Spicy Pineapple Chicken
Ingredients:
2-teaspoons Seasoned salt
2-teaspoons Crushed red pepper flakes
2-fresh Green Chile peppers, seeded and finely chopped
4-medium Chicken breasts, boneless and skinless
½-cup Fresh orange juice
3-medium Green onions, sliced
2-cups Pineapple tidbits, drained
1-cup Plums, pitted and sliced
1-tablespoon Brown sugar, packed
½-cup Cherries, sweet and pitted
Nonstick cooking spray
Pasta or rice (optional)
Instructions:
Combine in a small bowl, seasoned salt, crushed red pepper flakes, and green Chile peppers. Sprinkle and pat down mixture evenly over chicken breasts; rub in with your fingers and slightly massage the chicken breasts. Spray a large skillet with cooking spray. Preheat skillet over medium heat. Add chicken; cook for about 10 minutes or until chicken is tender with no pink, turning once. Transfer to a serving platter and keep warm.
Add 2 tablespoons of the fresh orange juice and the green onions to the skillet. Cook and stir over medium heat for about 5 minutes or until green onions are nice and tender.
In a medium bowl combine remaining fresh orange juice, half of the pineapple tidbits and half of the sliced pitted plums, and brown sugar. Add to skillet. Cook and stir over medium heat about 3 minutes or until thickened and bubbly. Remove from heat. Stir in cherries and remaining pineapple tidbits and sliced plums; spoon over chicken. If desired serve with hot cooked pasta or rice by following the directions on the package of pasta or rice.
Serves 4
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