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Pineapple Chicken

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The most recent favorite at our house.

Pineapple Chicken

This is a super yummy meal. You'll want to plan for leftovers!
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Course Main Dish
Cuisine Chicken
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 6 chicken thighs
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup ketchup
  • 3/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1 can (15oz) pineapple chunks
  • 1/4 cup additional pineapple juice (optional)
  • 1 tsp ginger ground
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 cup rice, cooked

Instructions
 

  • Whisk together brown sugar, ketchup, soy sauce, juice from pineapple (reserve one tbsp for sauce), ginger and garlic. Pour one-third of the marinade over chicken and refrigerate at least 30 minutes or up to all day. Reserve the remaining marinade for sauce.
  • When ready to cook, remove the chicken from the marinade and place on a pre-heated grill. Cook for 5-7 minutes on each side.
  • Pour reserved marinade and one tbsp pineapple juice into a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Whisk in a slurry (cornstarch combined with water) until the desired consistency is reached, Add pineapple chunks and heat through. If you'd like more sauce, you can add an additional 1/4c pineapple juice before you add the slurry.
  • Serve chicken over rice and top with the sauce.

Notes

Adapted from: Mix and Match Mama

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