Hawaiian Chicken Recipe
Hawaiian Chicken - an absolutely delicious and easy Hawaiian Chicken recipe that is perfect for any weeknight dinner!
Ingredients
Hawaiian Marinade/Sauce:
- ½ cup pineapple juice
- ½ cup soy sauce sub coconut aminos*
- ½ cup Primal Kitchen Hawaiian BBQ Sauce
- 1 teaspoon garlic minced
- ¼ teaspoon sesame oil
Chicken:
- 6-8 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
- kosher salt and ground black pepper
- olive oil sub avocado oil
Instructions
- Marinade/Sauce: In a small bowl, add ½ cup pineapple juice, ½ cup soy sauce, ½ cup Primal Kitchen Hawaiian BBQ Sauce, 1 teaspoon garlic, and ¼ teaspoon sesame oil; Stir and set aside.
- Marinate Chicken: Place 6-8 bone-in, skin-on 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 ⅓ 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.
- Prep: Preheat oven to 400℉.
- Sear Chicken: Place a large, deep cast iron skillet (12 inches) on the stove-top and bring to medium-high heat. Add a tiny bit of olive 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.
- Bake: 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℉ internal temperature).
- Simmer Sauce: 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.
- Rest: Let chicken rest 5-10 minutes after coming out of the oven.
- Serve: Enjoy with easy grilled pineapple, grilled broccoli florets, coconut cauliflower rice (Paleo/Whole30) or coconut rice with coconut milk!
Notes
- *Soy Sauce: use coconut aminos for Whole30/Paleo & Gluten-Free.
- 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: serve with coconut caulilfower rice.
Nutrition
Calories: 286kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 106mg | Sodium: 1078mg | Potassium: 315mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 125IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg
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