Aloha Pineapple Chicken Rice Casserole.

Ever notice how you can make anything taste Hawaiian by putting pineapple in it?

I’ve already used this trick a couple of times with chicken, once in a Crockpot Hawaiian BBQ and once in a foil packet dinner for the grill. And those are both good, but neither one is a true one-dish

meal – something you can just pop on the table and serve, with no need for side dishes.

This Aloha Pineapple Chicken Rice Casserole fills that need. It’s got all the makings of a meal – chicken, rice, and veggies – in one casserole dish. And it’s all swimming in a tangy, salty-sweet pineapple sauce that gives it a real Hawaiian flavor.

Better still, it comes together in no time. You use instant white rice in the casserole, so you don’t need to cook it first – just throw it in the dish with the veggies, chicken, and sauce, and it cooks up right in the pot, soaking up the juices of the chicken and sauce as it softens. So instead of being just a lump of bland white starch on the side, the rice is every bit as flavorful as the meat and veggies.

Whipping up a batch of this Aloha Pineapple Chicken Rice Casserole is the fastest and easiest way to whisk yourself away to Hawaii for an evening.

This Aloha Pineapple Chicken Rice Casserole fills that need. It’s got all the makings of a meal – chicken, rice, and veggies – in one casserole dish.

• PREP TIME:


• 10 minutes


• COOK TIME:


• 30 minutes


• TOTAL TIME:


• 40 minutes


• SERVES:


• 6


• CALORIES:325AUTHOR:Corey Valley


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Ingredients

• ½ cup brown sugar


• ½ cup low sodium soy sauce


• 1-2 teaspoon minced garlic


• 3/4 cup low sodium chicken broth


• 1 ½ cups uncooked instant white rice


• 1/2 cup diced red onion


• 1 red bell pepper chopped


• 1 20 ounce can pineapple tidbits in juice, NOT drained


• 1 lb. thin-sliced boneless skinless chicken breasts or chicken tenderloins, diced into bite-sized pieces


• Optional garnish: chopped cilantro and diced cooked bacon

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Spray a baking dish with cooking spray. I used an 11 x 7-inch dish.


• In a large bowl, whisk together brown sugar, soy sauce, garlic, and chicken broth.


• Add uncooked rice, onion, bell pepper, pineapple and it's juices and chicken. Cover the baking dish tightly with foil. Bake for 20 minutes. Once cooking is done, uncover and stir ingredients.


• Return the dish to the oven, uncovered, and bake for an additional 10 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and rice is tender.


• Let stand 5 minutes before serving. Top with diced bacon and cilantro.

Nutrition Information:

• Calories: 325kcalCarbohydrates: 55g (18%)Protein: 20g (40%)Fat: 2g (3%)Cholesterol: 48mg (16%)Sodium: 814mg (34%)Potassium: 552mg (16%)Fiber: 2g (8%)Sugar: 33gVitamin A: 13.9%Vitamin C: 44.5%Calcium: 4.6%Iron: 14.5%

RECIPES AND IMAGE ADAPTED FROM https://www.familyfreshmeals.com

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