My kids and husband think the only meat I bring into the house is chicken. They have a running joke that any meat they bring into the house will magically turn into chicken if they give it to me to prepare. I’m okay with that. Everyone else in my family? Not so much. I’m constantly looking for new chicken recipes to keep them from complaining. Keep in mind, I like easy recipes. Sure, I can make a complicated meal but who has time to spend hours in the kitchen each day? When I found this Hawaiian Chicken recipe, I knew I had a winner. It only has five ingredients besides the chicken and has a hands-on prep time of around ten minutes.
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Hawaiian Chicken Recipe
One of the things I love about this recipe is that it can be grilled. Grilling is an (almost) year-round activity at our house. If I can find someone to shoo outside and man the grill, I’ll have them out the door so fast it will leave their head spinning. I can mix up the chicken, store it in the fridge to marinate and prepare salads and side dishes while I wait for it be done. This is a naturally gluten free and dairy free recipe so its perfect for when you have family members with allergies drop by.
Here’s what you’ll need:
4 to 5 boneless and skinless chicken breasts
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 (15.25 ounce) can crushed pineapple
2 tablespoons orange marmalade
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
How to make it
1. In a medium bowl, mix brown sugar, lemon juice, crushed pineapple, orange marmalade and Worcestershire sauce.
2. Divide mixture evenly and pour pineapple mixture into two (1 gallon) freezer bags.
3. Add 2 to 3 chicken breasts into each bag. Seal bag, making sure sauce covers chicken breasts.
4. Refrigerate the chicken for two hours.
5. Remove the chicken from the marinade. Discard marinade.
6. Cook on high heat on the grill for 5 to 6 minutes. Turn chicken.
7. Cook for 5 to 6 minutes longer or until chicken is done.
Printable Recipe
- 4 to 5 boneless and skinless chicken breasts
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 (15.25 ounce) can crushed pineapple
- 2 tablespoons orange marmalade
- 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- In a medium bowl, mix brown sugar, lemon juice, crushed pineapple, orange marmalade and Worcestershire sauce.
- Divide mixture evenly and pour pineapple mixture into two (1 gallon) freezer bags.
- Add 2 to 3 chicken breasts into each bag. Seal bag, making sure sauce covers chicken breasts.
- Refrigerate the chicken for two hours.
- Remove the chicken from the marinade. Discard marinade.
- Cook on high heat on the grill for 5 to 6 minutes. Turn chicken.
- Cook for 5 to 6 minutes longer or until chicken is done.
Cooking Tips
*This chicken needs to marinate for 2 hours before using, but you can prepare it up to 24 hours ahead.
*You can substitute other portions of the chicken, including legs and thighs, instead of the breast, but you will have to adjust the cooking time.
*If you don’t have a grill, you can prepare the chicken in the oven. Place four chicken breasts into an 8 ” by 8″ casserole dish and cover with marinade. Cook at 350 degrees until chicken is done. (The internal temperature should reach 165 and the inside of the chicken breast should not have any pink.) Start checking the chicken after approximately 20 to 25 minutes. The total baking time should be about 30 to 40 minutes.
Feel free to share your favorite ways to prepare chicken. I’m always looking for new ideas!
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This looks like it would taste so amazing! I am definitely going to be giving this a try because I am always looking for new ways to prepare chicken.
Oh I am going to give this a try ASAP! So easy and I have everything I need!
What a yummy dish! I think I will make this one over the weekend!
This looks really good! Perfect to try this weekend!
This looks so good! Perfect to try this weekend!
This sounds so good and I love the addition of marmalade! I’m so glad you included an oven cooking tip because my grill is currently not being friendly and I need to figure out what it’s deal is.
This looks so good. I love all of these flavors together and I have a bunch of chicken ready to go!
I SO love the flavor of Hawaiian dishes and this one’s a must try! I like that you used chicken as I’ve been trying to lay low with the beef and the pork. Thanks for the delicious recipe!
Looks like a perfect item to add to our potluck dinner we are hosting this weekend. Yum!
We eat a lot of chicken in our house and I’m always looking for ways to change it up. This is one recipe I will have to make.
I have some chicken thighs in the freezer. I am always looking for ways to mix things up for dinner.
I love that you use orange marmalade in your recipe! This sounds absolutely lucious and delicious!
My husband and I love blackened chicken at our fave grill restaurant near our house and this chicken reminds me of that. I’m sure the combination of marmalade and pineapple together in this chicken recipe is yummy!
I have never tried blackened chicken, but I am intrigued to now! I love a sweet and savory chicken rub!
This is a great recipe to add to our last hurrah Labor Day weekend. I love the sweet taste for the chicken.
This sounds absolutely amazing! I would love to be able to make something like this. I needed an idea for dinner tonight and I think this might be the perfect dinner.
That looks amazing. This is the kind of thing I love to make during the summer. Those tropical flavors go so well with a summer day.