Mojo Chicken With Pineapple
- Total Time
- 40 minutes
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Ingredients
Yield:4 servings
- 1½ to 2pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- Kosher salt and black pepper
- ½pineapple, cut into 1½-inch chunks (about 3 cups)
- 1orange, zested, then quartered
- ¼cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 4garlic cloves, peeled
- 1jalapeño, stemmed
- A few cilantro sprigs, leaves removed, then stems finely chopped
- 2large limes, zested and juiced
- 1teaspoon dried oregano
- ½teaspoon ground cumin
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Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)
454 calories; 22 grams fat; 4 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 13 grams monounsaturated fat; 3 grams polyunsaturated fat; 25 grams carbohydrates; 4 grams dietary fiber; 15 grams sugars; 41 grams protein; 950 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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- Step 1
Pat the chicken dry and season all over with salt and pepper. Set aside.
- Step 2
Heat the broiler with a rack 6 inches from heat source. On a foil-lined quarter sheet pan (or half sheet pan), drizzle the pineapple chunks and orange quarters with 1 tablespoon olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Toss to coat, then broil until charred in spots, 8 to 13 minutes.
- Step 3
Meanwhile, make the mojo: On a cutting board, coarsely chop the garlic and jalapeño. Add the chopped cilantro stems, orange zest, lime zest, dried oregano and 1 teaspoon salt. Chop and smash the mixture until a coarse paste forms. Transfer the mixture to a large bowl, then stir in the lime juice, ground cumin and 2 tablespoons olive oil.
- Step 4
Transfer the charred fruit to the mojo and transfer the chicken to the sheet pan. Coat with remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and broil until cooked through and charred in spots, 15 to 20 minutes (no need to flip).
- Step 5
Add the cooked chicken to the mojo, pineapple and orange wedges, and toss to coat. Let sit 5 minutes or up to 1 hour. Slice the chicken and serve on a platter, with the sauce poured over top and the charred pineapple and orange wedges alongside. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and sprinkle with cilantro leaves. Squeeze orange wedges over top as desired.
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Cooking Notes
scott b
I used my small food processor to make the mojo paste and it made it much quicker! Amazing recipe!! Served mine with long grain rice.
Kathleen
Is there anyway to do this without a broiler? Maybe high heat oven with sheet pan on the lowest rack?
JBrown
Made this tonight. I grilled the chicken and pineapple/orange mixture. S&P to the chicken before grilling. Only used 1/2 a jalapeño. We were only able to let it sit in the mojo marinade for 10 mins, but it was still great. Served with white rice and sweet roasted corn. My 16month old twins loved the pineapple with the chicken; They ate a whole leg quarter.
Ron Nemirow
Made a batch subbing extra firm tofu for the chicken & everyone liked it, even the chicken eaters
whit
Really great recipe. Comes together quickly. I would skip broiling the orange, maybe just add more pineapple next time. Did not care for broiled orange flavor (bitter). Served with white rice
Stephanie D
Loved everything about this. Used the whole jalapeno but scraped out the seeds on one side. Next time I will just use all of it because it could've used more heat. I considered grilling the chicken, but why? It's so easy to just use the same sheet pan and broiler method that you just charred the fruit with. READ: I would not recommend changing a thing about the recipe! Served it over Jasmine rice.
Sam
Added shrimp (broiled for 5 minutes with the chicken) and served with rice... Delicious!
jack
It helps to fully peel the orange segments to avoid eating rind.. We added half of the jalapeño and that was plenty. I turned the tights over once during broiling.
CorkyC
Really flavoursome dish. Needs a side like maybe a coconut rice. Will definitely put it in the rotation. Would be a nice summertime dish as well!
sherril
Don’t know what could have happened to make this go so wrong. It seems like such a delicious recipe that everyone is raving about but it wasn’t very flavorful.
SV SEAMER
Just tried this recipe on the boat. We cooked the chicken on the BBQ because we didn’t want to heat the boat too much. Mexico in the summer is already a lot of heat. The kids loved it. They never all love a recipe. Not a chicken piece left.
Anita
I made this for the first time last week - such a flavorful dish! I'm not a jalapeño fan so I left this out. Not your average chicken recipe! I'll definitely make this again.
polish dill
To heck with rice- I made exactly as described and served with a tropical coleslaw with mango and cashews. This is going on repeat all summer- my water said it was “perfect”.
JW
I did not care for this. It seemed much mushier than the picture. There was no “sauce,” it was soaked up by the orange slices. I followed the recipe exactly and the only issue I had was that it took more than 6 minutes to char the fruit, but I don’t think that was the problem. I’d use the same flavors but definitely do it differently. I’d probably marinate the chicken in some of the paste, grill it; toss ONLY the the pineapple in the remaining paste. Not sure; but this was I disappointing.
Linda
DELICIOUS!! We cut it up and put it into tortillas to make burritos, with rice, beans, avocado. We plan to try it with shrimp or swordfish instead of chicken, and do the whole thing on the grill when it gets warmer outside.
NaughtyVicar
Spectacular! Cooked as specified but grilled the chicken and pineapple. Dispensed with grilling the Orange based on others comments but used a whole pineapple (why not?). Served over brown rice. Don’t skimp on the cilantro leaves at the end! They go famously with the grilled pineapple.
Emily
The roasted orange made it quite bitter, otherwise this would have been really good!
Paula Blanchard
Omg. Don’t change a thing
keh.sutton
Love just about every Ali Slagle recipe. But this one. Found it bitter and lacking in depth of flavor - even after letting things sit and soak for a while.
Martin
Left off the jalapenos but added chipotle and smoked paprika on top of chicken when broiling. Had to reduce time under broiler ( 6 min & 10 min, respectively) to avoid burning of pinapple and chicken. Very tasty.
PSS
I made this recipe exactly, but probably will not make it again. It just didn’t seem to come together into a cohesive blend of flavors and textures. As others have noted, the orange became bitter, even though I had removed most of the pith; we didn’t eat it. I served this with brown rice, and while the mojo coated the chicken and pineapple, we wished there had been more sauce for the rice. I used a good-sized whole jalapeño, and while it definitely added to the flavor, it did not overwhelm.
Ann
Wow this was good! Followed the directions except made the mojo in my mini food processor, double the oranges (peeled) and pineapple, cuz who doesn't like fruit! I roasted rather than broiled the chicken and let it marinate for around 45 minutes. Served with a cucumber avocado relish and pita bread. It was a hit with my family. Its a keeper
Robin
Be careful — I let it rest for an hour (per the recipe) and the orange quarters created an unpleasant bitterness. It was much better after 5 minutes.
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