Savory hen and rice topped with the tropical flavors or pineapple and coconut, plus juicy tomatoes, crunchy almonds and extra, make this Hawaiian Haystack Skillet a one-pot meal household dinner winner!

What’s a Hawaiian Haystack?

Everytime I publish this meal on Instagram, I get folks asking what that is! We love the flavors of Hawaiian Haystacks. You begin with a base of hen and rice that’s creamy and comforting. Then you definately add the toppings which actually make this meal.  There are such a lot of yummy and wholesome fruits and veggies which you could pile on high for number of taste, texture and coloration.  A few of our favorites are:

• Pineapple
• Tomatoes
• Coconut flakes
• Slivered Almonds
• Olives
• Inexperienced Onion
• Shredded Cheese
• Chow Mein Noodles
• Celery
• Purple or Inexperienced Bell Peppers

How you can Make Hawaiian Haystack Skillet

The explanation we love this recipe a lot, is as a result of you can also make it multi functional skillet. A few of our favourite meals are one-pot meals.   Much less dishes is a win for everybody within the kitchen!

To start, lower up hen into chunk measurement items and cook dinner in your pan, simply till brown on the surface.   Subsequent you’ll add your coconut milk, hen broth, and rice.   Simmer on low for 15-30 minutes relying on what sort of rice you might be utilizing.  You’ll know it’s accomplished as a result of the liquid shall be absorbed and your rice shall be gentle.  We used a wild and brown rice/quinoa mix and so ours took some time to complete cooking.  The extra dense the rice, the longer it’ll take to cook dinner.  Whereas it’s simmering away, put together your toppings.  We used recent pineapple as a result of we expect it tastes higher!

Pineapple Hack

The trick to an excellent candy juicy pineapple is to retailer it the wrong way up in your counter for a number of hours earlier than slicing it.  In case your pineapple isn’t fairly ripe, you may go away it the wrong way up in a single day.  The entire juices and sugars run all through the pineapple making it completely scrumptious!

The toppings we included on our haystacks:  recent pineapple, chopped tomatoes, sliced inexperienced onion, shredded coconut, and slivered almonds.   

As soon as your rice and hen combination is completed, take away from the warmth and add your toppings.  We layered with the pineapple first, then tomatoes, then shredded coconut, then inexperienced onion and at last slivered almonds.  It is a versatile meal as a result of you may add no matter toppings your youngsters like!   We hope you take pleasure in this recent meal as a lot as we did!

Extra One-Pot Meals

• 2 hen breast
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 1 cup hen broth, low-sodium
• 1 cup brown rice, uncooked

Toppings

• 2 cups pineapple chopped
• 3 medium tomatoes
• 2 stalks inexperienced onion
• half cup coconut flakes
• 1/4 cup slivered almonds
• Extra concepts: black olives, shredded cheese, chow mein noodles, celery

• Reduce hen into chunk measurement items

• In a saute pan, cook dinner hen in 1 tsp oil over medium excessive warmth, simply till browned on the surface.

• Add coconut milk, hen broth and rice. Carry to a boil.

• Cut back warmth and canopy.  Simmer over low till liquid is absorbed and rice is softened.

• In the meantime, put together toppings.

• As soon as hen combination is completed, take away from warmth.

• Layer toppings over hen combination.  Serve heat.

Energy: 513kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 22g | Fats: 22g | Saturated Fats: 15g | Ldl cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 90mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 15g