A yummy, easy and super flavorful dinner meal! Grilled Hawaiian Chicken recipe bursting with salty, sweet, tangy flavors serve with grilled pineapple on a bed of coconut rice. Save well as leftovers and perfect for meal prep as well!
In a food processor or blender, blend pineapple juice, soy sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, fresh garlic and canola oil to create the marinade for the chicken.
Add chicken and marinade into a zip lock bag, mix well to ensure all chicken tenderloins are covered with marinate. Marinate for 1 hour, or up to 24 hours (the longer the better!).
Grease a grill pan, cast iron grill, charcoal grill, electric grill or non-stick skillet.
Cook chicken until it reaches 165℉. Flip halfway through. Once chicken is done, brush honey on both sides of the tenderloins and remove.
Slice pineapple into 1/2-1 inch thick slices and grill on both sides.
Coconut Rice
On the stovetop, in a pot, bring to boil rice, water and coconut milk. Once boiled, bring to medium low heat and cook covered (cover with a tight lid and do not open) for ~17-20 minutes (See Note 1). Remove from heat.
If using a rice cooker, follow rice cooker instruction. Use 1:1 ratio of coconut milk to water to substitute for the amount of water needed to cook the rice.
Combine
Serve chicken and pineapple on a bed of coconut rice, and sprinkle with fresh parsley. Enjoy!
Notes
Note 1: Different stoves and pots heat up at different rate, cook time may vary. Also note that cup measurements for the rice is based on a U.S. cup measurement, not the measuring cup that typically comes with the rice cooker.