Chicken thighs baked in sweet and savory marinade and is served on white rice to make a complete meal! Pomegranate Pineapple chicken is perfect for parties or just a casual meal!
It doesn’t have to be fried all the time, you know? Though I can’t even remember the last time I had fried chicken…
We definitely eat more chicken than beef because we like it better and it’s healthier. Also I prefer lamb to beef but it’s not very easy to find lamb in every supermarket. That’s why we are trying to come up with new ways of making chicken so we can keep the diversity. We are not one of those couples who keep eating the same thing unless it’s my maman’s food because my maman’s food is so good, I just can’t stop eating it.
This pomegranate pineapple chicken was made on a day that we had lots of chicken thighs and well, we don’t deep fry stuff at home (health reasons and none of us likes the mess). And we were in a pomegranate craze phase which was the same time as I made these 4-ingredient Parfaits and these Coconut Pomegranate Cupcakes. It was also inspired by my friend Sheena from Tea and Biscuits.
So we had already tried two pomegranate desserts and only one pomegranate savory dish which was this festive and uber delicious Stuffed Fish with Pomegranates and Walnuts. After looking in the pantry and thinking about our family’s favorite flavors, I made this pomegranate pineapple chicken which has like 3-5 steps and results in such delicious and tasty dish that everyone in our family couldn’t stop saying “Oh, this is so good!”.
Mixing different ingredients can result in unbelievably delicious meals or a disastrous pile of food that you wish you wouldn’t have made. I have experience in both fields an after many trials and errors, I have figured out what tastes work best for us and what doesn’t. I’m sure you also know your family’s favorite tastes and flavors! Please tell me about them!
This chicken dish would pair perfectly with Persian Style Rice and Salad Shirazi!
- Maman’s Chicken Frittata – Kookooye Morgh
- Zereshk Polo Morgh – Persian Barberry Rice with Chicken
- Sweet and Sour Chicken Wings

Pomegranate Pineapple Chicken
Ingredients
- 8 pieces of chicken thighs
- 2 tbsp pomegranate molasses
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp ketchup
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 can pineapple juice and fruit pieces separated
- 1 onion sliced
- 3 garlic gloves minced
- 1 1/2 cup pomegranate seeds
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350F.
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Mix pomegranate molasses, brown sugar, ketchup, honey and pineapple juice in a sauce pan, cook over medium heat for 7-8 minutes until flavors are fully combined.
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Lightly coat an oven safe dish with non stick spray and spread the onion slices at the bottom of the dish.
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Place the chicken thighs (skin side down) on top of the onion slices and pour the sauce on them.
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Bake in the oven for 25 minutes, flip the chicken thighs and pour some sauce on them.
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Bake for another 25 minutes until the chicken is fully cooked. pour the sauce again.
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Serve hot with white rice.
kristen
this looks so delicious! I love anything pomegranate!
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Thank you Kristen! Me too!
Chrystie
This looks so delicious & your photographs are amazing! Pinning this one for later 🙂
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Thanks Chrystie!I hope you enjoy it! <3
Anna-Maria
I love the combination I never thought that sweet and savory can taste good together especially fruits and meat . This is such an interesting combination definitely going to try it.
Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you Anna-Maria! I used to not like sweet and savory food but you know, tastes change and now I love it!
Tiara
Do you deliver?! I’m so pinning this for later.
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I’m happy you like it Tiara!
Chrisy @ Homemade Hooplah
LOVING this! My husband is always asking me to whip up more dishes with pomegranate. I know this will be a hit 😀
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Pomegranate is our favorite! Whether sweet or savory, pomegranate is awesome! I’m happy you like this! <3
Victoria
Wow what a fun combination! Looks awesome!
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Thanks Victoria! <3
Molly
Yum! This looks so good, and not too complicated! I’m definitely going to try it out!
Molly and Stacie
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I hope you like it Molly! It’s really delicious! 😀
Lindsay AFM
This sounds absolutely amazing and your photography is gorgeous!!
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Thank you so much Lindsay! I’m glad that all the practice is paying off! 😀
Adria | The Emerald Palate
This looks so yummy! I can’t believe all the cooking I do and I’ve never used pomegranate molasses. But at least I use pomegranate seeds weekly in my salads!
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Thanks Adria! We literally use pomegranate in everything!
Jia
wow, just wow. this looks so delicious, I just showed it to my husband and we are definitely going to try this recipe! can’t wait 🙂
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I’m glad you guys like it! Let me know what you think when you make it! <3
Kari
What a beautiful plate! I love the inclusion of the pomegranate seeds!
Kari
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Thank you Kari! I love adding pomegranate to everything!
Vi Dotter
Wow – such a pretty dish. Definitely intrigued!
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Thank you!
Frugal Mom of 8
My husband always wants to put pomegranates on everything! He is going to love this!
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So do we 😀 We love love pomegranate!
Sharon Saunders
I have a question .when do you add the pomegranetiite seeds? During the cooking process or with the rice at the end?
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Hi Sharon! I add the pomegranate seeds in the end with rice, sometimes I top the rice separately with pomegranate as it keeps the taste and shape better 🙂
Michelle
Looks so sweet! I might try this. I tried lamb once when I was visiting my aunts friend from Trinidad. It was pretty good but I can’t say I would seek it out. We like chicken more than beef too.
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Let me know how you like it Michelle! Chicken is also healthier and easier to work with!
Emily @ Recipes to Nourish
This sounds so good! Love the pineapple and the pomegranate arils. So much yummy flavor!
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Thank you Emily! The combination works really well!
Lauren Gaskill | Making Life Sweet
I cannot wait to try this! What a lovely combination of flavors! 😀 Pinning and making soon.
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Let me know how you like it Lauren! <3 🙂
Heather with WELLFITandFED
I love that my natural grocery has love containers of pomegranate seeds all ready to go! Make Pom molasses is pretty simple so this looks fantastic! Thanks for the great visuals too!
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Thank you Heather! Pomegranate molasses make everything more delicious!
Melanie
We absolutely love pomegranate seeds, love the pairing with the pineapple. Delicious!
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Thank you Melanie! I like pomegranate on everything! 😀
Denise
I make a pomegranate chicken but have never thought to add pineapple. Digging this recipe! Fresh flavors that keep it interesting.
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Thank you Denise! Please let me know how you like it when you make it! 🙂
Sam | aheadofthyme.com
Yummm, I love pomegranate. I am going to have to try this recipe, it looks so good!
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Thank you Sam! I also got Turkey bacon and I’m going to try your pasta!
Joanie @ Zagleft
Such wonderful flavors in the sauce. I’ll be adding this to my menu next week.
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Glad you like it Joanie!
Christie
Amazing flavors! No boring chicken dish here, can’t wait to try!
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Thank you Christie! Let me know how you like it!
Matt @ Plating Pixels
I have pomegranate molasses but never knew what to do with it. Looks like I do now! Gorgeous photos too!
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Thanks Matt! You can also check out my Persian Style fish, the sauce in that recipe also uses pomegranate molasses!