Pineapple-Glazed Chicken Breasts


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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 2
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 230.8
  • Total Fat: 4.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 68.4 mg
  • Sodium: 740.7 mg
  • Total Carbs: 16.3 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.0 g
  • Protein: 27.8 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Pineapple-Glazed Chicken Breasts calories by ingredient


Introduction

A tangy recipe to sweeten up chicken. A fabulous grill recipe. A tangy recipe to sweeten up chicken. A fabulous grill recipe.
Number of Servings: 2

Ingredients

    2 tbsp Dijon mustard
    2 tbsp frozen (thawed) pineapple juice concentrate
    1 clove garlic, minced
    1 tbsp chopped fresh rosemary (or 1 tsp dried rosemary leaves)
    1/4 tsp salt
    1/8 tsp pepper
    2 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (5 oz each)
    1 tsp olive oil
    2 slices (1/2 inch thick) fresh pineapple, rind removed

Directions

Heat grill.
In small bowl, mix mustard and juice concentrate; reserve 2 tbsp.
Into remaining mixture, stir garlic, rosemary, salt and pepper; set aside.
When grill is heated, rub chicken breast halves with oil. Place chicken on gas grill over medium heat or on charcoal grill over medium coals; cover grill. Cook 5 minutes.
Add pineapple to grill; brush with rosemary mixture.
Turn chicken; brush with rosemary mixture.
Cover grill; cook 6-8 minutes longer, brushing chicken occasionally with rosemary mixture and turning chicken and pineapple once, until chicken is fork tender and juices run clear. Discard any remaining rosemary mixture.
Place chicken on serving plates. Spoon reserved mustard mixture over chicken.
Halve or quarter pineapple slices; service with chicken.


Number of Servings: 2

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BUCKYCPA.

TAGS:  Poultry |

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Very Good
    Delicious pineapple taste! - 1/28/12


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    Delicious sauce goes so well with the chicken as well as on the pineapple. I would definately make this again! - 8/17/11


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    Very Good
    "Like" - 8/17/11


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    Incredible!
    Okay so chicken is sometime so hard to do something different and yummy with when you are dieting. LOVED IT! I had planned on saving the left overs for my kids the next day... nope - I am saving it for myself and giving them something else! - 1/19/10


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    Very Good
    Was good, I don't have a grill so I baked it. I think I would have enjoyd it more grilled - 4/9/09