Say “aloha” to this tasty trip to paradise! If you don’t have the time to travel or haven’t yet overcome the fear of flying over large bodies of water, take a little tropical tummy-trip with Sheet-Pan Hawaiian Chicken. The pristinely marinated sweet and tangy barbecue chicken with the grass-skirt-shaking crispy peppers and sweet, juicy pineapple blissfully draws you to a place like no other. Enjoy this beautiful island-in-the-oven we call Sheet-Pan Hawaiian Chicken for your next tasty trip to the tropics. It’s a delicious little oasis packed with volcanic-like flavors that will have you hula dancing’ in your seat. Celebrate the ohana (family) spirit and ono grinds (good food) of the islands with your crew tonight. Surfs up for the best chicken in America! Aloha!
Ingredients
- 1-1 1/2 pounds chicken breasts or chicken thighs, boneless and skinless, cut into cubes
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil
- salt, to taste
- black pepper, to taste
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 orange bell pepper
- 1/2 red onion, cut into chunks
- 1/2 cup Hawaiian sauce, plus more, to taste
- 1 cup pineapple, cut into chunks
- 1 lime, juiced
- cilantro, to taste
- white sesame seeds, to taste
- cauliflower or white rice, to taste, cooked
Directions
Step 1 –Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2 –Line an 18×26-inch baking sheet with parchment paper, then coat the parchment paper with nonstick cooking spray.
Step 3 –Coat the chicken breasts with the oil, season them with the salt and the black pepper, and place them in a large bowl.
Step 4 –Add the red bell pepper, the orange bell pepper, the red onion, and the Hawaiian barbecue sauce to the chicken and toss to coat.
Step 5 –Bake the chicken for about 20 minutes before removing the sheet pan from the oven and adding the pineapple chunks to the top of the chicken breasts.
Step 6 –Return the sheet pan to the oven and bake until the chicken breasts reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees F, when tested with a meat thermometer in the thickest part, about 10-20 minutes.
Step 7 –Squeeze the lime juice over the baked chicken and sprinkle with the cilantro and the white sesame seeds.
Step 8 –Serve the chicken mixture over the rice.
