Saucy Pineapple BBQ Chicken Bowls

Name: Saucy Pineapple BBQ Chicken Bowls
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 2 h 10 min
Total time: 2 h 55 min
Cuisine: American, Mexican, Latin American
Ingredients: * 2 lbs chicken breast; * 2 cups BBQ sauce; * 2 tbsp pineapple juice; * juice from 2 limes; * 2 cups fresh pineapple chunks; * 2 jalapeños chopped, and mostly; * 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped; * salt to taste; * pepper to taste; * 3 cups cooked quinoa or rice; * 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved; * 1/2 cup fresh basil, and/or cilantro leaves, roughly chopped; * 5 cups shredded romaine lettuce; * 1 avocado, sliced; * 4 fresh chives, chopped; * fried garlic, for serving, optional

6 steps

Prep:45minCook:2h 10min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 02:58:24 GMT

Ingredients

6 servings

2 lbschicken breast

2 cupsBBQ sauce

2 Tbsppineapple juice

2limes

juice from

2 cupsfresh pineapple chunks

2jalapeños

chopped, and mostly

½ cupfresh cilantro

3 cupsquinoa

1 cupcherry tomatoes

halved

½ cupfresh basil

or leave, roughly chopped

5 cupsromaine lettuce

fried, for serving, optional

Instructions

Step 1

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large heavy bottomed pot over medium-high heat.

Step 2

When the oil shimmers, add the chicken and season with salt and pepper. Sear the chicken on both sides, about 3-4 minutes.

Step 3

Reduce the heat to low and add 1 1/2 cups BBQ sauce, pineapple juice, juice of 1 lime, 1 cup pineapple chunks, and 1 jalapeño. Cover and simmer the chicken for 1-2 hours. If the sauce gets too thick, add water to thin the sauce out.

Step 4

Once the chicken is done cooking, shred with two forks and stir in the cilantro and remaining BBQ sauce, if desired.

Step 5

Meanwhile, make the salsa. In a bowl toss together the remaining 1 cup of pineapple chunks, remaining jalapeño, tomatoes, basil or cilantro, juice of 1 lime, and a pinch of salt.

Step 6

Divide the quinoa among bowls and top with the lettuce, pineapple salsa, the chicken, and avocado. Sprinkle with chives and fried garlic, if using. Drizzle the chicken with the remaining BBQ sauce left in the bowl.