Kroger Hawaiian Chicken Kabobs

I love pineapple. When Kroger sent a dish who's star was pineapple, I was very happy. Due to this dish serving 6 people at 1 kabob per person, I doubled the recipe so 2 people could have 3 kabob's per person for 2 meals. Glad I did. Due to the large amount of vegetables, the portions turned out to be huge.

First, when I grill I tend to burn the food. Not on purpose, I just get distracted. Especially when I have to mix meat with veggies. Instead of threading veggie, meat, veggie, I decided to skewer the meat only and grill the veggies in my grill basket. Great idea as nothing burnt. I did learn that pineapple takes longer to grill than expected. If your using a grill basket, grill the pineapple separate.

I paired this dish with a mushroom and Parmesan couscous plus peach wine. Peach wine actually accented the soy and pineapple flavors. Total prep time was 20 minutes. Ten minutes for chicken, 10 minutes for veggies. I marinated the chicken overnight which enhanced the flavors.

For the chicken only skewers, grill time was 12 minutes per side. For the pineapple only, grill time is 8 minutes per side. All other veggies were 4 minutes per side.

Healthy, fast, lots of leftovers, and delicious. What more could I want in a dish.

Websites:

• Uwharrie Vineyards
• http://www.uwharrievineyards.com/WINE_PEACH.htm

• Near East
• http://www.neareast.com/#products/wild_mushroom_herb
• http://www.neareast.com/#products/parmesan

• Kikkoman
• http://www.kikkomanusa.com/homecooks/products/products_hc_details.php?pf=10101&fam=101

Recipe: Hawaiian Chicken Kabobs provided by Kroger

Recipe below is for one serving which is 6 kabobs at 1 kabob per person

Ingredients:

• 1/2 Cup Soy Sauce
• 1/2 Cup Pineapple Juice
• 1 TBSP Brown Sugar
• 3 Clove Garlic
• 1 TBSP Ginger, fresh and grated
• 1 1/2 lbs. Chicken, cut into 1" pieces
• 1 Red Pepper, cut into 1" chunks
• 1 Green Pepper, cut into 1" chunks
• 1 Pineapple, cored, peeled and cut into 1" cubes
• 1 Onion, cut into 1" pieces
• 24 Grape Tomotoes

Combine soy sauce through ginger. Whisk to combine. Pour into a zip to bag. Add chicken. Refrigerate at least 1 hour. Remove chicken. Thread chicken onto skewers. Put all veggies into a grill basket. Pour marinade over veggies. Grill kabobs on medium heat (300 degrees) for 12 minutes per side. Grill pineapple at 8 minutes, flip in basket and grill for an additional 8 minutes. Grill remaining veggies for 4 minutes per side. Refrigerate leftovers.