Pineapple Chicken Satay – Hilton Head Health
The Chef and Culinary Team at Hilton Head Health have created a low-calorie, healthy gourmet cuisine with an emphasis on local and natural ingredients to ensure a well-balanced weight loss diet. One of the popular features of the program is when H3 teaches participants how to prepare meals, snacks and beverages, like this THAI PINEAPPLE CHICKEN SATAY. Tip: This is equally good with turkey, lean pork, and firm white fish.
Hilton Head Health is a destination health resort in an elegant facility on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, surrounded by all the natural beauty of a Lowcountry island getaway. The program guides you to achieving your weight loss, wellness and longevity goals with programs focusing on fitness, nutrition and SELF (Stress management, Empowerment, Longevity, and Fulfillment). Guests benefit from a community of supportive dieticians, psychologists, wellness educators, fitness trainers, chefs and spa therapists, and graduates continue their lifestyle change with the H3@Home program and receive continued support and structure at home.
Equipment
- 8 each Bamboo or Steel Skewers
Ingredients
Skewers
- 4 4 oz Chicken breasts - boneless, skinless, and cubed
- 1 cup Red bell peppers - large dice
- 1 cup Pineapple - large chunk
- 1/3 cup Coconut milk - lite
- 1/3 cup Peanut butter - natural, no sugar added
Marinade
- 2 Tablespoons Olive oil
- 1/3 cup Soy sauce - low sodium
- 2 Tablespoons Light brown sugar
- 1 Tablespoon Lime juice - fresh
- 2 Tablespoons Sriracha - or favorite chili sauce
- 1 teaspoon Basil - dry
- 1 teaspoon Garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Ginger - ground
- 1/4 teaspoon Black pepper - ground
Instructions
- If using bamboo skewers, soak thoroughly in water to moisten and prevent burning.
- Preheat oven to 375° F.
- Thread chicken cubes on skewers, alternating chicken, pineapple and pepper. Then repeat until skewers are full.
- Mix marinade ingredients together.
- Toss built skewers in marinade and place skewers in a pan in refrigerator. Marinate for at least 30 minutes or at most overnight (not much longer or the pineapple with degrade).
- Place on a lightly greased baking sheet and place in oven for 10-12 minutes or until chicken reaches an internal temperature of 160° F. Grilling outside is also good!
- After grilling or roasting, pour marinade into a pot and bring to a complete boil.
- Add peanut butter and coconut milk to the boiled marinade, and simmer until desired thickness. If the sauce is too thick add 1 Tablespoon of water at a time until desired consistency is achieved.
- Spread 1 Tablespoon of sauce onto each skewer and serve.
- Enjoy!
Video
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Karla Williams is the Executive Chef for Hilton Head Health in South Carolina. A graduate from The Chef’s Academy in Indianapolis, Karla’s past experience includes Culinary Intern and Sous Chef at H3, as well as Sous Chef at Kona Grill in Carmel, Indiana. Chef Karla has been featured live on the Hallmark Channel’s Home & Family Show. In addition to her love for nutrition and healthy cooking, Karla enjoys teaching part-time fitness classes. Her passion for living a well-balanced healthy lifestyle is apparent in her cooking demonstrations at Hilton Head Health.
Very good
Really good with chicken and any white fish!