• Grill chicken breast on medium, 8 - 10 minutes or until chicken is fork tender and juices run clear. Turning once and brusing with marinage.
• Place pineapple rings on grill when turning chicken, cook until thoroughly heated, turning once and brushing with marinade.
• Cut rolls. On bottom half of each roll. layer spinach leaves, chicken breast half, pineapple ring and top with spinach leaves.
• Serve with Mustard.

GRILLED CHICKEN AND PINEAPPLE TOPPED WITH BRIE

Steps:

• Place last six ingredients into a gallon sized Ziploc bag, along with the 4 chicken breasts.
• Toss chicken to coat thoroughly.
• Allow chicken breasts to marinade for at least 4 hours. (I threw my chicken in the bag before I left for work and came home 8 hours later).
• After marinading, preheat grill to a medium high heat.
• Place chicken breasts on grill.
• Grill chicken for ~8 minutes on each side (depending on the thickness of the breasts - make sure there is no pink on the inside!).
• In the last 2 minutes of grilling, place the four pineapple rings on the grill and grill for 1 minute on each side.
• After the chicken and pineapple are complete, remove from grill and place on a broiler safe plate.
• Place one ring onto each chicken breast and top that with 3 oz of Brie.
• Put the plate under the broiler for about 2 minutes or until Brie JUST starts to brown.
• Take the entree out from under the broiler and serve immediately, topped with the extra cilantro if you want!
• ENJOY!