Food Talk And Fabulous Finds - Pineapple-Marinated Chops (or Chicken)

My friend just sent me this recipe and I have it a mixture of chops and chicken marinating right now. It sounds wonderful and I can't wait to try it so thought I would share it.

Pineapple-Marinated Chops

6 pork chops
1 can 20 oz pineapple chunks including juice (I didn't have chunks so I'm using crushed)
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons soy sauce

Put pork chops in storage bag; mix remaining ingredients then pour over pork chops in bag. Store in fridge overnight.

Put in crock pot on low for 6-8 hours till done -- also great barbecued.

Serves 6.

Wow, that sounds wonderful! Thanks for sharing. Since you've got both pork chops and chicken marinating, could you tell me which one you preferred once you've eaten it? I'm leaning towards using chicken, but if the pork chops are great then I might have to change my mind. :)

I sure will, Katie! I eat mostly chicken but figured a little pork would not hurt me. Each chop was kind of large and I cut them in half so I will not have a very large portion of meat. But I will definitely tell you my preferred choice!! I am putting them both into the same pot; that is what my friend did.

hi dance! i dont have a crock pot, so how long should i cook it in the oven.
thanks glen.

Hi Glen... I don't know; the recipe gives it for crock pot. You could probably just check it until the meat was done.

this sounds awesome! Wonder what I could replace the brown sugar with? (I am a no sugar gal)

How was it? It sounds so good! I wish I'd seen it earlier today, as I'm going upstair to cook pork chops in a couple minutes.

As far a replacing the brown sugar for something, I'm not sure. Are you staying away from all "sugars" - or just chemically processed types. I've been using a little Agave Nectar in marinades when it called for sugar.

I've got some chicken marinating in this right now! I can't wait for dinner tomorrow night. ;)

A big caution... both my friend and I cooked this and the meat turned out very dry... think we may have cooked it too long. So be very careful about watching it so it does not overcook.

I have a problem with crock pot recipes when there little to no fat involved? I cannot get boneless/skinless chicken breasts to turn out good in the crockpot.

Well I admit I was not pleased with the texture of these and figured it was because I mixed chicken and pork in the same pot... But last week I made some wonderful chicken breasts with sauerkraut and salad dressing, etc., and it was incredibly moist and delicious.

Must be a time thing then. I put some bl/sl chicken breasts in with some homemade teriyaki sauce and cooked them for about 6 hours and they were so dang dry. I'd made a BIG pot of them too. Guess I should look up some actual crockpot recipes for times!

try experimenting with the time and tempature. i am diebetic so the sugar is out, so i'll try slenda glen

I thought maybe it was too much liquid and not enough creamy... but I don't know. Right now I am making some crockpot pork chops with cream of chicken soup and some other stuff... it smells heavenly! LOL it will be for tomorrow night but wanted to go ahead and make it.

I don't think you can go wrong with "cream of 'anything'" soup!! YUM!

Have to be careful with the sodium content in the soup though. But wow my chops smell awesome and I can't wait to dig into some of them tonight LOL

Hey dance, we grilled the pineapple marinated chicken and it was fantastic! Thanks for the recipe. :hug:

Great! Thanks for letting me know. I loved the flavor but did not think the texture came out well at all in the crockpot! I will have to try grilling it next time!!