Pineapple Spiced Chicken and Rice

Chicken pieces are coated with a richly seasoned herb and spice rub, baked with pineapple slices, and served over pineapple jasmine rice.

Pineapple Spiced Chicken And Rice Ingredients

• 1 (20 ounce) can DOLE Pineapple Slices

• 1 teaspoon garlic powder

• 1 teaspoon ground thyme

• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

• 1 teaspoon ground allspice

• teaspoon kosher salt

• teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves

• 1 tablespoon olive oil

• cup red onion, finely chopped

• cup chopped red bell pepper

• 1 cup Jasmine rice

• 1? cups reduced-sodium chicken broth

• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil

• Salt and ground pepper to taste

How to Make Pineapple Spiced Chicken And Rice

1. Drain pineapple; reserve 1 tablespoon juice. Chop 2 pineapple slices; set aside for rice.

2. Mix together reserved juice, garlic powder, thyme, nutmeg, allspice, salt and cinnamon in small bowl, until blended.

3. Arrange chicken on foil-lined sheet pan. Season with salt and pepper. Rub each breast half with spice mixture over and under the skin. Place two pineapple slices on each breast. Bake at 350 degrees F 30 to 40 minutes, or until internal temperature of chicken reaches 165 degrees F and is no longer pink in center (Note: if using chicken legs, time will need to be increased 15 to 25 minutes).

4. Cook olive oil, red onion and red pepper over medium-high heat in medium saucepan about 5 minutes or until onions are tender. Add rice and chopped pineapple to sauce pan, cook 3 minutes more. Add chicken broth, heat to boiling. Reduce heat to simmer and cook for 15 minutes or until all liquid is absorbed. Add chopped basil; let stand 5 minutes before serving.

5. Arrange rice and chicken on 4 plates for service. Garnish with additional chopped basil, if desired.

Pineapple Spiced Chicken And Rice Nutritions

• Calories: 435.7 calories

• Carbohydrate: 61.6 g

• Cholesterol: 67.3 mg

• Fat: 5.7 g

• Fiber: 2.7 g

• Protein: 31.8 g

• SaturatedFat: 1.3 g

• ServingSize:

• Sodium: 370.9 mg

• Sugar: 16.7 g

• TransFat:

• UnsaturatedFat:

Pineapple Spiced Chicken And Rice Reviews

• Made this just for my husband and I because I wanted to test it before making for guests. We loved it Next time I will use the remaining pineapple juice when making the rice and will reduce the chicken broth by that amount. Will do this just because we really like pineapple and I think it will add to the rice. I used boneless chicken but I think this would also be great with skin. I hesitated about making this because the other review was SO negative but then realized the reviewer hadnt even made the recipe

• Please proof-read your recipe better: Ingredients calls for boneless, skinless chicken breasts, but instructions say to rub spice mixture over and under the skin. What skin? Mine? :D

• I just made this chicken ,and even though I didnt have all the ingredients I used what I had and it came out yummy, the chicken was a little dry i Will sure apreciate an advice to see how it can come out more juicy for the rice ,I used remaining pinapple juice just like the last comment Marlene made we loved the rice and i Will sure make it again .:)

• I tried this recipe because it had ingredients that I like. But I did not like it. First of all the "rub" turned out like a paste which was too thick. The only change I made was I used chunk pineapple because that was all I had. I also followed the hint to use the juice in the rice (which turned out great.) I only cooked the chicken for 20 minutes because if you cook for the 30 to 40 minutes the recipe calls for it would be too dry. I will try this recipe again using bone in chicken thighs.

• Very good, really adds to the flavor of the chicken, I have had many request from my family to do this one again and again. Loved it.

• I used what I had in my home. I didnt have pineapple rings so I used chunks. I liked the spicy rub paste. Very nice. I used brown rice and used the pineapple juice as others have suggested. I had split chicken breasts on the bone. It still turned out great. I Will make this again.

• Liked the rice more than the chicken

• This turned out so good Didnt have red peppers but it still tasted really good :-) Will be making this again

• Very good, really adds to the flavor of the chicken, I have had many request from my family to do this one again and again. Loved it.

• Was not big on this recipe. The rice didnt have much flavor and the chicken had too much spice. The pineapple is what saved it.

• The rice was awesome. Unless you like tyme I would reduce the amount this recipe calls for by a lot. It was all we could taste. Chicken was moist.

• I took the advice of several reviews and then only made the rice with this recipe. I made a Baja citrus marinade and sauce for dish and that with the rice was fantastic I am keeping this recipe as a great reference to modify

• I liked it fairly well. Nothing special. But I couldnt take the leftovers in the evening - just didnt like it.

• The allspice-nutmeg flavors didnt mesh well with the chicken in my dish. The rice was highly enjoyable, especially with the sweetness cooked out of the pineapple. Ill probably make the rice again if I have leftover pineapple.