Recipe

If You Love Hawaiian Pizza You Need to Try This BBQ Chicken Pineapple Grilled Cheese

By Cassandra Bauer at Drake University

Love pineapple? Check. Love chicken? Check. Can’t live without cheese? Well here you go. This delicious mess makes your foodie dreams come to life. Already drooling? Well let’s get started.

BBQ Chicken Pineapple Grilled Cheese

  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Servings: 4
  • Easy
Ingredients
  • Cooking spray
  • 1 cup sweet and spicy BBQ sauce, divided into two half cups
  • 1/2 pineapple
  • 8 slices sourdough bread
  • 2 chicken breasts
  • Butter
  • 1/4 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese

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Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F degrees and carefully line chicken breasts onto a greased baking sheet.

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Step 2

Pour 1/2 cup of BBQ sauce over the chicken breasts and fully cover them. Use a plastic spatula to baste the breasts to cover them fully.

Step 3

Bake for 20-30 minutes, or until the breasts are fully cooked.

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Step 4

Shred the cooked chicken into a large bowl with two forks. Then mix the shredded chicken with the other 1/2 cup of BBQ sauce.

 

 

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Step 5

Slice open your pineapple and cut out all of the fruit, careful to avoid the core and the outside of the pineapple. Slice the pineapple chunks into thin, bite-sized slices.

Step 6

Add the sliced pineapple into the large bowl of chicken and BBQ sauce. Stir until fully combined.

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Step 7

Grease a skillet with cooking spray.

Step 8

Butter a slice of bread on one side and place it butter-side down onto a skillet.

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Step 9

Sprinkle shredded cheese over the entire bread slice, distributing it evenly so there are no naked spots.

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Step 10

Add chicken-pineapple filling ontop of the bread and cheese. Again, distributing it evenly so there is plenty of chicken to cover cheese.

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Step 11

Top the chicken with more cheese, distributing it evenly.

Step 12

Butter another piece of bread and place it butter-side up on top of the chicken and cheese, making a sandwich. Repeat steps 8 through 12 for each grilled cheese sandwich.

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Step 13

Grill each side of the sandwiches until they turn golden brown, or for 5 to 6 minutes each side.

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Recipe inspired by Domestic Superhero and developed by Georgina Salter.

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