Pineapple Chicken Recipe

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Pineapple Chicken
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Ingredients
10
Count
Nutrition
470
Calories
Total time
85
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Rinse chicken and pat dry.
  2. Stir together flour and salt and roll chicken pieces in this mixture to coat.
  3. In a large skillet, cook chicken half at a time in butter until brown, turning once.
  4. Transfer chicken to a 13x9 baking dish, reserving drippings in the skillet.
  5. Bake uncovered in a 350º oven for 30 minutes.
  6. Meanwhile, drain pineapple, reserving juice.
  7. Add sherry to drippings in skillet and cook and stir over medium heat, scraping up bits in the bottom of pan.
  8. Add pineapple tidbits, celery, and onions.
  9. Bring to boiling, reduce heat, simmer uncovered for about 5 minutes or until celery starts to soften.
  10. Combine reserved pineapple juice and the 2 tbsps. flour and stir into sauce mixture in the skillet.
  11. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
  12. Remove from heat.
  13. Spoon off any juices from the chicken in the baking dish.
  14. Sprinkle ham strips over the chicken and pour sauce over all.
  15. Bake uncovered about 10 minutes more or until chicken is tender and fully cooked and no longer pink.
  16. To make ahead: Prepare chicken as directed except bake uncovered without the sauce for 35 minutes or until tender and no longer pink (fully cooked). Cool slightly, drain and cover. Chill up to 2 days.
  17. Prepare sauce as directed, except do not pour over chicken. Cool and transfer to storage container and refrigerate for up to 2 days.
  18. To reheat, sprinkle ham over cold chicken and bake covered, in a 350º oven for about 40 minutes or until heated through. While chicken is cooking, reheat the sauce over medium heat for about 15 minutes or until heated through.
  19. Pour sauce over chicken and serve immediately.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 470.5 Kcal (1970 kJ)
Calories from fat 124.6 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.84g 21%
Cholesterol 171.32mg 57%
Sodium 1635.38mg 68%
Potassium 748.11mg 16%
Total Carbs 13.52g 5%
Sugars 2.4g 10%
Dietary Fiber 1.17g 5%
Protein 56.35g 113%
Vitamin C 1.9mg 3%
Iron 0.3mg 2%
Calcium 34.6mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 142.04 Kcal (595 kJ)
Calories from fat 37.62 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.18g 21%
Cholesterol 51.72mg 57%
Sodium 493.72mg 68%
Potassium 225.85mg 16%
Total Carbs 4.08g 5%
Sugars 0.72g 10%
Dietary Fiber 0.35g 5%
Protein 17.01g 113%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 3%
Iron 0.1mg 2%
Calcium 10.5mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 10.3
    Points
  • 10
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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