BBQ Chicken with Pineapple Bacon Salsa
Updated March 26, 2019
This recipe has Josh written ALL over it, can you tell? I will give you a hint…BACON! Josh’s favorite pizza is his BBQ Chicken Deluxe Pizza-which has barbecue chicken, bacon, pineapple, jalapeños, and red onion. He recently created a twist on his favorite pizza-BBQ Chicken with Pineapple Bacon Salsa. Yep, he put bacon in salsa. The flavors are vary similar to his favorite pizza, but in summer form. This recipe is perfect for grilling season!
This recipe is super easy. Use your favorite barbecue sauce to coat the chicken, grill to perfection, and serve with fresh pineapple bacon salsa. The salsa is refreshing with a hint of smokiness from the bacon. It goes perfectly with the BBQ chicken. Josh also likes to serve Bush’s Smokehouse Tradition Grillin’ Beans on the side. The beans bring out the smoky flavor of the bacon even more. They are a great side dish to this summer meal.
Sunday is Father’s Day and this BBQ Chicken with Pineapple Bacon Salsa would be a great way to celebrate Dad. Get out the grill and get cooking!
BBQ Chicken with Pineapple Bacon Salsa
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 cups of your favorite barbecue sauce
- Olive oil for brushing the grill
For the Pineapple Bacon Salsa:
- 2 cups diced fresh pineapple
- 4 strips cooked bacon diced
- 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
- 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped jalapeno pepper stemmed and seeded
- 1 clove garlic minced
- Juice of 1 large lime
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- 1. Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Place the chicken breasts in a large Ziploc bag. Add the barbecue sauce and mix until breasts are covered. Let the chicken marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- 2. To make the Pineapple Bacon Salsa: in a medium bowl, combine pineapple, bacon, cilantro, red onion, jalapeno, garlic, and lime juice. Stir until well combined. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- 3. Preheat a grill to medium-high heat and brush the grill with olive oil. Remove the chicken breasts from the bag and place on the grill. Discard the barbecue sauce and the bag.
- 4. Grill chicken until cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Remove from grill and serve warm with the Pineapple Bacon Salsa.
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such a wonderful summer meal. love the addition of bacon!
The bacon is such a great idea! I would probably end up eating like a salad instead of as a accompanying salsa.
Perfect summer grilling food
WOW this has to be one of the most amazing salsas ever. I would make a big batch and eat it with everything… sandwiches, fish, this bbq chicken… 🙂
I’m with Josh, this looks amazing! Bacon makes everything better.
I think that salsa would be great BEside almost anything, but I’m thinking I would use up any leftover (as if!) INside a turkey wrap.
YUMMY! My husband and I just bought our first house, which means we can get our first grill. I know we’ll both love this. Thanks for sharing!
Made this last night. What an awesome recipe. Served with the Smokehouse beans and grilled squash. All of the favors came together so nicely. We will definitely be making this again. Thanks!
This was perfect, delicious and easy. The flavor combinations in the salsa were outstanding. Thinking of making again during our family beach vacation!
I made this for the first time and was blown away by the different flavours all mixed into one salsa! This has been added to the “definitely make again” list. Paired it with homemade baked sweet potato fries and a salad. I’m always happy with any recipes I get from your website!
This looks pretty good even though I hate onions. I would add come coriander and cumin to the salt and pepper to make the flavor kick a little.