My summer blockbuster meal: chicken with pineapple. Packed with colorful veggies, juicy ripe pineapple, protein-rich chicken, and topped with cheese, Hawaiian Chicken Bake is comfort food at its best. This is one recipe you want to save!

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Hawaiian Chicken Bake

Get ready for a mouth-watering combo: chicken and pineapple, fresh summer peppers and onions, melted cheese, and a drizzle of barbecue sauce! It’s reminiscent of a Hawaiian pizza, but without the extra carbs and ham. My inspiration came from eating juicy, fresh summer pineapple and wanting to marry that taste with something savory. Since chicken is my choice of protein, that’s how my Hawaiian Chicken Bake recipe was born!

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Aimee from Homemaker on a Budget enjoys Hawaiian chicken bake with a side of fresh summer fruit and slaw.

What You’ll Need

Whole chicken, or Rotisserie chicken
Onion, green onions
BBQ sauce
Red bell pepper
Pineapple
Shredded Cheese

Easy Chicken Dinner/Casserole

With a little cooking, sauteing, and chopping, you’ll have dinner on the table in no time! This is easily a make-ahead casserole; you can even refrigerate once assembled and bake later. Make it fresh, or implement some shortcuts to save time. Below are a few suggestions:

Cook a whole chicken quickly in an Instant Pot, or purchase a Rotisserie chicken and shred it.
Peel and cut fresh pineapple chunks, or use well-drained frozen or canned pineapple.
Chop and dice peppers and onions ahead of time to save a step at dinner time.
Shred your own cheese, or purchase shredded cheese to skip a step. We like Kerrygold cheese, but cheddar or mozzarella would also work.
Use a favorite store-bought BBQ sauce or make a simple homemade sauce with ketchup and coconut sugar.

How To Make Chicken With Pineapple

After preheating the oven, begin by deboning a whole cooked chicken or shredding a rotisserie chicken. Break it up into chunks and line the bottom of a casserole dish.

Aimee from Homemaker on a Budget starts her chicken with pineapple dish with chunks of whole-cooked chicken.

2. Pour BBQ sauce over the cooked chicken, and coat to combine. Toss it all together.

Aimee from Homemaker on a Budget pours BBQ sauce onto cooked chicken for a Hawaiian Chicken Bake casserole.

Aimee from Homemaker on a Budget shows us a casserole base of chicken and BBQ sauce.

3. Afterwards, add olive oil to a large skillet on medium heat, and begin cooking peppers and onions until the edges are just brown.

Aimee from Homemaker on a Budget cooks peppers and onions in olive oil for Hawaiian Chicken Bake.

4. Top the chicken with peppers and onions. Then, season generously with salt and pepper or steak seasoning.

Aimee from Homemaker on a Budget spreads peppers and onions over casserole base in Hawaiian Chicken Bake.

5. Next, sprinkle the diced, drained pineapple over the peppers and onions. They should cover the dish.

Aimee from Homemaker on a Budget uses fresh pineapple with chicken to create Hawaiian Chicken Bake.

6. Sprinkle cheese over everything. The more cheese, the better!

Aimee from Homemaker on a Budget uses her favorite Kerrygold cheese to top Hawaiian Chicken Bake, chicken with pineapple.

7. Bake for 25-30 minutes uncovered, until the cheese melts and is bubbly. Then, drizzle some more BBQ sauce over top and sprinkle with green onions to garnish.

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8. At last, it’s time to taste this yummy Hawaiian Chicken Bake with a side of slaw, salad, or fresh fruit!

The flavors are bright, bold, tangy, and sweet. Perfect for any summertime menu or occasion. Enjoy!

Hawaiian Chicken Bake

By Aimee Guess

Serving Size 8 people

Ingredients

1 whole chicken, cooked and deboned or Rotisserie chicken
1 cup BBQ sauce or 1 cup of ketchup mixed with 3 Tbsp coconut sugar
1 onion, diced
1 red bell pepper, diced
1/2 pineapple, diced about 2 cups
2 cups shredded cheese We use Kerrygold cheese, but mozzarella is good too
sprinkle of green onions

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9×13 baking dish.
Debone the whole chicken and break it into small pieces to fill the bottom of the baking dish. Pour the BBQ sauce over the chicken and toss it all together.
In a large skillet, add 1 Tbsp olive oil and cook onions and bell peppers together until they are browned along the edges.
Top the chicken with the onions and peppers. Season with salt and pepper or steak seasoning.
Sprinkle the diced pineapple over the onions and peppers, then top it all with cheese.
Bake for 25-30 minutes, uncovered.
Drizzle a little more BBQ sauce over the top, then top with green onions.
Serve with fresh fruit and a salad.

Notes

Frozen or canned pineapple can be used, just be sure to drain very well.

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