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Aimee from Homemaker on a Budget shares her family favorite recipe of chicken with pineapple: Hawaiian Chicken Bake.

Hawaiian Chicken Bake

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 9x13 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.