by Alyssa Rivers
Grilled Hawaiian Barbecue Chicken in Foil has the most amazing sweet and tangy pineapple barbecue sauce! It grills to perfection with sweet pineapple and delicious summer veggies!
A tragedy happened in our house and our grill died. You all know by now how much I love that thing. Summer BBQs happen at our house quite regularly. At first I thought it was the propane tank but come to find out the hose had a leak in it! Gasp.
But thanks to Amazon Prime I had a grill delivered to my front porch in just two days and I was back to grilling in no time!
One of our favorite things to grill this summer have been foil packets. They are the perfect serving for each member of the family. Each little packet is complete with tender and flavorful meat and veggies.
I loved this Hawaiian BBQ recipe here on the blog so much that I decided to turn it into a delicious foil packet. It turned out so delicious and the flavor was amazing. The sweet and tangy pineapple barbecue sauce smothered on the chicken cooked with delicious pineapple and summer veggies.
Every single one of us loved these delicious foil packets. I know your family is going to love them too!
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup bbq sauce (I like Sweet Baby Ray's)
- 1 15-ounce can pineapple slices (including juice)
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon garlic
- 1 red bell pepper, cut into cubes
- 2 medium zucchini, sliced
- green onions, for garnish
- Heat grill to medium heat. Cut 4 sheets, enough to wrap the chicken and veggies, of heavy duty foil. Place chicken on center of aluminum foil and divide the veggies and add 2-3 pineapple slices into each packet.
- In a bowl, whisk together bbq sauce, juice from the can of pineapple slices, soy sauce, and garlic. Spread about 2 Tablespoons of the sauce on the chicken and make sure to reserve about ¼ cup.
- Place chicken packets onto grill and grill for 13-15 minutes flipping at about 7 minutes.To serve carefully open packets, baste with reserve sauce and garnish with green onions.
This sounds freakin fantastic!!!!
Don’t have grill …can this recipe work in an electric oven…..or a George Foreman grill ???
I’m not sure for electric oven, but gas oven should be 375 degrees for 18-24 minutes. I sprayed chicken with olive oil first before putting in packets. I combined the veggies and sprayed them, also. Then, I put bbq sauce on both sides of chicken and topped with the pineapple rings. I, too made jasmin rice with coconut milk and allowed everyone to spoon some onto their packets. Delicious!
hey girl this looks so yummy!
It look so good and I wuold like to try. Can I use oven or my airfryer for this recipe?
It was delicious, and the smell while it’s cooking made my mouth water the whole time! I was afraid the chicken would not be cooked through so I butterflied the breasts, and in 15 mins everything was ready. Thanks to the sauce (I used Kraft Chicken & Rib as my bbq sauce) and the packet the chicken was super-moist. I served rice family-style with it, so that everyone could scoop some into their unfolded packets. This is definitely a do-again in our family!
The chicken really needs some type of marinade before it is put on the grill. I give this recipe 3 stars but for some reason it shows up stars.
Can u cook in oven with foil pack instead of grilling
Everything was going great, until, I realized I was supposed to CLOSE the packets before putting them on the grill! Please add that to your recipe! (My fingertips are burnt.)
Oh no!! I hope they heal quickly! Great idea on adding that to the directions.
can you cook in oven?
After reading everyone else’s comments, maybe putting an oven recipe would be awesome? Because I was wondering the same thing…
I am also interested in an oven recipe! It’s my turn to cook lunch for the office soon and would love to use this recipe!
I love all foil packs recipes and I have always used the oven 375 works all the time unless it’s a thicker cut of meat I just check it every so often. This was amazing loved it!
hanks for the tip!
Does anyone one know how many WW Smart points one packet would be?
What’s the Calories and Calories from fat on this recipe? I have to mark this down to keep track of everything on my Fitbit. TIA! ☺
Could I marinate this in some of the sauce for at least a night? Taking it camping and want less as possible to do at the campsite!
YES!! The longer you marinate the better the flavor will be! Happy Camping!
Can i do this recipe in the oven? If so How long and what would the ove temp for this? Thank you so very much Alyssa love you blog.
Yes!! I would suggest 375* for 30-45 minutes. Every oven is different though so I would check on it around 20 minutes! I haven’t tried it in the oven yet. You will have to let me know how it turns out!! Thank you for following along with me!! I hope this works out great in the oven!
Decided to do this in the oven. Everything was delicious, it just took a really long time for our oven to cook our apparently thick pieces of chicken. The pineapple was so great with the chicken.
I am bummed it took so long! I am glad it turned out though and you were able to enjoy it!! Thanks for sharing! XOXO
I’m trying this for lunch today (minus the zucchini because I don’t have any ready yet). Do you have the nutrition facts on this? or am I missing them somewhere?
I have found the best way to get nutritional info on all of the recipes is through MyFitnessPal.com. You just type in the recipe and it tells you! Skinnytaste.com is also a great resource for healthy and delicious meals and provides nutritional info. Hope this helps!
Bake in oven @ 425 for 18-22 minutes silly
Very easy to make, didn’t change a thing, delicious!
That is so great to hear!! I am glad you liked it!! Thanks for sharing!XOXO
HAVENT TRY ANY OF YOUR RECIPES BUT THAT WILL CHANGE THIS WEEK
That is so great to hear!! Happy Cooking!! XOXO
Hi, if I make the BBQ Hawaiian chicken in the oven what do you suggest the temperature be and for how long?
Hello
We made the chicken, pineapple, veggie dinner tonight – It was delicious and wonderful. However I have done it twice, and cannot get the blacked look – did you use the little torch, just how did you get those great blackening markings – I want to make againand really want the look you had
Polly
This was delicious! Thanks for sharing
That is so great to hear! Thanks for sharing! XOXO
I made this last night for dinner for 2. The flavor was delicious, however on my small Weber grill it took 25 minutes. Also even though flavors were great it was very runny and I did cut everything and the juice in 1/2. Going to try it in the oven tomorrow night as I am experimenting for company.
Hi Alyssa, you say to flip your Hawaiian chicken foil packs. Do you actually turn the pack over on the grill so the rolled up/folded seam of the pack is facing downward? Thanks for putting out such great recipes.
Yes, flip the packet with the seam on the grill racks. You will want to make sure your packet is tight and secure so you don’t have any ingredients fall out. Thank you for your sweet comment! I am happy to have followers like you!! XOXO
I just love grilled pineapple. I like the addition of the veggies too.
Have you ever tried to freeze this? My hubby and I are camping at a festival for a few days and thinking foil package dinners on the grill are the way to go to reduce how much clean up is needed so I would want to have them frozen.
I would cook them prior to freezing them and then just warm them up at the festival! Have a great few days camping! XOXO
Made this in the oven, followed recipe exactly. Packet was so full of liquid the sauce was completely diluted and food was soggy and tasteless. Don’t know what I did wrong.
OH NO!! I am not sure what went wrong. I apologize for the mess. I wish it tasted better for you. I am sorry for that. Hope you can find a recipe that you love! XOXO
can the grilled Hawaiian barbeque chicken in foil be cooked in the oven?
Yes, of course! That sounds like a great weekday meal! XOXO
What veggies can be used other than zucchini?
You are welcome to use any: potatoes, squash, tomatoes, carrots or any that you prefer! Hope that helps and you enjoy your chicken! XOXO
Can’t wait to try this recipe sounds very good and perfect for summer will let you know how they liked it
HOw did you get char on pineapple
I keep flipping them in the foil or you are welcome to lay them directly on the grill.
I’ve made this twice and the second time I tweaked it and it came out $. I seared the chicken on the grill 3 min per side, as well as the veggies and pineapple (I grilled these about a minute 1/2 per side, just enough to get those nice grill marks on all your food). Then I removed the food from grill to foil packets, poured bbq on it, sealed it, and left it on the grill over indirect heat @ roughly 375 for 15-20 min. Food was AMAZING! Try it if you get a chance. Just a little tweak but worth it
For the garlic, did you use fresh or ground? TIA
I like to use fresh garlic with my recipes. Thanks so much for asking and following along with me! I hope you enjoy it! XOXO
Hi. This recipe looks delicious and also healthy. Just what I’m looking for. Question for you instead of putting it on the bbq grill can you just place the wrapped up chicken in foil on a baking sheet and place in the oven? If yes what would you say would be the oven temp. and for how long? Thank you.
Do you have nutrition information on this dish?
I like to use skinnytaste.com or myfitnesspal.com for any nutritional information. Thanks for following along with me! XOXO
Haven’t made yet but I was wondering if these could be made on a foreman indoor grill? Our apartments do not allow outdoor grills any longer.
Yes, that should work out great! Enjoy! XOXO