Adding pineapple to a dish can transform it to a tropical delight! My family’s love of “Hawaiian” food has grown over the years. We started with Hawaiian pizza (ham and pineapple). Then came the Hawaiian hot dogs. This is now a barbecue must have! Slice a hot dog down the middle and stuff with crushed pineapple. Wrap each hot dog with bacon and grill until bacon is cooked. Easy and delicious!
I recently rediscovered kielbasa. It is a great protein that makes a quick, easy and cheap meal! Of course, I had to make it Hawaiian 🙂
Hawaiian Kielbasa with Rice
Ingredients
1 ½ cups of rice
3 cups of broth or water
1 teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon of salt
¼ teaspoon of pepper
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
5 pieces of bacon, chopped
½ of a sweet onion, diced
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 ½ bell peppers
1 kielbasa, diced
8 ounces of crushed pineapple
3 Tablespoons soy sauce
1 Tablespoon brown sugar
Directions
Cook the rice with the broth/water, onion powder, salt and pepper and garlic powder in your rice cooker or on the stove top. Add the oil and bacon to the pan. Stir and cook for a couple of minutes. Add onion, garlic and bell peppers. Stir and cook for a couple of minutes. Add the kielbasa and heat through. Add the pineapple, soy sauce and brown sugar, cover and cook for 5 more minutes and it will be ready to serve.
This is a perfect quick weeknight meal or even for entertaining. It would be a great meal for a certain football game on Sunday night 🙂 I’m planning on making  wings and pulled pork on gluten-free pretzel rolls (from one of my favorite sources, Gluten Free on a Shoestring) along with some carrots and hummus and maybe guacamole. What are you making? Making anything “Hawaiian”?
