Hawaiian Pineapple Chicken

Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 60 min
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Description

This sweet and tangy baked chicken with pineapple and brown sugar is a family-favorite recipe. It's like a little Hawaiian vacation on a plate!

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter
1/3 cup ketchup
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/4 cup vinegar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 (9 ounce) can crushed pineapple
3 pounds assorted chicken pieces such as breasts, thighs, wings, and drumsticks

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
2 Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add ketchup and brown sugar and stir until sugar dissolves. Whisk cornstarch into vinegar in a small bowl until smooth, then pour into the pan. Whisk in salt, soy sauce, and Worcestershire sauce and bring to a simmer while continuing to whisk constantly. Cook until thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir in pineapple and remove from the heat.
3 Arrange chicken pieces in a 9x13-inch baking dish; pour pineapple sauce over top.
4 Bake in the preheated oven until the sauce is bubbling and the chicken is browned and the juices run clear, about 45 minutes. An instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).