Fresh pineapple with your meal is an explosion of sweet, tart flavor and satisfying, juicy texture. But the experience can get old if you serve this delicious fruit the same way every time. Try this Hawaiian pineapple recipe for chicken lettuce cups to add some variety to your dinner table this week.

Hawaiian Pineapple Chicken Lettuce Cups

What You’ll Need

The stars of this pineapple recipe are a pound of savory ground chicken and one and a half cups of sweet, diced pineapple, served in iceberg lettuce leaves. For the complete recipe, you’ll also need:

• One tablespoon of olive oil

• Four cloves of garlic

• One 1/2 cup of shredded carrots

• One teaspoon of ground black pepper

• One 1/2 cup of teriyaki sauce

• One 1/4 cup of rice vinegar

• Two tablespoons of soy sauce

• One tablespoon of sesame oil

• One teaspoon of hot chili sauce

• One 1/4 cup of chopped green onion

How to Prepare

First, heat the oil in a skillet and add the garlic and carrots. Saute for five minutes or until the garlic is fragrant and the carrots are tender, then add the pineapple for an additional three minutes. Transfer the carrot and pineapple mixture to a bowl.

Next, add the ground chicken to the skillet and season it with the pepper. Cook it thoroughly, then drain any fat from the pan. Add all remaining ingredients to the pan, reserving the lettuce and green onions, and stir into the chicken. Simmer for five minutes, then add the pineapple and carrots mixture back into the pan and stir well to incorporate everything together.

Finally, spoon the chicken mixture into washed and dried lettuce leaves. Garnish each leaf with green onions and, if desired, a small quantity of chopped roasted peanuts. To eat, roll up each lettuce leaf and enjoy.

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