One of the most delicious foods we can eat is chicken. There are thousands of ways in which you can cook it. One of my favorite ways is to smoke it. We need to be very careful when we cook chicken. If we overcook the chicken it is not going to taste good. It is going to taste simple and it is going to be hard to chew. Let me share with you this smoked chicken recipe I tried a few days ago. You will enjoy this smoked chicken recipe very much.
Pineapple Smoked Chicken with Balsamic Onion Rings
Prep-time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Serves: 2
Ingredients
• 2 boneless chicken breasts
• 2 red onions
• ½ pineapple
• 1 tbsp of balsamic vinegar
• 2 tbsp of olive oil
• 1 jalapeño pepper (optional)
• 1 cup of broccoli
• 1 cup of cauliflower
• 1 large tomato
• 1 sweet potato
• sea salt and pepper to taste
Process
1. Preheat electric smoker to 225 °F.
2. In a food processor, blend the pineapple until it is smooth. Use a strainer to remove pulp and pour pineapple juice into a glass.
3. Place chicken breasts in a bowl and place it into the smoker.
4. Pour pineapple juice over the chicken and cook it for 1 hour.
5. Remove chicken from the smoker and set aside.
6. Slice the onion and jalapeño pepper.
7. Heat a pan and add olive oil. Cook the onion and jalapeño slices for 1-2 minutes. Add the balsamic vinegar and cook for a few more minutes.
8. Slice the tomato, broccoli and cauliflower.
9. Cut the sweet potato into cubes.
10. Heat a saucepan and add 2 cups of water. Bring it to a boil.
11. Place sweet potatoes and broccoli into boiling water, let it boil for 5 minutes or until sweet potatoes are soft.
12. Mix veggies in a bowl.
13. Serve smoked chicken breasts with broccoli salad, sweet potatoes and top with balsamic onion rings and jalapeño pepper.
14. Decorate with one slice of pineapple.
15. Enjoy!
You will love this smoked chicken recipe since it is very original. Why is it original? Because you smoke the chicken with natural pineapple juice. Besides, this recipe is spicy. If you are the kind of person that enjoys spicy food, you will love this recipe too! Do you want to make this recipe even tastier? Try to smoke the veggies. Place veggies on a baking sheet and place then inside the smoker 30 minutes before the chicken is done. That way, your vegetables are going to be smoked too. Besides, eating your vegetables smoked it is healthier than boiling them or sautéing them. Why? Because when you boil them most of the nutrients remain in the water. When you sauté them, you add more calories to your food since you need to use oil to do that. On the other hand, when you steam or smoked your veggies, they don’t lose nutrients and they don’t need oil.
Try this recipe with the fruit that you prefer! You can use pineapple, peaches or kiwi!
