Easy Dinner Ideas: Pineapple Chicken

I am always on the hunt for easy low/no carb dinner ideas which involves less prep and cooking time. Adding fresh fruits is a great way to upgrade any meat dish – it  brings freshness into the dish and makes it something different from the usual! For me pineapples and chicken can never go wrong!

Preparation: Good for 2-3 people

• Chicken pieces into small pieces (preferably boneless – we like it with bones)-500gms
• 1 cup pineapple, diced
• 1 red pepper, roughly chopped
• 1 red onion, roughly chopped
• 2 tea spoon garlic powder
• 1 lime, juice and zest
• 1/2 tea spoon smoked paprika/red chilli powder
• 1/2 tea spoon red chili flakes
• 1 table spoon oil
• Spring onion (for garnish)
• Salt and pepper to taste

In a baking dish, toss all the ingredients and let it sit in the fridge for 1-2 hours (best, if kept overnight). This is great since it can be prepared a day in advance for a party or gathering.

After just 5 mins of prep and an hour or so marination, pop in to the oven at 400F for 25-30 mins, till the chicken is cooked through and the pineapples start to caramelize.

This dish can be easily made on a skillet too if you don’t have an oven. Just add in the pineapples and the bell-peppers once the chicken is half done.

It can be served hot immediately after taking it out of the oven with some rice, quinoa / couscous (if going full-on healthy) as a side.

The star of this dish, pineapples, lend a sweet and sour taste to the dish, the lemon juice adds to the tartness and the other spices (paprika, red chilli flakes, garlic powder and pepper) pack a flavourful punch, making the dish so delish!

The next best thing to the sheer amazing-ness of the taste of this dish is that it is flippin’ easy to make!

This juicy flavourful Pineapple Chicken recipe has been a favourite of ours for quite some time now, and I seriously hope you will all enjoy this recipe as much as my hubby and I do!

Till then,

Bon Appétit

Rhea xx