scrolling through facebook the other day, i saw someone posted an easy, four ingredient recipe that actually sounded good. a few days later, i still remembered it so i decided to try it. of course i made my own changes, because i never make anything exact, but seriously... this was so so easy and really good!
i used a regular pyrex glass square baking dish. i had a thawed bag of the costco chicken tenderloins, so i just cut it with a knife and dumped it right in the [sprayed] pan. i squirted some bbq sauce on top... not measured, just eyeballed. i had a ripe 99cent pineapple from sprouts that i needed to use, so i diced it up and then just spread a layer of the diced pineapple on top. and last, i put a layer of provolone cheese on top and tore it in places where the circles didn't meet (because i'm a tad ocd about some stuff). loosely place a square of foil on top and toss it in the oven. i think i baked it at 20 minutes and then added another layer of provolone (because i looooove provolone) and let it cook again without the foil. i forgot to time it but it was probably 15ish minutes and i watched the cheese so it would melt and get a little browned, just how i like it. i wanted to serve it with rice because chris likes stuff more when it's served with rice, but it was a really busy afternoon and i couldn't get to it. i think i'd prefer it just as is. everyone loved it and it was also great as leftovers.
so, simple, easy, on hand ingredients (only FOUR!)... and it was really quick to get into the oven. if you used canned pineapple, i'm sure you could have it ready in three minutes flat. and it doesn't dirty any dishes because it all goes straight into the pan to bake and nothing needs to be measured at all. also, really easy to let the kids help out. i really am so excited to have discovered this recipe and just had to share. i feel like shouting it from the rooftops! woohoo! i made dinner!
and sorry, no pictures because i didn't take any at the time and i just finished eating the leftovers for lunch about 15 minutes ago. maybe next time.
i think this is the link to the video i saw in my facebook newsfeed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atwjFYuxfAw
and here's a link to one of the postings of this recipe online...
http://www.thepinningmama.com/hawaiian-chicken-bake-recipe-easy-dinner-idea/
honestly, if you're serving this to guests, presentation-wise, it probably looks nicer with whole chicken breasts and whole pineapple slices and whole slices of provolone melted on top. but since i knew i would be serving this to three little people and didn't want to cut up everything individually on their plate, i did it my way. and if i didn't hate touching raw meat, i would have cut the chicken into bitesize pieces before putting it in the pan too. but, i hate touching raw meat or having it touch anything in my entire kitchen, so i just poured the bag straight into the pan and put the trash in the trashcan. ; )
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