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! 

My love for this “baked chicken” all started with this baked sweet and sour chicken. I just about died when I made it for the first time and it was better than any takeout that I have ever had. The breading is spot on to any high end chinese restaurant in fact, I think you will agree that it is way better!

I have made several baked chicken recipes since then including sesame chicken, orange chicken, and firecracker chicken. All quickly became popular recipes on the blog with readers. There is something about this breading that is absolutely incredible. And then it bakes to golden and crispy perfection and it allows the sauce to thicken up.

I decided to take a sweet hawaiian spin with this one and add some pineapple to it. The result was amazing and I was reminded again how incredible this recipe is to make! If you are looking to wow your family with dinner tonight, you have got to try this recipe!

Baked Sweet Hawaiian Chicken

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes

Author Alyssa Rivers

Servings 4 Servings

Print Review

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! 

Course Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword chicken recipes, sweet hawaiian chicken

Ingredients

• 3-4 chicken breasts boneless and skinless
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1½ cup cornstarch
• 3 eggs beaten
• ¼ cup canola oil

Sweet Hawaiian Ingredients:

• 1 cup pineapple juice
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon garlic minced
• 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 red pepper chopped
• 1 can pineapple tidbits 20 ounce, drained

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Cut chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces and season with salt and pepper.
2. In separate bowls, place cornstarch and slightly beaten eggs. Dip chicken into cornstarch then coat in egg mixture. (yes you dip the chicken first in the cornstarch. I promise this method is amazing.)
3. Heat canola oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook chicken until browned. Place the chicken in a 9 x 13 greased baking dish.
4. In a medium sized mixing bowl, whisk together pineapple juice, brown sugar, soy sauce, minced garlic, and cornstarch. Add the red pepper and pineapple tidbits. Pour over chicken and bake for 1 hour.
5. I stir the chicken every 15 minutes so that it coated them in the sauce.

Recipe Notes

Alyssa Also Recommends:

Want to make this even easier? Here are a few products that I LOVE:

•Utopia Kitchen Cooking Knives

•Staub Cast Iron Skillet

Nutrition Facts

Baked Sweet Hawaiian Chicken

Amount Per Serving

Calories 793 Calories from Fat 198

% Daily Value*

Fat 22g34%

Saturated Fat 3g15%

Cholesterol 231mg77%

Sodium 1339mg56%

Potassium 1065mg30%

Carbohydrates 105g35%

Fiber 3g12%

Sugar 54g60%

Protein 44g88%

Vitamin A 1231IU25%

Vitamin C 59mg72%

Calcium 84mg8%

Iron 3mg17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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