BBQ Chicken & Pineapple Burger
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Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • 4 thin cut chicken breasts
  • 1 fresh pineapple
  • 4 slices cheddar cheese
  • 4 whole wheat hamburger buns
  • ½ C BBQ sauce + more for serving - either store bought or homemade
For the BBQ sauce:
  • ½ C ketchup (Trader Joe's Organic or other organic ketchup)
  • 2 Tbsp brown sugar
  • 2 Tbsp worcestershire sauce
  • 1 Tbsp cider vinegar
  • 3-4 dashes hot pepper sauce (we use smokey chipotle pepper sauce) - adjust based on the amount of heat you prefer
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • ¼ tsp Coleman dry mustard powder
  • 1 tsp liquid smoke
  • 1 Tbsp molasses
  • ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
  1. In a medium bowl whisk together all ingredients for the BBQ sauce. Set aside.
  2. Clean, rinse and pat chicken dry. Place chicken in a gallon ziploc bag. Add bbq sauce and mix until chicken is coated. Marinade in the fridge for at least one hour.
  3. Cut all outer skin off of pineapple. Cut into ½ inch slices. Use a small, round cookie cutter (or star!) to press the inner core out from each pineapple slice.
  4. Heat bbq to high heat. Cook chicken approx 4 mins per side until cooked through, adding cheese the last 2 minutes. . Place sliced pineapple on upper rack, flip halfway through. Heat buns on the bbq if desired.
  5. Assemble burgers - spread bbq sauce on each side of bun, place chicken on bottom bun, top with a slice of grilled pineapple and add top bun.
Recipe by Good Thyme Kitchen at https://www.goodthymekitchen.com/bbq-chicken-pineapple-burger/