Pineapple chicken melt

Our Pineapple chicken melt is quick and easy to make, really simple, making them great for busy weeknight dinner with a pile of salad and maybe a side of fries.

Okay.. I admit it, there's no way to make this recipe look pretty, but it tastes GOOD! 

This recipe is absolutely perfect for people who love pineapple.

Chicken Melt Ingredients

• 4 small chicken breasts

• 4 pineapple rings

• salt and pepper to season

• 4 slices pepperjack cheese

• salad and coleslaw to serve

How To Make Our Chicken Melt

• Heat the oven to 200C

• Place a sheet of tin foil onto a baking tray, lightly oil, then place the chicken breasts onto the foil and season with salt and pepper.

• Add another sheet of tin foil on top of the chicken - and seal all the edges so the chicken is inside a tin foil bag.

• Cook in the oven for around 25 minutes (or until the chicken is cooked through and no pink remains)

• Check the chicken after 25 minutes - insert knife into thickest part to check it's cooked.

• Once cooked, remove the top part of the tin foil bag, lay a pineapple ring, topped with cheese slice onto each chicken breast - and return to the oven for around 5 minutes until the cheese melts.

• Serve with salad.

Make Our Chicken Melt Your Way

• You could wrap the chicken in a slice of bacon.

• Choose different cheeses - go for plain Cheddar or blue cheese

• Add a splattering of sun dried tomato pesto under the pineapple and cheese topping.

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How To Serve Our Chicken Melt

• Great for a simple midweek dinner - with a big salad, coleslaw and maybe a side of oven fries.

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