GRILLED MALIBU CHICKEN
Six Sisters Stuff posted this and I just happen to have chicken thawing in the fridge with no plan for it. It reminded us of the one Sizzler has on their menu that I grew up ordering and loving. This one is a little more grown up and had fewer carbs, though! The changes I made to my family's taste were: omitting the pineapple (although grilled pineapple is really good-especially fresh pineapple- have you tried it?), and making a simple dipping sauce of mayo, mustard, and a little agave or honey.
6 boneless/skinless chicken breasts
12 slices deli ham (thin)
6 slices canned pineapple, reserving juice
6 slices Swiss cheese
1/2 c. pineapple juice
2 T. BBQ seasoning (I used Famous Dave's)
1 T. yellow mustard
1 T. honey
1 T. molasses
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. chili powder
Put a breast in a gallon zip top bag and pound the thick end until the entire breast is uniform in thickness, then move to a platter or rimmed sheet pan. Repeat with the remaining breasts. Season both sides of each breast with the BBQ seasoning, cover and refrigerate at least an hour. Combine the butter, pineapple juice, mustard, honey, molasses, Worcestershire sauce and chili powder a medium mixing bowl and whisk until smooth, then set aside. Grill one side of each breast and each pineapple ring over direct heat until they are seared and have nice grill marks, about 2 minutes. Flip each breast and ring, brush with the sauce, and cook another two minutes. Move the chicken to the indirect part of the grill and brush the top of each with the sauce. Top each breast with two slices of ham and drizzle the ham with the sauce. Put a slice of cheese then a pineapple ring on each breast and drizzle again with the sauce. Continue cooking with the grill lid down until the internal temperature reaches 160ยบ, about 10 minutes.
