Pineapple Stuffed With Chicken Or Pork Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Gently cut pockets into chops by slicing horizontally in the side. On a plate, place salt and pepper. Dredge chops in seasoning. In a medium skillet over medium heat, saute the bacon, chopped onions, thyme, and sage until the bacon is almost crispy and the onions are beginning to caramelize around the edges, about 10 minutes. Pour mixture into a bowl. Add apples, butter, 2 tablespoons of pineapple-orange juice and cinnamon. Season with salt and pepper. Stuff each chop with apple mixture and hold together with skewers. In same skillet over medium-high heat, add enough oil to coat the pan and sear both sides of the chops until golden brown, about 4 minutes per side. Add 1 cup pineapple-orange juice and remaining onion wedges around the chops. Season with salt and pepper and bake until cooked through, about 20 to 25 minutes, depending on the thickness of the chops, basting 2 to 3 times. Remove pork chops from pan and let rest 10 minutes. Add remaining pineapple-orange juice and scrape up the brown bits that cling to the bottom of the pan. Bring the liquid to a simmer and cook until reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Add lemon zest and parsley. Pour sauce over pork chops.

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat, and brown the pork chops about 5 minutes on each side. Remove chops from the skillet, and set aside.
• Mix the chicken broth, soy sauce and vinegar into the skillet, and bring to a boil. Return the pork chops to the skillet, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). Remove chops from the skillet, reserving broth mixture, and set aside.
• In a bowl, blend the brown sugar, cornstarch, and pineapple juice. Mix into the skillet with the chicken broth mixture. Bring to a boil. Serve with the cooked pork chops.

Steps:

• Preheat a smoker to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Place cherry wood chips into the smoker to add sweetness.
• Wash pineapple well but make sure to keep the leaves intact. Cut pineapple in half lengthwise, cutting through the middle of the leaf stalk. Cut out a V-shape down the middle of each half to remove the dense core. Hollow out each pineapple half by making cross and side cuts, but leave some meat on the skin. If pineapple gets completely hollowed out, the skin gets very flexible so leaving a little meat will keep it sturdier.
• Chop pineapple meat into 1/2-inch pieces. Pour out any remaining pineapple juice from the husks and reserve for a different use.
• Combine pineapple chunks, pulled chicken, barbeque sauce, and bacon bits in a large bowl; mix to combine. Fill pineapple halves with the mixture and top with glazed walnuts and cranberries.
• Place pineapple halves into the smoker and smoke until outsides look darker and leaves start to shrivel, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Remove pineapple halves from the smoker very carefully as they will be very soft and flexible.

Steps:

• Place chicken in a saucepan and add water to cover. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 10 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove chicken and set aside to cool slightly.
• At the same time, stir water and rice together in a pot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, cover, and simmer until water is absorbed, about 10 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
• Cut cooled chicken into 1-inch cubes and place in a bowl with garlic, poultry seasoning, and black pepper; mix together until chicken is coated.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a baking dish with nonstick spray.
• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and crumble into small pieces when cool enough to handle. Reserve 1 tablespoon bacon grease.
• Trim and core pineapple slices. Cut into 1/2-inch chunks and reserve any juices.
• Combine rice, chicken, crumbled bacon, reserved bacon grease, pineapple chunks and juice, tomato sauce, maple syrup, and soy sauce in a large bowl. Mix thoroughly. Spoon mixture into green peppers and sprinkle with Monterey Jack cheese. Place in the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until filling is hot and cheese is melted, about 45 minutes.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the first six ingredients until smooth. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. , Add the chicken, pineapple, water chestnuts and ginger; cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until heated through. Serve with rice.

Steps:

• Drain pineapple but reserve the juice. Set aside.
• Place the chicken inside a zip lock bag and pound to a flatness of about 1/4". You can use a meat mallet or a rolling pin.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Saute the green onions and bell pepper for 5 minutes or until tender.
• Add the hot water and seasoning mix from the stuffing package, then stir in the stuffing and finally the pineapple.
• Place chicken breasts shiny side down and spoon about 1/2 cup stuffing onto one side of the breast. Roll up the breasts and if necessary secure with a toothpick.
• Place rolled chicken in a lightly greased baking dish in one layer.
• Stir together the reserved pineapple juice, brown sugar, vinegar and ginger and drizzle over the chicken.
• Dot with butter and bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes or until done.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine thyme, allspice, cayenne, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper; set spice mixture aside. In a medium bowl, stir together pineapple, lime juice, scallions, and remaining 2 tablespoons sugar. Season stuffing with salt and pepper, and set aside.
• Lay chicken flat on a work surface. With a paring knife, cut a 2-inch-long slit in the thick side of each breast; insert knife, and pivot inside chicken without enlarging opening, carefully forming a deep pocket (make sure not to pierce the opposite side). Dividing evenly, tightly pack each breast with stuffing; rub exterior with oil, and sprinkle with spice mixture.
• Heat broiler, with rack set 4 inches from heat. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil; arrange chicken on sheet. Broil until chicken is opaque throughout and an instant-read thermometer inserted into stuffing reads 165 degrees, 15 to 20 minutes. Serve stuffed chicken with rice.