Best 6 Caribbean Pineapplecoconut Chicken Recipes

HAWAIIAN PINEAPPLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; stir ketchup and brown sugar into melted butter, stirring to dissolve brown sugar. Whisk cornstarch into vinegar until smooth; pour into pan. Whisk constantly and add salt, soy sauce, and Worcestershire sauce to mixture; bring to a simmer. Cook until thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir pineapple into sauce.
• Arrange chicken pieces in a 9x13-inch baking dish; pour pineapple sauce over chicken.
• Bake until sauce is bubbling, chicken is browned, and the juices run clear, about 45 minutes. An instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

EASY PINEAPPLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine soy sauce, 2 tablespoons olive oil, paprika, and salt in a bowl. Add chicken strips and let marinate while preparing the remaining ingredients.
• Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a wok. Add bell pepper and stir-fry for 3 minutes. Add scallions and cook for 2 more minutes. Remove chicken from marinade and add to the wok; discard marinade. Cook, stirring occasionally, until chicken is cooked through and no longer pink in the centre, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Combine pineapple juice and cornstarch in a bowl; mix together. Add pineapple chunks to the skillet and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Pour in pineapple juice mixture and bring to a boil. Simmer until sauce has thickened, about 3 minutes.

CARIBBEAN CHICKEN AND PINEAPPLE SALSA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray. Place cereal in resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag and finely crush with rolling pin or meat mallet (or crush in food processor). Place cereal in shallow dish. Stir in jerk seasoning.
• In large food-storage plastic bag, place chicken, buttermilk, mustard and pepper sauce. Seal bag; shake well. Remove chicken from bag; coat with cereal mixture. Place on cookie sheet.
• Bake 14 to 16 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (170°F). Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix salsa ingredients. Cover; refrigerate until serving. Serve chicken with salsa.

QUICK CARIBBEAN PINEAPPLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix water, honey, soy sauce, lime juice, coconut extract and red pepper.
• Set aside.
• Cut pineapple slices in half.
• In a nonstick skillet, sauté in oil over medium heat until slightly browned.
• Set aside.
• Rub chicken breasts with garlic.
• Dredge in flour until thoroughly coated.
• In pan juices, sauté chicken over medium heat until browned,about 2 minutes.
• Turn and brown other side.
• Remove chicken from pan and set aside.
• Rinse or wipe pan.
• Note: you don't need to cook the chicken in this step; you're just browning the flour coating so that it sticks to the chicken while it's simmering in the sauce.
• Cooking the flour also prevents a pasty flavor.
• Pour honey-soy mixture into pan.
• Return chicken to pan and simmer in honey mixture for 12-15 minutes over low heat.
• Turn chicken once during cooking being careful not to tear the coating.
• Note: Make sure the sauce is only simmering.
• If the heat is too high, the mixture bubbles vigorously and burns, ruining the flavor of the dish.
• Serve over rice.
• Serve with snow peas or broccoli, arranged decoratively with pineapple.
• Garnish with a sprinkle of cilantro and crushed red pepper, if desired.

CARIBBEAN PINEAPPLE/COCONUT CHICKEN

Steps:

• In an 8-inch skillet-saute pineapple in oil till lightly browned-remove to plates-then add the chicken to the same pan-cook till browned-mix all ther ingredients and add to chicken-cover and simmer 12-15 min.-arrange the chicken on the pineapple slices on plates-spoon sauce over chicken and sprinkle with a litte more coconut.

CARIBBEAN REEF CHICKEN

Steps:

• Sprinkle salt and pepper over washed and dried chicken. Set aside.
• In a small bowl, make Caribbean paste by mixing together sugar, 2 tablespoons of the rum, lime juice, lemon pepper, ginger, cloves, cinnamon, garlic powder, and hot pepper sauce; set aside.
• Place the chicken, skin side up, in a large shallow baking pan. Rub Caribbean paste evenly over the chicken.
• Bake in a 400°F oven for 45 minutes or until the chicken is fork tender.
• In a blender, place chutney and remaining 2 tablespoons of rum,process to blend.
• Spoon chutney mixture over chicken and bake about 3 minutes more or until chutney is warm.
• Arrange chicken on a serving platter. Garnish with lime, lemon, and parsley.