Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Grilled Chicken and Pineapple

Jared got a new grill and I grilled last night, even though it is still pretty cool out. The little boy next door (age 5) was outside swinging and every time his little hooded blond head popped up he would yell over to me, "That grilling sure smells good!" or "Is it ready yet?" or when I was getting ready to take it in, "See you later! Have a nice dinner!" He also told me that his grill is old and all his dad could make on it is hot dogs! No wonder it smelled so good to him. I love this recipe for grilled chicken and pineapple. It has a great marinade, too. You could also do this with same marinade for shrimp and do them on skewers with chunks of pineapple on the grill.

Recipe:

Ingredients

  • 1 can (20 oz.) DOLE® Pineapple Slices
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves, crushed
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 5 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves

Directions

  1. Drain pineapple slices; reserve all juice.
  2. Combine reserved juice, lemon juice, oil, oregano and garlic powder in large, shallow, non-metallic dish. Reserve 1/4 cup. Add chicken to remaining marinade, turning to coat all sides. Cover and marinate 15 minutes in refrigerator. Discard marinade.
  3. Grill or broil chicken and pineapple slices, brushing occasionally with reserved marinade, 5 to 10 minutes on one side turn over. Add pineapple slices to grill with chicken and brush with marinade 10 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in center. Discard any remaining marinade.

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