Tangy Pineapple Chicken

Submitted by Kelly

"Low in fat this chicken is tender with a nice tangy sauce. Serve over rice."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple, unsweetened and sliced
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1⁄4 cup Dijon mustard
• 1⁄4 cup honey
• 2 garlic cloves, minced

directions

1. Sprinkle chicken with thyme, salt and pepper. In a skillet, brown chicken in oil.
2. Meanwhile, drain pineapple, reserving the juice. Cut the pineapple rings in half and set aside.
3. Combine cornstarch and 2 tablespoons juice until smooth; set aside.
4. Combine mustard, honey, garlic and remaining pineapple juice; mix well. Add to pan; bring to a boil.
5. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes or until chicken juices run clear.
6. Remove chicken and keep warm.
7. Stir cornstarch mixture and add to pan; bring to a boil.
8. Boil and stir for 2 minutes. Return chicken to pan.
9. Top with pineapple and heat through. Serve over rice.

Reviews

[sherrydodds]

A friend gave this to me years ago. She found it in Taste of Home. The first time I made it, I followed the directions, but it was just okay. Earlier this week, I had some freshly cut pineapple to use up so I tried it again with a few small changes. I seasoned and browned the chicken as directed, but I then turned down the heat and let the chicken cook through in a covered pan. While the chicken was cooking, I mixed the mustard, honey, and garlic. Once the chicken was finished, I poured in the mustard mix and flipped the chicken to coat it. I then added the juice from the bottom of the pineapple bowl and stirred it in. Once everything was cooked/hot, I added about 3/4 - 1 C freshly cubed pineapple and covered it long enough to warm the pineapple. I served it over rice. It was so much better than with the unsweetened, canned stuff. My friend liked it so much he swiped the rest his lunch the next day.