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Rosy Baked Chicken

Chicken baked with a pineapple topping for a delicious dinner
Prep Time1 day
Cook Time1 hour
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: British
Keyword: chicken
Servings: 4 people

Equipment

  • Roasting tin
  • Mixing bowl
  • Spoon
  • Hand mixer

Ingredients

  • 4 chicken breasts
  • 1 can crushed pineapple

For the sauce

  • 2 oz margarine
  • 1 tbsp plain flour
  • 2 tbsp tomato ketchup
  • 2 tsp mustard
  • ½ tso salt
  • pinch red pepper
  • 1 tsp Worshester sauce
  • 1 tbsp vinegar
  • 1 dsp cornflour

Instructions

  • Place the chicken in a roasting tin
  • Drain the pineapple, keep the syrup to one side
  • Chop the pineapple if needed
  • Put the margarine in a bowl and mix until soft and creamy
  • Beat in the rest of the sauce ingredients and half of the pineapple
  • Spread over the chicken breasts
  • Pour the pineapple juice over the top and sprinkle on the remaining pineapple
  • Cover with foil and leave overnight in the fridge
  • When you want to cook it the next day remove the foil.
  • Preheat the oven to 180C Gas Mark 4
  • Bake for an hour until the chicken is cooked
  • Place the joints on a dish
  • Mix a dessert spoon of cornflour with a little water and stir into the juice left in the tin
  • Cook gently for three minutes and pour over the chicken or serve separately

Notes

Serve with peas and new potatoes or plain boiled rice