Poultry

Pineapple Chicken

Prep Time: 15 min

Cook Time: 1 hrs, 30 min

Difficulty: Intermediate

Pineapple Chicken will make a striking centerpiece for your summer meals!

Step 1: Burning the cherry pellets, preheat recteq to 325ºF.
Step 2: To prep the pineapple as a chicken holder, first cut off the top, then remove the good pineapple meat 3/4 of the way down, leaving the core attached to the intact bottom.
Step 3: Thoroughly mix recteq injection with chicken broth, and inject chicken evenly until fully hydrated. Allow chicken to rest in refrigerator for at least a couple hours to let injection penetrate.
Step 4: Season chicken evenly with Jody's Asian Persuasion Rub and place on pineapple holder. Should look like a beer can chicken.
Step 5: Place in recteq and cook until 160ºF internal is reached in breast. Baste with pineapple glaze for 15 minutes and remove from recteq. Let rest 30 minutes before slicing.

Step 1: Burning the cherry pellets, preheat recteq to 325ºF.
Step 2: To prep the pineapple as a chicken holder, first cut off the top, then remove the good pineapple meat 3/4 of the way down, leaving the core attached to the intact bottom.
Step 3: Thoroughly mix recteq injection with chicken broth, and inject chicken evenly until fully hydrated. Allow chicken to rest in refrigerator for at least a couple hours to let injection penetrate.
Step 4: Season chicken evenly with Jody's Asian Persuasion Rub and place on pineapple holder. Should look like a beer can chicken.
Step 5: Place in recteq and cook until 160ºF internal is reached in breast. Baste with pineapple glaze for 15 minutes and remove from recteq. Let rest 30 minutes before slicing.

Add a side of Kung Pow Brussels Sprouts and Grandma's Mac 'n Cheese for a meal to write home about!