Hawaiian Pineapple Chicken

Description

I love the sweet and tangy pineapple sauce. I serve this over rice and accompany it with green beans. This recipe was handed down to me from my mother-in-law many years ago.

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup butter
  • ⅓ cup ketchup
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • ¼ cup vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce
  • ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 (9 ounce) can crushed pineapple
  • 3 pounds assorted chicken pieces such as breasts, thighs, wings, and drumsticks

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
  2. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; stir ketchup and brown sugar into melted butter
  3. stirring to dissolve brown sugar. Whisk cornstarch into vinegar until smooth; pour into pan. Whisk constantly and add salt
  4. soy sauce
  5. and Worcestershire sauce to mixture; bring to a simmer. Cook until thickened
  6. about 2 minutes. Stir pineapple into sauce.
  7. Arrange chicken pieces in a 9×13-inch baking dish; pour pineapple sauce over chicken.
  8. Bake until sauce is bubbling
  9. chicken is browned
  10. and the juices run clear
  11. about 45 minutes. An instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 50 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Servings: 6

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