Honey Chicken with Orange and Pineapple Sauce

chicken orange pineaple with honey
This is tasty variation of the delicious honey chicken with an orange pineapple sauce. The sauce is made with a natural honey flavored sweetener (honey crystals), pineapples, and oranges. These natural sweetener give this recipe a nice glaze which makes the chicken breasts moist and absolutely delicious.

This recipe makes a delicious finger food that can impress guests, just place the honey chicken on wooden sticks (see optional ingredients).
 

Ingredients

  • 6 skinless chicken breasts
  • 2 tablespoons of sea salt
  • 2 cups of honey
  • 1/4 cup of Mama Healthy® Honey Crystals
  • 2 cups of crushed pineapple
  • 1/4 cup of pineapple juice
  • 4 medium oranges (peeled, cut in half)
  • Orange peels (optional)
  • Pineapple cubes(optional)
  • Wooden sticks (optional)

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Thoroughly wash chicken breasts and add salt.
  3. Place the salted chicken breasts in a large baking dish and set them aside.
  4. To make the sauce, combine the honey crystals, crushed pineapple, honey and the pineapple juice.
  5. The sauce should have a thick consistency.
  6. Coat the chicken with the sauce, evenly coating the entire front side of the chicken breast. Squeeze oranges so that the juice covers the chicken and thins the sauce.
  7. Place orange peels around the chicken breasts for a stronger hint of orange taste.
  8. Bake the chicken at 350°F for 45 minutes or until it is golden brown and the center is white.
  9. Cut the chicken breasts into pieces.
  10. Insert the honey chicken pieces and pineapple cubes on wood sticks.