In the mood for a tropical vacation this summer? Of course you are! But in just case you can’t make it to any white sand beaches we have the next best thing with this Halal Hawaiian grilled chicken recipe! It comes with a great homemade sweet-and-tangy marinade and a few grilled fruits and veggies to go with the succulent grilled Halal chicken thighs that give you the taste of the tropics but from the comfort of your kitchen. Now’s your chance to take a flavor vacation without needing to dip into your travel fund, so if you’re in need of a great recipe, read on!

We’ll start off with the marinade, on top of being the first step in preparing this recipe it’s also what will be infusing everything with that tropical flavor that you came for. It’s a sizeable mix of sauces like soy sauce, ketchup, and sweet chili sauce with a few other seasonings like ground ginger and brown sugar. Already that has the makings of a pretty complex sweet and tangy sauce, but the real secret comes with the pineapple juice to really cement that sweet island flavor, but you’ll want to make sure you’re using canned pineapple juice, fresh pineapple juice will come with enzymes that will break down your chicken as it marinates leaving you with an over-soft mess instead of juicy chicken thighs. Otherwise, it’s just like any other marinade, pour it into a plastic bag with your chicken and let all of those great flavors get to know each other in the refrigerator for about 12 hours. When you add the marinade to the bag, reserve a half a cup of it to baste your chicken, fruit, and peppers with later while they’re on the grill to make sure they aren’t missing out on any fantastic flavor.

The rest of the recipe couldn’t be simpler, the marinade’s doing all legwork, so the chicken doesn’t need any seasoning, and that just leaves prepping the veggies. We sliced a mix of red, orange, yellow, and green bell peppers, along with a large pineapple, into ½ inch thick slices. Once your chicken is done marinating, then everything’s ready to get grilled, simple as that! If you aren’t familiar with slicing a pineapple, just cut the top and bottom off, stand it up and run a serrated blade down the sides to remove the hard outer skin without losing too much pineapple.

Then it’s just a matter of taking a quick trip to the grill over medium heat and grilling the pineapple on the grate and the pepper strips in a basket until tender, and now that reserved marinade can come in to get brushed over the pineapple as it cooks, same with the chicken thighs that are now marinated to perfection without softening to any pineapple enzymes, leaving you with juicy and flavorful Halal chicken. But don’t throw out that marinade just yet, because that can be cooked in a pan and simmered down into a delicious sauce that goes great with everything in this recipe and ties the whole thing together.

That’s it for this week, it’s as simple as that! I speak so highly of this recipe because not only was it a delicious hit here, but because it’s also so simple. Aside from the marinade, which is done in no time and then perfect to leave overnight, everything is prepped and grilled in under 30 minutes, so this is a great recipe for a quick dinner that provides a marvelous mix of flavors and fresh ingredients. We knew we had to share this with you, and we’re hoping you enjoy it so much that you share it with anyone you know that would enjoy it too, sharing is caring and enjoy this until next time!