Grilled Hawaiian BBQ Chicken
Grilled Hawaiian BBQ Chicken with Pineapple Honey Chipotle Grillin’ Beans will be your new favorite Memorial Day, Labor Day and 4th of July meal!
A DELICIOUS GRILLED CHICKEN RECIPE
I have a twofer for y’all today. This could be your whole Memorial Day meal right here. It’s a unique take on the usual grilled BBQ chicken but it’s ridiculously easy. And because we’re grilling all of it – it makes for easy clean up and we’re keeping the dirty dishes to a minimum. The pineapple in the beans and the pineapple juice in the chicken marinade makes this the perfect powerhouse combination.
HONEY CHIPOTLE GRILLIN’ BEANS
Really, it is no different than adding something sweet like molasses or brown sugar. But in this case, the pineapple doesn’t add crazy-sweetness but it adds texture. And it’s that texture that really adds a whole new dimension of flavor I think you will really love! Combine all of that with the sweet and smoky flavor of grilled pineapple (like those of the BUSH’S Honey Chipotle Grillin’ Beans) and you are gonna elevate your Memorial Day BBQ to the next level!
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (SEE RECIPE CARD BELOW FOR THE FULL RECIPE)
- pineapple slices in pineapple juice (not heavy syrup)
- BBQ sauce
- soy sauce
- minced garlic
- vegetable (or olive) oil
- boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- BUSH’S® Honey Chipotle Grillin’ Beans®
- sweet onion
- crushed pineapple, drained
HOW TO MAKE GRILLED HAWAIIAN BBQ CHICKEN:
Drain pineapple juice into a medium bowl, set aside sliced pineapple for later use. Add BBQ sauce, soy sauce, garlic and oil to pineapple juice and whisk together well.
Place chicken breasts into zip-top resealable bag. Pour half the marinade into the bag. Seal up the bag and ensure the chicken is coated well with the marinade. Place into the refrigerator and marinate for at least an hour (overnight is best).
Cover the rest of the BBQ sauce with plastic wrap and place into the refrigerator for later.
For the beans: Spray a grill-safe, 10-inch skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Pour both cans of BUSH’S® Honey Chipotle Grillin’ Beans® into skillet.
Add in diced onion
And drained, crushed pineapple.
Stir well.
Preheat grill to low heat (35of degrees). Place beans on the grill and cook uncovered for 20-25 minutes, stirring once during cooking, until thickened and bubbly.
Meanwhile, remove chicken from bag (discarding the bag and marinade) and grill chicken for 6-8 minutes on each side until internal temperature reaches 165f degrees.
Carefully remove beans once finished cooking, then add pineapple slices to the grill for about 2-3 minutes on each side until slightly charred.
When chicken is finished cooking, brush with reserved sauce.
Top with chopped cilantro and serve with grilled pineapple slices and beans.
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Grilled Hawaiian BBQ Chicken
Ingredients
For the grilled chicken:
- 15 ounce can pineapple slices in pineapple juice (not heavy syrup)
- 21 ounce bottle BBQ sauce (use your favorite)
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil (or olive oil)
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- chopped cilantro or flat leaf parsley for serving (optional)
For the Grillin' Beans
- 2 (21.5 ounce) cans BUSH’S® Honey Chipotle Grillin’ Beans®
- 1 sweet onion, finely diced
- 20 ounce can crushed pineapple, drained well
Instructions
- For the chicken: Drain 15 ounce can pineapple slices in pineapple juice (not heavy syrup) into a medium bowl, set aside sliced pineapple for later use.
- Add 21 ounce bottle BBQ sauce, 2 teaspoons soy sauce, 1 teaspoon minced garlic, 1/4 cup vegetable oil to pineapple juice and whisk together well to make the marinade.
- Place 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts into zip-top resealable bag. Pour HALF of the marinade into the bag. Seal up the bag and ensure the chicken is coated well with the marinade. Place into the refrigerator and marinate for at least an hour (overnight is best).
- Cover the rest of the marinade with plastic wrap and place into the refrigerator for later.
- For the beans: Spray a grill-safe, 10-inch skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Pour 2 (21.5 ounce) cans BUSH’S® Honey Chipotle Grillin’ Beans® into skillet.
- Add in 1 sweet onion, finely diced and 20 ounce can crushed pineapple, drained well. Stir well.
- Preheat grill to 350F degrees. Place beans on the grill and cook uncovered for 20-25 minutes, stirring once during cooking, until thickened and bubbly.
- Meanwhile, remove chicken from bag (discarding the bag and marinade) and grill chicken for 6-8 minutes on each side until internal temperature reaches 165f degrees.
- Carefully remove beans once finished cooking, then add pineapple slices to the grill for about 2-3 minutes on each side until slightly charred.
- When chicken is finished cooking, brush with reserved marinade (the marinade that you covered with plastic wrap in the bowl – not the marinade from the bag with the chicken.)
- Top with chopped cilantro or flat leaf parsley (optional) and serve with grilled pineapple slices and beans.
Notes
- If you can’t find these beans, just go with what you can find and with a taste you enjoy. This recipe works with pretty much any of the canned baked beans.
Nutrition
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Looks wonderful but how would you do it if you don’t have a grill?
You can just cook it in a pan on the stove 🙂 You don’t get that same grilled flavor but it still works!
We just had this for supper and it was Delicious. The sauce for the chicken made it so good. I marinated it overnight. My family really enjoyed it. We ate your raspberry jam for breakfast and this for supper. Thanks again!
Well you just made my day Denise!! Thanks so very much. You are so kind to come back and leave a comment and a review!
Can you do this recipe in oven?
I have not oven tested this recipe, I’m sorry! If you give it a try, I’d love to know how it turns out for you!
This was really good …I made shish k bobs with the chicken and pineapple over rice, thanks again Brandie ^_^
Brilliant idea!! Thanks so much for coming back to give your review Annie!
can’t wait to try
I think I just found my Memorial Day menu 🙂
Sound Delicious..but when I attempt to print it out (after I hit print ) it will not allow me to..can you guide me?
If you are using an IPad you can choose open with Safari. Then print from there.
I have always added crushed pineapple to my baked beans.
I add crushed pineapple to a lot of dishes I make.
I add a little to Cole slaw. I add some to our sweet potatoes at holiday time.
SOOO GOOD! You will not make enough … no left overs with these!