What to make with chicken breast? Healthy BBQ Chicken Recipe Made Easy! Easy dinner recipe.

bbq sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade barbecue sauce

💰Cheaper: ketchup + vinegar

Homemade sauce can reduce sugar and additives.

chicken thighs

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: bone-in chicken

Breast is leaner; bone-in can be less expensive.

pineapple slices

🥗Healthier: fresh pineapple

💰Cheaper: canned pineapple

Canned is often cheaper and still flavorful.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is often less expensive.

Make deep cuts on the chicken breasts.

Season the chicken breasts with salt and ground black pepper on both sides.

Brush the chicken with barbecue sauce.

Place the chicken in the refrigerator to marinate.

Dice pineapple to get 1 cup and place it in a deep bowl.

Cut the carrots and thinly slice 1 medium red onion and 1 medium bell pepper, placing them all in a large bowl.

Add 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, and 1/2 cup barbecue sauce to the vegetable mixture and toss to combine.

Make a baking pan out of parchment paper with 2 pieces.

Divide the vegetable mixture between the sheets and place a chicken breast on each vegetable pile.

Preheat oven to 374°F / 190°C.

Bake until the chicken is cooked through and the vegetables are tender (about 25 minutes).

Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and add 1/2 pound dried short pasta, cooking according to package directions until al dente.

Fry 1/2 pound sliced bacon until crisp and deep golden-brown.

Rinse the pasta with water and place it in a salad bowl.

Once cool, crumble the bacon into bite-sized pieces and add to the pasta along with thinly sliced red onion and 1 pint halved cherry tomatoes.

Toss to coat.

Make the dressing by whisking together 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt, 1/2 cup mayonnaise, 1/2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar, 1 tablespoon hot chili sauce, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, and 2 minced garlic cloves until emulsified.

Toss the dressing with the pasta salad and cover to refrigerate before serving.

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