One Pot Teriyaki Chicken and Pineapple Rice

Oh my lovelies...this one is a winner. Spoiler alert! The thing that instantly piqued my interest with this recipe was the pineapple rice. And when we were in Disneyland last week, Husband bought a pineapple spear for a snack and it was insanely juicy and sweet. We were both pretty surprised, and thinking about that is what pushed me to try this out today. That and the fact that it's actually quite simple.

The chicken can marinate anywhere from an hour to overnight. Mine ended up marinating for about 5 hours.

I didn't take any pictures of cooking the sauce down as you really do have to keep an eye on it and stir it constantly so the sugar doesn't burn. But I should hope no one really needs a picture of that. Pretty straightforward, right?

Browning the chicken was a bit more....fun? The olive oil and bits of sauce leftover in the pan splattered rather violently when I first put the breasts in. So please excuse my dirty stovetop for the remainder of tonight's pictures.

I wasn't too worried about the darker areas on the chicken as the original blogger's chicken also had some very dark bits. Cooking the rice was less exciting. Add the liquid, simmer, add rice and pineapple, cover and wait.

When I removed the lid to add the chicken back into the pot, it looked like this:

Still pretty wet. But the rice wasn't supposed to be completely done at this point anyway. So I added the chicken and brushed on some more of the sauce.

After probably 10 minutes or so, not totally positive since my mom called me, I decided it was probably done. The chicken breasts I bought were a bit thinner so I wanted to make sure I didn't overcook them.

After stirring everything around, I was confident it was all good to go. The rice at the bottom of the pan had browned slightly, even though there was still a bit of liquid at the top. But after I stirred it, things looked better.

I know I already said this recipe is a winner, but really it was a lot better than I was expecting. To me, the rice really brings it all together. The chicken is great on its own, but if you get a bite with a piece of pineapple, that sweetness just makes it amazing. And it's one pot! Hooray for easy clean up! So if it isn't already obvious, this one gets 4 stars from both of us and is definitely going in the recipe book to make again.