Chicken Pineapple Skewers

By Thom7747

Although it looks totally decadent, it’s actually not bad for you at all! The main ingredient is soy sauce (or tamari if you’re gluten free) and it’s naturally sweetened with a little bit of honey and pineapple juice – no sugar or ketchup! And I can assure you no one will notice these two are missing. The recipe itself is pretty simple: you combine all the ingredients in a saucepan, bring to a boil, reduce and cook for about 15 minutes until the sauce thickens. When making the sauce, just make sure you use low sodium soy sauce/tamari, otherwise it will get too salty.

Ingredients

• For the sauce:
• 1/2 cup low sodium tamari sauce (or low sodium soy sauce) - see notes
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 1/4 cup pineapple juice (from the pineapple chunks can - see below)
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 tbsp honey
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• For the skewers:
• 2 chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 1/3 cup pineapple chunks (I used canned pineapple in juice - without added sugar)
• olive oil spray

Preparation

Step 1

If you are using wooden skewers, start by soaking them in water to prevent them from burning.

Add all the sauce ingredients in a saucepan and whisk to combine. Bring to a boil and then reduce to low heat. Cook until sauce has reduced by about a half and reaches a thick consistency, whisking often. This should take about 15 minutes. Keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn't burn. Reserve one third of the sauce for serving and keep the remaining sauce to cook the skewers.

While sauce is reducing, prepare the skewers. Thread one chicken cube onto a skewer, then about the same length of pineapple chunks, one chicken cube, pineapple chunks and another chicken cube to finish (chicken - pineapple - chicken - pineapple - chicken). Repeat with remaining skewers. You'll get about 12.

Using a grill or a grill pan sprayed with olive oil, cook skewers for about 5 minutes then brush them with sauce and continue cooking for another 5 minutes or until chicken is cooked through, basting them with sauce as they cook.

Serve with remaining sauce.

Notes

It is very important to use a LOW SODIUM tamari or soy sauce otherwise the sauce will be too salty. Make sure you don't add salt on the skewer or in the sauce.