Pineapple-Glazed Spicy Chicken Breasts

Name: Pineapple-Glazed Spicy Chicken Breasts
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps butter; 2 Tbsps packed dark brown sugar; 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard; 2 teaspoons ground allspice; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 2 teaspoons ground coriander; 1 teaspoons ground cumin; 0 teaspoons ground red pepper (cayenne); 1 Tbsp lemon juice; 59 milliliters real maple syrup; 118 milliliters pineapple juice; 2 teaspoons salt; 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts; 2 Tbsps vegetable oil

Pineapple-Glazed Spicy Chicken Breasts is a gluten free main course. One portion of this dish contains approximately 24g of protein, 16g of fat, and a total of 340 calories. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 40 minutes. If you have butter, ground cinnamon, salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the butter you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Butter Cake as a dessert.

Instructions

In 9-inch pie plate, mix brown sugar, salt, coriander, allspice, cinnamon, cumin and red pepper; set aside.

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Brown Sugar

Red Pepper

Coriander

Allspice

Cinnamon

Cumin

Salt

Place chicken between pieces of plastic wrap or waxed paper. Use flat side of a meat mallet, pounder or rolling pin to gently pound each chicken piece to 1/4-inch thickness.

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Meat

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Meat Tenderizer

Rolling Pin

Drizzle oil over chicken and work it in with your hands.

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Whole Chicken

Cooking Oil

Place one piece of chicken in spice mixture and turn over to make sure all surfaces are coated with thin layer of spices.

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Whole Chicken

Spices

Place chicken on plate. Repeat with remaining chicken.

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Whole Chicken

In 1-quart saucepan, heat all glaze ingredients to boiling over medium heat. Cook uncovered about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thickened and syrupy and reduced to 1/2 cup.

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Glaze

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat.

Remove 2 tablespoons glaze to brush over chicken.

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Whole Chicken

Glaze

Spray grill rack with cooking spray or brush with oil.

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Cooking Spray

Cooking Oil

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Grill

Heat coals or gas grill for medium-high heat. (To test heat for cooking, place your hand, palm side down, about 1 inch from grill rack. Count “one-one thousand, two-one thousand, three-one thousand.” When you have to remove your hand at “three,” you have reached medium-high heat and are ready to cook.) Grill chicken uncovered 4 to 5 minutes per side or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (170°F).

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Whole Chicken

Juice