Hawaiian Chicken

When I started this blog, I planned to post about some of the new recipes that I try (which is why the title of my blog is A "Taste" of Country).  So tonight, I'm sharing a recipe that I found on Mix and Match Mama's food blog.  It's Hawaiian Chicken & it was delicious!  It wasn't very hard to make either.  I made the marinade last night, let the chicken thaw overnight, & then placed it in the marinade before I left for work this morning.  Then all I had to do tonight was pop it in the oven :-)

There was supposed to be pineapple in the photo too, but I got in too much of a hurry to eat & didn't realize I forgot it until after I started cutting the chicken up ;-)

Here is the recipe for the Hawaiian Chicken:

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4 chicken breasts (or use thighs...whatever you like)

1 cup brown sugar

3/4 cup ketchup

3/4 cup soy sauce or Hoisin sauce

1 (15 oz) can pineapple chunks (keep the pineapple juice from the can!)

1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced

2 cloves garlic, minced

Preheat the outdoor grill or indoor grill pan to medium-high (I baked the chicken instead at 350 degrees for 30-ish minutes).

In a mixing bowl, combine brown sugar, ketchup, soy sauce, the juice from your canned pineapple (reserve the chunks for garnishing), ginger and garlic with a fork.  Add chicken to marinade mixture, cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes or up to all day.

When you're ready to grill, remove the chicken from marinade and grill 6-7 minutes per side.  Remove from grill and top with the reserved pineapple chunks.