Aloha Chicken

From Taste of Home



Ingredients:
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
4 tablespoons butter, divided
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1/3 cup pineapple juice
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
2 tablespoons chopped onion
1 can (15-1/4 ounces) peach halves, drained
1 cup pineapple tidbits, drained
Hot cooked rice, optional

Directions:
In a large skillet, brown chicken on both sides in 2 tablespoons butter. Transfer to a shallow microwave-safe dish. Cover and microwave on high for 4-5 minutes or until juices run clear.

In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and pineapple juice until smooth. Stir in the lemon juice, lemon peel, soy sauce and thyme. In the same skillet, saute onion in remaining butter until tender. Stir juice mixture and add to the skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.

Arrange peaches and pineapple over chicken; baste with sauce. Cover and microwave for 1 minute or until sauce is bubbly. Serve over rice with remaining sauce if desired.

Comments:
I think the directions for this recipe are stupid. Just because a recipe is "quick" doesn't mean it has to nuke things in the microwave. I hate, HATE, cooking chicken in the microwave. It's so gross.

So I pretty much ignored the directions. Here's what I did:

Cooked the chicken in olive oil. Cooked about 3 minutes per side - I had butterflied the breasts open so they were pretty thin. Took the chicken out, put the onions in the skillet. Cooked for a minute or so and then added in the cornstarch/juice mixture. Cooked another minute or so then added the pineapple and peaches. Brought to a boil, then added the chicken back in to reheat a bit while the rice finished cooking. Voila. Not hard, pretty quick, and no microwaving of chicken. Yay!

Anywho, nice flavor and combination. Adam liked it too so we'll probably see this one show up on the menu again.