Description
Delicious and easy-to-make Pineapple BBQ Baked Chicken Foil Packets cooked in the oven, perfect for a quick dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
- 2 cups pineapple chunks (fresh or frozen)
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- Coarse salt and fresh cracked black pepper, to taste
- 1/2 cup of your favorite prepared BBQ sauce
- 3 cloves garlic, minced (or 2 teaspoons dried garlic)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 jalapeño, sliced
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- Chopped cilantro, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Lay four 12×12 inch (30×30 cm) squares of foil on your work surface. Place pineapple chunks and bell peppers in the middle of each foil piece. Season with salt and pepper, then top with each chicken breast, seasoning generously with salt and pepper.
- In a bowl, mix together BBQ sauce, olive oil, paprika, minced garlic, lemon juice, oregano, cilantro, and jalapeño. Divide this sauce over each chicken pack and sprinkle with additional chopped cilantro.
- Fold the foil over the chicken and vegetables to close off the pack, pinching the ends together to secure.
- Transfer the chicken foil packs to a baking sheet and bake for 35-40 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and the veggies are tender. Carefully open the foil packs, drizzle with more sauce, and broil for 1-2 minutes to crisp the chicken.
- Serve the baked chicken foil packets immediately, garnished with more cilantro. Enjoy!
Notes
- Feel free to use frozen pineapple if fresh is not available.
- Adjust spice levels by omitting jalapeño or adding more according to taste.
- This recipe can be easily doubled for larger gatherings.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 packet
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 500mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 80mg