Best Island Chicken Recipes

TROPICAL ISLAND CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine first 10 ingredients. Set aside 1/3 cup for basting; cover and refrigerate. Pour remaining marinade into a large resealable plastic bag. Add chicken; seal and turn to coat. Refrigerate 8 hours or overnight., Prepare grill for indirect heat, using a drip pan. Place chicken over drip pan; grill, covered, over indirect medium heat 45-60 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°-175°, turning and basting frequently with reserved marinade during the last 20 minutes.

GREEK ISLAND CHICKEN SHISH KEBABS

Steps:

• Whisk the olive oil, lemon juice, vinegar, garlic, cumin, oregano, thyme, salt, and black pepper together in a large glass or ceramic bowl. Add the chicken and toss to evenly coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap; marinate in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
• Soak wooden skewers in water for about 30 minutes before use.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat; lightly oil the grate.
• Remove the chicken from the marinade and shake off excess liquid. Discard the remaining marinade. Alternately thread pieces of the marinated chicken with pieces of bell pepper, onion, cherry tomatoes, and mushrooms onto the skewers.
• Cook the skewers on the preheated grill, turning frequently until nicely browned on all sides, and the chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes.

ISLAND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F.
• Glaze:.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, whisk the soy sauce, brown sugar, pineapple juice, ginger, garlic, honey and orange zest together. Reduce the glaze by one-third and then cool to room temperature.
• Chicken:.
• Put the chicken on a wire reack iwth a drip pan underneath. Season outside and inside the chicken with salt and pepper, to taste, then put in the oven.
• Roast the chicken for about 15 mintues, then turn the temp down to 350 degrees F. Roast an additional 20 minutes. Brush the glaze on the chicken and return to the oven for an additional 15 minutes. (If you have a larger chicken you may need to increase the time so the chicken fully cooks.).
• Remove chicken from the oven and sprinkle the shredded coconut over the whole chicken. Place back in the oven for about 5 minutes, or until the coconut is toasted.
• Remove the chicken form the oven and let rest for about 5 minutes. Carve and serve!

ISLAND CHICKEN WITH FRUIT SALSA

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix the pineapple and the reserved juice from 1 can, mangos, peppers, cilantro, lime juice and pulp, orange juice, rum, and garlic. Let stand for one hour before adding chicken.
• Strain the juice from the salsa to use for the marinade. Set aside enough salsa without the juice to use for topping the chicken. Marinate the chicken breast halves in the bowl with the remaining salsa and juice mixture for 2 to 6 hours.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Discard salsa used for marinating, and bake chicken for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until chicken juices run clear. Top with reserved salsa to serve.

ISLAND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat grill or cast iron grill pan to medium-high heat.
• Remove any excess fat from chicken and rinse under cold water. Pat dry with paper towels. Use a pastry brush to brush with olive oil and season with 1 1/2 teaspoons jerk seasoning and salt, if desired. Set aside.
• Drain pineapple slices and reserve juice. Season both sides of pineapple slices with 1/2 teaspoon of jerk seasoning; set aside.
• In small saucepan, bring reserved pineapple juice, remaining 1/4 teaspoon jerk seasoning, and brown sugar to a boil over high heat. Reduce liquid by 1/2, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Just before grilling, oil grate. Place chicken breasts on grate and grill for 4 to 5 minutes per side or until cooked through. Remove to platter and tent with foil.
• Place pineapple slices on grate and grill for 1 to 2 minutes per side until grill marks appear and pineapple is heated through.
• Serve chicken breasts with pineapple slices and warm sauce.
• NOTE: Chicken may also be broiled 4 to 6 inches from heat source for 6 to 8 minutes per side. Broil pineapple 1 to 2 minutes per side.

ASIAN ISLAND GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Combine pineapple juice, soy sauce, brown sugar and garlic with 1 tablespoon provided sesame ginger dressing in small sauce pan. Bring to boil and reduce to 1/3.
• Heat the grill or grill pan over medium-high heat; brush grill lightly with oil or spray with non-stick vegetable cooking spray.
• Baste chicken with pineapple mixture. Grill chicken, turning once (and continuing to baste), 10 to 12 minutes or until no longer pink in center.
• Slice chicken. Place salad blend in large bowl with provided accompaniments and toss with remaining dressing.
• Arrange salad on plates; top with bell pepper, onion, and chicken.

BIG RAY'S TROPICAL ISLAND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Stir lime juice, honey, soy sauce, olive oil, garlic, and cumin together in a bowl; pour into a resealable plastic bag, add chicken, coat chicken with the marinade, squeeze bag to remove excess air, and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator 1 hour to overnight.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Remove chicken thighs from the marinade and shake to remove excess moisture. Discard remaining marinade.
• Cook the chicken thighs until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, 6 to 8 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

ISLAND CHICKEN WITH PINEAPPLE SALSA

Steps:

• Strain the pineapple; reserve the juice. Place the pineapple in a medium bowl. Cover and refrigerate.
• Place the pineapple juice in a shallow nonmetal dish.
• Add the soy sauce, honey, garlic, and red-pepper flakes. Mix well.
• Add the chicken and turn to coat all sides. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or up to 24 hours, turning occasionally.
• Preheat the grill or broiler. Coat the grill rack or broiler pan with no-stick spray.
• Remove the pineapple from the refrigerator. Add the onions, brown sugar, lime juice, jalapeno peppers, and cilantro. Mix well. Let stand at room temperature.
• Remove the chicken from the marinade; reserve the marinade. Grill or broil 4" from the heat for 5 minutes.
• Turn and cook for 5 minutes, or until the chicken is no longer pink in the center. Check by inserting the tip of a sharp knife into 1 breast.
• Transfer the marinade to a small saucepan. Bring to boil over medium-high heat. Cook for 5 minutes, or until reduced by half.
• Pour over the chicken.
• Top with the salsa.
• To freeze, pack the cooled cooked chicken and sauce in a freezer-quality plastic container.
• Pack the salsa in a separate freezer-quality plastic container.
• To use, thaw both overnight in the refrigerator, Cover the chicken and microwave on high power for, 3 minutes.

ISLAND CHICKEN WITH PEACH MANGO SALSA

Steps:

• marinate Chicken in mojo for atleast 1 hour (preferably all day) rub island spice, and cumin onto chicken with a little salt/pepper to taste. grill. While it's grilling combine salsa ingredients. Serve Chicken over rice with a spoonful of the salsa on top. Salsa + tortilla chips make a good additional side

LEMON HERB CHICKEN BURGERS WITH THOUSAND ISLAND DRESSING

Steps:

• First, make the dressing. In a blender, purée the tomatoes, nuts, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, and salt for 45 seconds, until the mixture is thick and creamy. Transfer the contents to a small bowl and stir in the minced pickles. Set it aside. (Any extra dressing can be stored in the fridge for up to three days.)
• To prepare to garnish, heat the coconut oil in a skillet set over medium-high heat. Sauté the onions until they are slightly caramelized, then set them aside.
• For the burgers, in a food processor purée the chicken, onion, and garlic until everything is well combined. Transfer it to a large bowl and add the parsley, thyme, lemon zest, lemon juice, and salt. Blend the mixture well with your hands, then form it into four equal-size burgers.
• In a large skillet set over medium-high heat, melt the coconut oil, then add the burgers. Allow them to brown on one side for several minutes before flipping them and browning the other side. If you are not serving these right away, you can transfer them to a heated oven at this point to keep them warm.
• When the burgers are ready, serve them on buns topped with the fresh greens and sautéed red onion, and with a side of Thousand Island Dressing.

ISLAND JERK CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the first nine ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Cool to room temperature. , Pour 1/2 cup marinade into a large resealable plastic bag; add chicken. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate overnight. Transfer remaining marinade to a small bowl; cover and refrigerate for basting. , Coat grill rack with cooking spray before starting the grill. Drain and discard marinade. Grill chicken, covered, over medium heat for 4-7 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 170°, basting occasionally with reserved marinade.

GREEK ISLAND CHICKEN WITH MARINATED ARTICHOKES

Steps:

• Warm the oil in a large non-stick pan (which has a lid) over a medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook for 5 minutes on each side, or until browned. Transfer to a plate.
• Reduce the heat to medium, add the onion and garlic. Cook for 5 minutes, or until the onion has softened.
• Stir in the mushrooms and cook for a further 10 minutes or until the mushrooms have softened and the juices have reduced.
• Add the wine, artichokes, tomatoes, olives, lemon-pepper seasoning, honey, salt, oregano, cinnamon and chicken.
• Reduce the heat to low, cover and cook for 15 minutes.
• Uncover and cook for 5 minutes, or until the sauce thickens slightly and a thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the breasts registers 70ºC/169ºF and the juices run clear.
• Sprinkle with the cheese and serve over rice with the lemon wedges.

TROPICAL ISLAND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400*. Spray a 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray. Arrange chicken pieces on prepared baking dish.
• In a small bowl, mix together ginger, paprika, onion powder and garlic salt. Add the Worcestershire sauce and mix well. Divide this mixture and brush half over the chicken pieces. Bake for 15 minutes. Turn chicken pieces and baste with remaining half of Worcestershire sauce mixture; bake for an additional 15 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, combine ketchup, soy sauce, pineapple and brown sugar. Carefully spoon the pineapple mixture over baked chicken. Bake an additional 30 minutes. Serve hot.

SANIBEL ISLAND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cook rice according to package directions; keep warm.
• Flatten chicken breasts slightly using a meat mallet.
• Combine flour, curry powder, paprika and salt; dredge chicken in flour mixture.
• Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat; add chicken and cook 5 minutes each side.
• Remove chicken and keep warm.
• Wipe skillet with paper towels.
• Add artichoke hearts, wine and whipping cream to skillet; cook, stirring often 3 to 5 minutes or until thickened.
• Serve chicken over rice.
• Spoon sauce over top.

ISLAND BARBECUE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken in a container large enough to hold it all. In a separate medium bowl, combine the garlic, ginger, soy sauce and brown sugar. Mix well and pour over the chicken. Seal container and let marinate in the refrigerator overnight.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium to low heat and lightly oil grate.
• Grill chicken over medium to low heat for 1 hour, turning halfway through cooking time. Chicken is done when it's juices run clear.

GREEK ISLAND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Add oil to a large skillet over medium heat, and saute chicken breasts on all sides, about 5 minutes.
• Remove from skillet, and set aside.
• Add onion and red pepper to skillet and saute for one minute.
• Add garlic, and continue cooking for 3 minutes, or until onion begins to go limp.
• Cut the sun-dried tomatoes in half, and add them to the skillet, along with all remaining ingredients except lemons and parsley.
• Mix well.
• Add the chicken breasts and any collected juices back to the pan, turning them over once to get them covered with the skillet juices.
• Lay the lemon slices on top of the other vegetables around the skillet.
• Cover, and simmer for 15 minutes, occasionally basting breasts with pan juices.
• Remove cover and cook 5 additional minutes, until chicken is tender and the sauce is slightly reduced.
• If you want a less liquid sauce, remove the chicken to serving dish at this point, increase heat and boil a minute or two, or until juices are boiled down to your desire.
• Spoon sauce and vegetables over chicken, garnish with parsley and serve.

ISLAND CHICKEN WITH MANGO SLAW AND CURRY SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large bowl or dish, combine the orange juice, 2 tablespoons oil, jerk seasoning and garlic powder. Flatten chicken breasts to 1/2-in. thickness; add to marinade. Turn to coat; refrigerate for 2 hours. , In a small bowl, whisk the sauce ingredients until blended. Cover and refrigerate until serving., Drain chicken and discard marinade. In a large skillet, cook chicken in remaining oil for 5-6 minutes on each side or until no longer pink., Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the mango, spinach and red pepper. In a small bowl, whisk the remaining slaw ingredients until blended. Drizzle over mango mixture; toss to coat. Serve with chicken and sauce.

ISLAND MOJITO CHICKEN AND RICE WITH SALSA TROPICALE

Steps:

• Combine all marinade ingredients together in a blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into a zipper seal bag. Add chicken breasts and allow to marinade in refrigerator for 2-4 hours. Discard marinade after that time.
• At this point the chicken may either be roasted in the oven at 425 F or cooked on a grill. Cook just until meat is no longer pink in middle. About 20 minutes. Turn once during cooking.
• Rice: Add olive oil to a medium sauce pan with a tight fitting lid placed over medium heat and warm for one minute,.
• Add rice and saute stirring almost constantly until rice begins to turn clear and just a little brown on the edges.
• Toss in remaining ingredients EXCEPT WATER and saute for one minute.
• Add water, stir and cover tightly.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and cook for 20 minutes. Lift lid and check to ensure rice is thoroughly cooked. If not, recover, turn off heat and let pan remain covered on warm burner for a few minutes. Fluff with fork and remove from heat when rice is tender.
• Salsa: Place diced tomato, bell pepper, hot pepper, onion, orange and cilantro in a bowl.
• In a separate bowl mix the zest and lime, balsamic vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper and cayenne, if desired.
• Pour liquids over fruit and mix well. Let stand at room temp for at least 5 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning as desired. Serve salsa at room temperature. NOTE: Salsa can be made up to 24 hours ahead, mixing liquid and fruit together just before cooking the rice and allow salsa to warm to room temperature.
• To SERVE: Place chicken in center of plate, surround with a circle of rice, place salsa on top of chicken.
• Note: Feel free to adjust seasonings to your liking. Amount of hot pepper can be increased or omitted if you prefer.

ASIAN ISLAND GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Combine pineapple juice, soy sauce, brown sugar and garlic with 1 tablespoon provided sesame ginger dressing in small sauce pan. Bring to boil and reduce to 1/3.
• Heat the grill or grill pan over medium-high heat; brush grill lightly with oil or spray with non-stick vegetable cooking spray.
• Baste chicken with pineapple mixture. Grill chicken, turning once (and continuing to baste), 10 to 12 minutes or until no longer pink in center.
• Slice chicken. Place salad blend in large bowl with provided accompaniments and toss with remaining dressing.
• Arrange salad on plates; top with bell pepper, onion, and chicken.

TREASURE ISLAND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Remove skin from chicken breasts and legs. Place chicken in baking dish bone side up. Amount of chicken you can cook depends on the size of your baking dish. 2 QT dish can make just over 3 lbs, which should be enough to serve 6.
• Bake chicken at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• After chicken has cooked for about 20 minutes, melt butter in saucepan. Once melted, stir in remaining ingredients. Cook over medium heat and stir sauce until thickened.
• Remove chicken from oven and dish. Drain fat and wipe down dish. Place chicken back in dish bone side down. Cover with sauce and bake at 350 degrees for another 30 minutes.
• Remove chicken from oven and dish. Drain sauce from dish into gravy boat. As stated, love to serve with rice and peas, but that all open to interpretation. Cover chicken and rice with sauce at will before serving. Then get down to enjoying the tasty goodness.