Description
Hawaiian Chicken – an absolutely delicious and easy Hawaiian Chicken recipe that is perfect for any weeknight dinner!
Ingredients
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Hawaiian Marinade/Sauce:
- 1/2 cup pineapple juice
- 1/2 cup soy sauce or coconut aminos*
- 1/2 cup Primal Kitchen Hawaiian BBQ Sauce
- 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil
Chicken:
- 6–8 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
- kosher salt and ground black pepper
- olive or avocado oil
Instructions
- Combine Hawaiian Marinade/Sauce ingredients in small mixing bowl; Stir and set aside.
- Place chicken thighs in a deep baking dish. Pat dry with clean paper towel. Sprinkle with a little kosher salt and ground black pepper.
- Pour about 1/3 of the marinade over the chicken thighs, just enough to be able to coat them. Place the remaining sauce in a small saucepan and set aside. Let chicken thighs marinate for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Place a large, deep cast iron skillet (12 inches) on the stove-top and bring to medium-high heat. Add a tiny bit of oil to the pan, just enough to lightly coat the bottom.
- Once the pan is hot (it should sizzle if you flick some water on it) place the chicken thighs skin-side down into the pan and let sear 3-4 minutes or until the skin is nice and brown.
- Flip the chicken thighs over and then move the skillet to the oven (middle rack and uncovered). Let cook 15-20 minutes or until fully cooked (165 degree internal temperature).
- Meanwhile, place the saucepan with the leftover sauce in it on the stove top. Let simmer, uncovered, while the chicken is in the oven and allow it to reduce until thickened – it should be able to coat the back of a spoon. Remove from heat and let cool (it will thicken more as it cools). Serve thickened sauce over the chicken, once done.
- Let chicken rest 5-10 minutes after coming out of the oven.
- Serve with Grilled Pineapple, Grilled Broccolini, Coconut Cauliflower Rice (Paleo/Whole30), Coconut Rice or Jasmine Rice.
Notes
- * use coconut aminos if Whole30/Paleo.
- Grilled: you can also grill your chicken thighs instead of using the cast iron skillet – simply marinate and prep them just as directed in the recipe card and then follow this tutorial on how to grill chicken thighs for grilling instructions.
- Paleo/Whole30: to make this paleo/Whole30 serve with coconut caulilfower rice.