Hawaiian Grilled Chicken

This Hawaiian grilled chicken recipe gets incredible flavor from a pineapple-ginger-brown sugar-soy marinade and a soak in a green onion-butter bath.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 402 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 stick unsalted butter
• 3 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1 (1/2 inch) piece fresh ginger, thinly sliced
• 4 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs, trimmed of fat
• 3 green onions, including green tops, thinly sliced
• 0.75 cup brown sugar
• 1.5 cups unsweetened pineapple juice
• 0.75 cup low-sodium soy sauce

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.

Step 2

Whisk pineapple juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, and ginger together in a bowl until brown sugar has dissolved; pour into a resealable plastic bag. Add chicken thighs, coat with marinade, squeeze out excess air, and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator, 4 hours to overnight.

Step 3

Reduce one burner's heat to low; place an oven-safe dish over burner. Add butter and green onions to the dish; slowly melt butter.

Step 4

Remove chicken from marinade, shake off excess, and grill, in batches, directly over medium burners, flipping once, until juices run clear, about 10 minutes per batch. Place cooked chicken in butter-onion mixture, flipping once or twice until well-coated. Repeat with remaining chicken thighs and butter-onion mixture. Discard remaining marinade.