Joel's Jerk Chicken Pineapple Pasta

Sweet meets spicy in this deliciously simple pasta dish where pineapple and coconut team up with jerk seasoning, cinnamon and other spices to bring excitement to pasta and chicken.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 628 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cubed
• 1 (8 ounce) can pineapple tidbits with juice
• 1 teaspoon jerk seasoning mix
• 4 ounces dry fettuccini noodles
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.5 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 0.5 teaspoon chili powder
• 0.25 cup shredded coconut

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir chicken until no longer pink and juices run clear, 7 to 10 minutes. Stir in the pineapple and its juice, coconut, brown sugar, jerk seasoning, cinnamon, chili powder, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Reduce heat to low and simmer 15 minutes.

Step 2

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes; drain. Toss chicken mixture with drained pasta.