Best 6 Mojo Chicken With Pineapple Recipes

CUBAN MOJO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven at 350°F
• Add to the food processor, orange juice, lime juice, garlic, cilantro, lime zest, cumin, oregano, salt, and black ground pepper.
• Process for 10 seconds. You don't want the sauce to become too creamy.
• Add the olive oil and process for 5 seconds, just to combine ever so slightly.
• Add the chicken and chopped onion in a large bowl.
• Pour half of the mojo sauce over the chicken and onions. Cover with cling film, and marinate in the fridge for 3 hours.
• Set aside the remaining half of the mojo sauce for later use.
• When the chicken is done marinating, add chicken and onions the the baking tray, together with the sauce it marinated in.
• Bake at 350°F for 35-40 minutes.
• Meanwhile, chop up the pineapple, avocado, and cherry tomatoes into small pieces and add them in a small bowl. Mix in the remaining half of Mojo sauce you saved earlier. Your salsa is ready!
• Drizzle pineapple-avocado salsa over baked chicken, serve with steamed rice and beans, and enjoy!

PINEAPPLE MOJO CHICKEN NOODLE BOWL

Steps:

• For the pineapple ginger sauce: Blend pineapple and ginger and add to a rice cooker. Bring to boil, then add brown sugar. Mix cornstarch in a bowl with 1 cup water, then add cornstarch slurry to the sauce.
• For the pineapple mojo chicken: Preheat a smoker or grill for cooking at 250 degrees F.
• Combine lime juice, brown sugar, cumin, paprika, salt, onion, oregano and 1 cup pineapple ginger sauce in a bowl. Add chicken and mix together. Cover with banana leaves and put in smoker. Cook overnight.
• For the cilantro noodles: Soak noodles in warm water for approximately 10 minutes while you bring salted water to a boil. When water boils, add noodles and cook for 5 minutes. Strain and chill. Blend cilantro, garlic, lime juice, white vinegar and salt together. Mix with the noodles.
• For the pineapple mojo chicken bowl: Arrange noodles in a bowl. Top with chicken, then arrange Pico de Gallo, Beans, Pickled Red Onions, potato sticks, carrots barbecue sauce and Cilantro Aioli around the top.
• Combine the tomatoes, cilantro, onion, lime juice, vinegar, garlic and salt together in a bowl.
• Bring olive oil to heat in a rice cooker. Add onions, garlic, peppers, carrots and celery to oil and cook for approximately 5 minutes. Add sherry wine and reduce by half. Add the beans, cumin, salt, browning sauce, granulated sugar, pepper, bay leaves and oregano and cook for 20 minutes.
• Combine vinegar, sugar and 1 cup water in a rice cooker and bring it to boil. Add the red onions and cook until translucent. Remove from the heat and refrigerate 1 day before using.
• Mix cilantro stems, garlic, lime juice, vinegar and salt in a blender. Whisk together blended items with mayo.

CHICKEN WITH PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Flatten the chicken to 1/4-in. thickness. Place flour in a large shallow dish; add chicken and turn to coat. , In a large skillet, brown chicken over medium heat in oil until juices run clear, 3-5 minutes on each side. Remove and keep warm. Drain pineapple, reserving 1/4 cup juice. (Discard remaining juice or save for another use.) , In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and reserved juice until smooth. Gradually add to skillet. Stir in the honey, teriyaki sauce and pepper. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir until thickened, about 30 seconds. Add pineapple and chicken; heat through. Serve with rice.

PINEAPPLE MOJO CHICKEN WITH TANGY AVOCADO CREAM

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts in large non-metallic dish or resealable plastic bag.
• Place marinade ingredients in bowl and whisk until well combined.
• Reserve 1/4 cup marinade, cover and refrigerate.
• Pour remaining marinade over chicken, cover or seal bag and refrigerate at least 2 hours or up to 24 hours.
• Preheat grill and lightly coat grill rack with oil or cooking spray.
• To prepare Avocado Cream, place avocado in bowl and mash.
• Add juices, jalapeno peppers, sour cream and seasonings.
• Stir until combined and smooth.
• Cover and refrigerate.
• Remove chicken from marinade, drain and discard marinade.
• Place chicken on prepared grill about 4 to 6 inches from heat source.
• Grill about 7 minutes per side or until temperature on meat thermometer reaches 160ºF and juices run clear when pierced with fork.
• Baste occasionally with reserved 1/4 cup marinade during grilling.
• To serve, place chicken breasts on serving platter.
• Spoon Avocado Cream on each and garnish with a sprinkling of cilantro, if desired.
• **Cook time does not include marinating time of 2 to 24 hours.

PINEAPPLE-MARINATED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir together the brown sugar, rice vinegar, soy sauce, fish sauce, 2 tablespoons olive oil, salt, garlic powder, ground cayenne and black pepper. Transfer 1 tablespoon of this marinade mixture to a separate medium bowl and add the diced pineapple, red onion and cilantro. This is your salsa; toss until well mixed and set aside.
• Add the grated pineapple and its juices to the marinade mixture in the large bowl, then add the chicken and toss to coat. Set aside to marinate at room temperature for 15 minutes (and no longer).
• Once the chicken is done marinating, heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high and add enough olive oil to lightly coat the bottom of the pan. Add the chicken pieces, leaving any marinade behind, in a single layer so that they don't touch and let cook until the bottoms are browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until browned on all sides and no longer pink on the inside, 4 to 5 minutes more.
• Serve the chicken over rice and top with the reserved pineapple salsa.

MOJO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine juices, oil, garlic, paprika, oregano, salt and chili flakes in a large zip-top plastic bag.
• Add chicken; seal and marinate in refrigerator at least 1 hour and up to 3 hours.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Place chicken in a 13-by-9-inch baking pan coated with cooking spray.
• Bake, covered, 20 minutes; uncover and bake 25 minutes or until chicken is done.
• Serve with Coco Rice With Green Onions recipe #.