Hawaii Chicken

Submitted by RavynLoony

"Great over chicken or noodles. Recipe by Leah."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 5

ingredients

• 1 (2 -3 lb) whole chickens, cut into pieces
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 pinch white pepper
• 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1⁄2 onion, thinly sliced
• 1 green bell pepper, thinly sliced
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple in juice
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons chicken stock

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Mix flour, salt and pepper in a resealable plastic bag. One at a time, put chicken pieces in bag, seal and shake to coat. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat and saute chicken pieces until brown on all sides. Place chicken in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish and bake covered in the preheated oven for 45 minutes.
3. To Make Sauce (while chicken bakes): In the same large skillet, saute onion and green bell pepper for about 5 minutes, until translucent. Add the pineapple, soy sauce and brown sugar. Mix together cornstarch and chicken stock and add to skillet. Stir all together and let simmer for 3 minutes until thick and clear. Pour sauce over chicken and bake 10 more minutes until tender.

Reviews

[NorthwestGal]

This was a really great tasting dish. The sweet and sour sauce really added a lot of flavor and provided some tender roasted peppers and onions to enjoy as a vegetable side dish. I will defiitely make this again. Thanks, RavynLoony. Made for 2009 Fall Pick-A-Chef.