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Hawaiian Chicken Skewers with Cilantro Coconut Rice

July 8, 2015 by Danae 24 Comments

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Hawaiian chicken skewers grilled with fresh pineapple, orange bell peppers, and red onions are an easy summer dinner! Serve the skewers with cilantro coconut rice as a delicious side dish!

Hawaiian Chicken Skewers with Cilantro Coconut Rice | Grilled Chicken and pineapple are a delicious Hawaiian combination in these easy to make skewers!Happy Wednesday friends! I hope the work week is speeding by for you. It’s been pretty busy around here so it’s helping what would normally feel like a never ending week go by a little faster. The one thing that hasn’t been nice about this week is the lack of sun we’ve had. It’s made taking photographs like these Hawaiian Chicken Skewers almost impossible!

Hawaiian Chicken Skewers with Cilantro Coconut Rice | Grilled Chicken and pineapple are a delicious Hawaiian combination in these easy to make skewers!The day I decided to make the Hawaiian Chicken Skewers with Cilantro Coconut Rice was of course the day it was cloudy and rainy all day. Remember a while back I mentioned that I think my neighbors think I’m nuts because I’m the girl who’s standing out on her deck grilling at 10:00 in the morning. Well, if there was any uncertainty in their minds that I was odd I have now confirmed it by not only grilling in the morning, but grilling in the rain in the morning. Yep, I was racing back and forth from the grill to the kitchen throwing these skewers on and trying not to get soaked at the same time.

Hawaiian Chicken Skewers with Cilantro Coconut Rice | Grilled Chicken and pineapple are a delicious Hawaiian combination in these easy to make skewers!Once the skewers were cooked it was time to battle with the light or lack thereof and get them photographed. All of the blinds were open, I was bouncing as much light as I could off of white foam boards, and still it was a struggle. Eventually though about half way through photographing the sky brightened a little and I was able to get some semi-descent shots, at least I’m hoping they’re semi-descent. I’ll let you be the judge. Of course after all that struggling I had to have a few bites of the Hawaiian Chicken Skewers even if they were meant for dinner that night. They turned out perfect! The chicken had soaked in the marinade overnight so it was extra tender and flavorful. The fresh juicy pineapple, red onions, and orange bell pepper were grilled just right with a little bit of char and smokey flavor.

Hawaiian Chicken Skewers with Cilantro Coconut Rice | Grilled Chicken and pineapple are a delicious Hawaiian combination in these easy to make skewers!I would have been content just eating the chicken skewers but my husband likes his with rice so I jazzed up the rice with some light canned coconut milk and fresh cilantro. By adding those couple ingredients it took boring rice to a whole new level and one that paired well with the sweet, savory, smokey flavors of the skewers. This meal was so easy to make and great this time of year when you’d rather be cooking outside on the grill instead of heating up the kitchen.

Yields 4-5 servings

Hawaiian Chicken Skewers with Cilantro Coconut Rice

4 hr, 25 Prep Time

20 minCook Time

4 hr, 45 Total Time

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Ingredients

    Hawaiian Chicken Skewers
  • 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch cubes
  • 1/4 cup pineapple juice
  • 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon ketchup
  • 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 1 clove of garlic, minced
  • 1 orange bell pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 1 red onion, cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 2 cups fresh pineapple, cut into 1 inch cubes
  • Cilantro Coconut Rice
  • 1 cup white or brown rice
  • 1/2 cup canned light coconut milk
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped

Instructions

    Hawaiian Chicken Skewers
  1. In a small bowl whisk together the pineapple juice, ketchup, soy sauce, ginger, honey, and garlic.
  2. In a large freezer bag add the cubed chicken and marinade, seal the bag removing all of the air, and massage the marinade into the chicken.
  3. Refrigerate the chicken in the marinade for at least 4 hours or overnight.
  4. Preheat the grill to medium high heat.
  5. Skewer the marinated chicken, pineapple, orange bell pepper, and red onion, alternating between the ingredients until you have used them all up.
  6. Spray or oil the grill grates then place the skewers on the grill and cook them for 3-4 minutes then flip them over and grill another 3-4 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.
  7. Serve with the cilantro coconut rice
  8. Cilantro Coconut Rice
  9. In a medium sized saucepan bring the rice, coconut milk, water, and salt to a boil.
  10. Once boiling cover the saucepan with a lid and reduce the heat to low simmering the rice for 15-20 minutes.
  11. Once the rice is cooked add in the chopped cilantro and serve with the Hawaiian chicken skewers.
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Filed Under: Main Dish Tagged With: Chicken, Cilantro, coconut milk, Dinner, easy, Gluten Free, grilling, Hawaiian, kabobs, Pineapple, rice, skewers

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Comments

  1. Ashley | Spoonful of Flavor

    July 8, 2015 at 10:46 am

    Despite your lack of sun, your photos look gorgeous! I want to fire up the grill and make these kabobs. That rice sounds amazing too. I will send some Florida sunshine your way!
    Reply
    • Danae

      July 8, 2015 at 1:05 pm

      Thanks Ashley! Please send sunshine ASAP! :-)
      Reply
  2. Dana Vasko

    July 8, 2015 at 11:13 am

    What a great dish, and so simple! I love grilled pineapple so this sounds amazing. Chicken skewers are one of my favorite summer dishes. I also love what you've done with the rice. I look forward to trying this recipe. Thanks for the great inspiration!
    Reply
    • Danae

      July 8, 2015 at 1:03 pm

      Thanks Dana! Chicken skewers are one of my favorite summer dishes as well. I hope you enjoy them!
      Reply
  3. Sarah @ The Chef Next Door

    July 8, 2015 at 8:18 pm

    This looks like one amazing meal! I love kabobs and this combo is just fantastic.
    Reply
    • Danae

      July 9, 2015 at 2:32 pm

      Thanks Sarah! Kabobs are one of my favorite dinners, especially in the summer.
      Reply
  4. Julie | Small Green Kitchen

    July 8, 2015 at 8:42 pm

    I love all of the tropical flavors in this recipe, Danae!
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    • Danae

      July 9, 2015 at 2:31 pm

      Thanks Julie!
      Reply
  5. Zainab

    July 9, 2015 at 5:47 am

    I love mine with rice too so I am glad your hubs made you add the coconut rice :) Love grilling!!
    Reply
    • Danae

      July 9, 2015 at 2:28 pm

      My husband loves his carbs, so he wouldn't have it any other way! :-)
      Reply
  6. GiGi Eats

    July 9, 2015 at 11:59 am

    I craveeeee chicken, especially KABOB so this right here, is ALLLLLLL me!
    Reply
    • Danae

      July 9, 2015 at 2:25 pm

      Thanks GiGi, glad you like them!
      Reply
  7. Megan {Country Cleaver}

    July 9, 2015 at 12:51 pm

    I'm a sucker for skewers in the summer, but I've never made them with coconut rice!! How have I not?! That is going to change for sure!
    Reply
    • Danae

      July 9, 2015 at 2:25 pm

      Thanks Megan! The coconut rice was fantastic with the Hawaiian flavors of the chicken!
      Reply
  8. Kennedy Cole| KCole's Creative Corner

    July 9, 2015 at 5:31 pm

    I love those tropical flavors paired with the freshness of that cilantro! This would be absolutely fantastic with a tzatziki sauce! Great flavors!
    Reply
    • Danae

      July 9, 2015 at 7:10 pm

      Thanks Kennedy!
      Reply
  9. Coley @ Coley Cooks

    July 9, 2015 at 6:11 pm

    This is a great grilling dish and summer is all about grilling! Your pictures look amazing and it looks like you had plenty of sun to get the job done! Delicious, I'm going to try these myself.
    Reply
    • Danae

      July 9, 2015 at 7:10 pm

      Thanks Coley! I hope you like them!
      Reply
  10. Thalia @ butter and brioche

    July 9, 2015 at 9:18 pm

    What a fantastic dish! The skewers look and sound so delicious and the fact that they are complimented by a cilantro coconut flavored rice sounds divine. Yum.
    Reply
    • Danae

      July 12, 2015 at 8:24 am

      Thanks Thalia! The chicken skewers were delicious and the rice only made them better!
      Reply
  11. Liz @ Floating Kitchen

    July 10, 2015 at 5:40 am

    Oh man. I keep hearing about this cold weather you guys are having out there. Wish I could send you some of our heat - it's been oppressive here! I just love these skewers and especially the coconut rice. Yum!
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    • Danae

      July 12, 2015 at 8:23 am

      Thanks Liz! It was a bit ridiculous wearing a sweatshirt twice last week, luckily the sun and warm weather is back this weekend! I better soak it up while I can, next thing you know it will be snowing in August!
      Reply
  12. Jennifer

    September 3, 2015 at 7:44 am

    Hi, I don't see proportions for the coconut milk/water/rice. Did I miss them somewhere? Thanks!
    Reply
    • Danae

      September 4, 2015 at 3:02 pm

      Hi Jennifer. I just checked the recipe to make sure I didn't forget the rice ingredients and instructions and they are there. They are listed right under the ingredients and instructions for the chicken.
      Reply

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