Chicken Breasts with Pineapple Salsa
If you're looking for a different way to jazz up some chicken breasts for dinner, adding pineapple salsa is a great way to change things up!
A couple weeks ago I shared with you, my recipe for fresh pineapple salsa and a few my readers were interested in how I serve it with chicken or fish.
It's super easy to do this and looks so fantastic when served to guests, or even just for you!
First, make sure that you have some pineapple salsa prepared and ready before cooking your chicken. It's important that the salsa is room temperature and not at “just pulled out of the fridge” level of coldness.
I brown the chicken breasts in a skillet, season them with salt and pepper and then finish cooking them in the oven.
Once the chicken has finished in the oven I plate them and top with the desired amount of pineapple salsa, also making sure there's a little of the juice drizzled over the top.
I find that the pineapple salsa and chicken taste best when the salsa is fresh, rather than cooked on top of the chicken in the oven.
This way the salsa doesn't lose its texture, plus it will warm up just enough when you place it on top of the warm, just out of the oven chicken.
Pineapple salsa is also delicious on top of most kinds of fish, such as salmon or tilapia. Just bake or cook your fish as you usually would and then add the salsa on top!
I hope you enjoy this recipe! Let me know if you try the pineapple salsa on any other meats. 🙂
psssst… while you're here… If you're looking for more delicious salsa recipes, be sure to check out this awesome salsa recipe round up!
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Chicken Breasts with Pineapple Salsa
Ingredients
- Pineapple Salsa – you can use my recipe here 🙂
- Chicken breasts, boneless skinless
- Salt and pepper
- Olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F.
- In a frying pan or skillet set to medium high heat, add oil and allow to heat up.
- Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper as desired and place into the skillet.
- Cook the chicken on both sides until golden. It should take about 5 minutes for each side but might take a little more time depending on how many breasts you have in the pan and the amount of moisture.
- Once the chicken has browned on both sides transfer them onto a baking sheet to finish cooking in the oven.
- Finish baking the chicken in the oven. They should only take about 20-25 minutes but keep in mind they may need more time if you've got a lot of chicken in there! Just keep an eye on them – I like to check my chicken with a meat thermometer to make sure they're done (recommended ‘doneness' is 165°F).
- Once the chicken is cooked through serve with pineapple salsa on top. Pineapple salsa should be room temperature when you top it on the chicken and not cold.
- Category: Main
That looks amazing. I don’t think I have ever had a pineapple salsa before but it something I want to try.
I absolutely LOVE making pineapple salsa in the summertime! Yum!!!
I am a chicken fanatic. This sounds like a great recipe that I am going to have to try.
This looks so delicious, I have chicken almost every day in some form or fashion. I have not yet had it with pineapple salsa though, so definitely going to have to prepare this for myself sometime.
Oww yummy… This looks delicious I love pineapple and chicken and it looks just sao easy think ill try this out tomorrow night! Thanks so much!
Yum! This looks so good. I love anything with pineapple in it! Might make it this weekend!
Oh this looks amazing! I recently had to give up poultry {and beef and dairy and joy!} but my husband will really love this!
I’ve never thought of putting pineapple in a savoury dish before. I’ll have to try it.
This recipe sounds absolutely amazing! I am all for simple but delicious chicken dinners! I am totally going to make this!
Ilove pineapple so I am doing this pineapple salsa, thanks to you! I’d probably eat it with grilled fish, just thinking about it makes me drool lol.
Yup, this is delicious, we do a pineapple mango salsa over chicken on rice that’s to die for.
This sounds super yummy and healthy; I’m a big fan of pineapple and would surely love to give this a try!
yummy! this looks so refreshing and satisfying, I love the pineapples they go well with chicken I have to try this thank you for sharing.
Mmmm, pineapple sale. Looks incredible. Everyone here will love this. It looks so fresh and tasty. Thank you for sharing.
This all sounds delicious. You had me at Pineapple salsa. My family doesn’t appreciate good food like this.
Pineapple salsa sounds absolutely awesome! Don’t think I’ve ever tried anything like that! Would taste awesome with chicken!
I have got to try this pineapple salsa. I love Chicken and Pineapple together. This salsa can only make it better.
Hi Michelle, this is a great combination – pineapple salsa and chicken breasts – I love it – I will be using this recipe also – Thank you 🙂
That pineapple salsa sounds amazing. I am definitely going to make this recipe for my family!
This looks fantastic! If you pair this with some brown or wild rice, you’ve got a super healthy dinner.
Sign me up for that! I love anything with pineapple salsa on it. Yum!