Sheet Pan Hawaiian Hen and Veggies

This isn’t your typical sheet pan rooster and veggies dinner. Colourful, roasted veggies add taste and texture, and tender rooster breasts make it a whole meal. High all of it off with our do-it-yourself, candy and tangy teriyaki sauce.

For easier sheet pan meals, attempt our Sheet Pan Sausage and Veggies.

Shake issues up and customise this recipe along with your favourite veggies. Whereas bell peppers and crimson onion pair properly with Hawaiian flavors, you possibly can actually add no matter veggies you need. We advocate zucchini and mushrooms, that are traditional kabob elements that pair properly with teriyaki sauce. Or add some broccoli, shredded carrots, and snap peas for extra of a stir-fry really feel.

Ingredient Notes

• Hen Breasts: Minimize into bite-sized items for simple consuming.
• Bell Peppers: Utilizing a number of colours of bell peppers provides a number of further taste. It’s not only for appears to be like.
• Crimson Onion: We love the chunk that crimson onions deliver, however you can too use a white or yellow onion.
• Pineapple: Use contemporary if you happen to can, however canned pineapple chunks may also work.
• Garlic: 2 cloves for the pan and a pair of for the sauce. Use freshly minced garlic or 1 teaspoon per clove if utilizing jarred garlic.
• Brown Sugar: Provides caramelization, will increase the sweetness, and balances out the flavour of the sauce. Use mild or darkish brown sugar.
• Rice Vinegar: Use seasoned rice wine vinegar for added taste, or unseasoned for decrease energy. You possibly can substitute apple cider vinegar or white wine vinegar.
• Soy Sauce: You need to use reduced-sodium or coconut aminos.

Pineapple Choices

Recent Pineapple: Recent pineapple will provide you with the most effective taste and texture. Simply be sure it’s ripe! The simplest solution to inform? Give a mild tug on one of many middle leaves of the pineapple. It ought to come out simply.

Canned Pineapple: When you can’t swing a contemporary pineapple, you possibly can completely use canned pineapple chunks. Simply drain and press to take away extra moisture.

Baking Sheet

For greatest outcomes, select a strong, rimmed 13×18-inch baking sheet. That is typically referred to as a baker’s half sheet. This dimension permits the sausage and greens to roast evenly with out trapping steam. A smaller pan, resembling 9×13, might crowd the elements, resulting in much less crispy veggies. In case your pan is on the smaller facet, it’s higher to separate the elements between two pans to make sure they roast completely.