Happy Wednesday everyone!  If you are new to my blog or missed Monday’s post, I’m dedicating the month of August to posting new food recipes!  Today I’m excited for you to try my Pineapple Chicken With Coconut Acini Di Peppe!  A little bit of spice and a little bit of sweet takes this dish to a whole new level that your taste buds are going to love!  All you need is 1 pot to boil the pasta and 1 cast iron skillet to cook the chicken, your ingredients, and about a half hour of your time and you’ve got a delicious meal for the whole family…or for 1 or 2 with leftovers 🙂

I love creating new recipes.  I also love searching for new recipes to try and this one was found on Half Baked Harvest but, as you know, I always change up the recipes I find and put my own spin on them.  I shortened the list of ingredients and steps, substituted the rice for pasta and I was on my way to putting a smile on Mr. TAL’s face (a.k.a. Thomas).  He loved it!  This dish is husband approved.  I went to the store with my list in hand only to realize when I got home that I had forgotten rice!  I had Acini Di Peppe Pasta so I figured why not and it was delicious.  Instead of using all water, I just cooked the pasta in the coconut milk and water and made sure it didn’t stick to the pan.  The pasta cooked up to the point that I did not have to drain it and the consistency was more of oatmeal than clumpy, sticky rice.  This dish is flavorful with different textures plus adding a few spoonfuls of pineapple on top of the plate gave it an extra boost of sweetness.

I cut up 4 chicken breasts into chunks and minced 4 cloves of fresh garlic.  In a cast iron skillet, I combined the chicken, garlic, ginger paste, and gave the chicken a nice toss while coating it on both sides and letting everything marinate together.  Then I threw in the soy sauce, pineapple juice, brown sugar, ketchup, shallot, red pepper flakes, cilantro, and thyme.  While the chicken cooked, I boiled the coconut milk and water and added the pasta.  While the pasta was cooking, I added the rest of the pineapples from the can into the chicken mixture and let it simmer while I prepared the pasta on the plate.  I added the chicken next to the pasta rather than on top and topped the dish off with a few more pieces of pineapple.

Looking for more food inspiration, check out my previous posts here!  Let me know if you make this dish and how it turned out.  I always love to read your comments.  Scroll down to the bottom for more related products through Amazon.  If purchased, TAL gets a small commission and is always appreciated.