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Baked Sweet Hawaiian Chicken
Delicious chicken that gets breaded and baked in a sweet and tangy pineapple sauce. It bakes to perfection and is so much better than takeout!
👥 8 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 20m⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 1h👤 The Recipe Critic📖 therecipecritic
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●baking dish
- ●oven
- ●bowl
- ●baking sheet
- ●skillet
- ●whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
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prepare
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray a 9 x 13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray, then set aside.
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season
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Cut 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces and season well with ¾ teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon ground black pepper.
boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 1.5 pounds)4
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coat
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Add 1 ¼ cups cornstarch to a large ziplock bag, and 3 large beaten eggs to a bowl. Add the diced chicken to the ziplock bag and close it securely before shaking vigorously, until all the chicken is evenly coated in cornstarch.
¼ cups cornstarch1cornstarch (1 ½ teaspoons)1 tablespoonlarge beaten eggs3
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dip
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Dip each piece of chicken into the eggs until coated. To prevent the chicken from sticking, you can place the coated pieces on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
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brown
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Heat ⅓ cup canola oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, and cook the breaded chicken in 2-3 batches until browned. No need to cook them completely through, since they will finish cooking in the oven. Add the browned pieces to the prepared baking dish.
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whisk
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Combine 1 ½ cups pineapple juice, ¾ cup packed brown sugar, ½ cup soy sauce, 2 teaspoons minced garlic, and 1 tablespoon cornstarch in a medium bowl, then pour over the chicken.
minced garlic (about 1 large clove)2 teaspoons¼ cups cornstarch1cornstarch (1 ½ teaspoons)1 tablespoon
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top
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Top with 1 cup diced red bell pepper and 1 (20-ounce) drained can pineapple tidbits.
diced red bell pepper (about 1 medium bell pepper)1 cupdrained can pineapple tidbits1 (20-ounce)
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bake
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Bake uncovered for ⏱️ 1 hour, stirring the chicken every ⏱️ 15-20 minutes or so to coat it evenly in the sauce. Let the dish stand for ⏱️ 5-10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts
calories
446 kcal
fat Content
14 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
2 g
sugar Content
36 g
sodium Content
1163 mg
protein Content
23 g
trans Fat Content
0.1 g
cholesterol Content
124 mg
carbohydrate Content
59 g
saturated Fat Content
2 g
unsaturated Fat Content
10 g
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