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Sheet Pan Pineapple Chicken Tacos with Cilantro Slaw

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Flatlay view of a sheetpan of pineapple chicken tacos with cilantro slaw with a bowl of pineapple, stack of corn tortillas, and fresh cilantro.
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Taco Tuesday is levelled up with a sweet and spicy pineapple chicken taco filling matched with a cool, earthy cilantro coleslaw!

It always feel funny to pump up my own recipes. We’re taught to be humble, don’t brag, celebrate your accomplishments quietly. But all those lessons go out the window when you have a food blog!

So here it is: these pineapple chicken tacos might be the best tacos you’ve ever met!

There’s so much going on and yet it all blends together so well.

  • Sweetness from the pineapple
  • Spice from the sauce
  • Coolness from the slaw
  • And if you use fresh corn tortillas, there’s a rich earthiness

And everything just comes together for a flavour party in your mouth!

What You’ll Need to Make These Pineapple Chicken Tacos

First you’ll make the flavoured oil for the chicken taco mixture. Then you’ll spread that on the sheet pan with the chicken, pineapple, and red onions.

Wondering what to do with the rest of your frozen pineapple?

Make these 3 Ingredient Disney Dole Whips!

While the chicken mix is baking in the oven, you’ll put together the cilantro coleslaw. For a shortcut you can buy pre-chopped bags of coleslaw mix. This recipe makes a lot of coleslaw on purpose: I highly suggest serving up yourself a scoop to eat alongside your tacos to bump up your veggie intake!

Why These Pineapple Chicken Tacos are a Smart Choice

With pineapples, onions, and plenty of cabbage, these tacos will check off your veggie needs for dinner! The nutrient composition of the recipe is also very balanced, providing plenty of potassium, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, and fibre!

Closeup image of chicken pineapple tacos on a sheet pan

Love Sheet Pan Recipes? Me too!

Sheet pan recipes are clutch on those busy weeknights! You jus throw everything on a sheet pan and let the oven do the heavy lifting!

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  • Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas
  • Sheet Pan Ginger Beef & Veggies
  • Sheet Pan Pork and Prunes
Closeup image of chicken pineapple tacos on a sheet pan
5 from 3 votes

Sheet Pan Pineapple Chicken Tacos with Cilantro Slaw

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Taco Tuesday is levelled up with a sweet and spicy pineapple chicken taco filling matched with a cool, earthy cilantro coleslaw!
Prep Time:15 minutes mins
Cook Time:30 minutes mins
Total Time:45 minutes mins
8

Ingredients

For the Pineapple Chicken Taco Filling

  • 2 tbsp canola oil
  • 2 tbsp buffalo hot sauce aka franks
  • 6 cloves garlic minced
  • ½ jalapeno chopped finely
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • ½ tsp smoked paprika
  • 2 lbs boneless chicken breasts, thighs, frozen, or fresh
  • 3 cups pineapple pieces fresh or frozen
  • 1 large red onion diced

For the Cilantro Slaw

  • 8 cups shredded cabbage
  • 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • ½ cup plain yogurt
  • ¼ cup mayo
  • ½ jalapeno chopped finely
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • tortillas (corn or wheat) for serving
  • Cotija or feta cheese for serving (optional)

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Mix together the oil, buffalo sauce, garlic, jalapeno, chili powder, cumin, salt, & smoked paprika.
  • Spread the mixture on a large baking sheet.
  • Place the chicken, pineapple, and red onion on the baking sheet in a single layer.
  • *Make sure your chicken and pineapple are either both fresh or frozen.
  • Bake for 15 minutes (20 if using frozen ingredients). Flip the chicken over and stir the pineapple and red onion. Bake another 15 minutes (again 20 minutes if using frozen ingredients) or until a thermometer inserted into the chicken reads at least 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Meanwhile, whisk together the yogurt, mayo, jalapeno, lime juice, salt, and garlic. Pour over the cabbage and cilantro and stir to combine.
  • Once the chicken is cooked cut in small pieces and stir together with the pineapple and onions.
  • For serving, add some chicken mixture, coleslaw and cheese (optional) to tortillas. I love making fresh corn tortillas using this recipe.

Nutrition

Calories: 278kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 78mg | Sodium: 754mg | Potassium: 689mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 451IU | Vitamin C: 62mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 1mg
Course: dinner
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 8
Calories: 278kcal
Author: Jessica Penner, RD

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    1. Kim says

      December 17, 2023 at 4:57 pm

      5 stars
      This recipe is amazing! I make it often for our family. The pineapple flavors the chicken so well and it’s not too spicy. So easy to make too

      Reply
      • Jessica Penner says

        January 2, 2024 at 11:10 am

        Thank you for sharing. I’m so glad you like it!

        Reply
    2. Alyssa says

      April 27, 2022 at 6:39 pm

      This was AMAZING! Great recipe, Jessica!

      Reply
    3. Lindsey says

      November 1, 2021 at 8:29 pm

      5 stars
      These are so delicious! We used frozen chicken and pineapple -we were blown away that we could pop everything in the oven frozen and had a meal when it came out! We’ll definitely have it again, great way to shake up Taco night!

      Reply
      • Jessica Penner says

        November 4, 2021 at 10:15 am

        So glad you enjoyed the recipe! Sheet pan meals are so great!

        Reply
    4. Karen Bock says

      June 1, 2021 at 10:43 pm

      5 stars
      Just made these for taco Tuesday! They were a big hit with the family!
      The only thing I did differently was make half the amount of coleslaw because I knew my family wouldn’t eat as much of it.

      Reply
      • Jessica Penner says

        June 10, 2021 at 6:44 pm

        Thanks for your comment! So happy to hear you and your family enjoyed them!

        Reply
    5. Kate Grier says

      June 1, 2021 at 10:48 am

      This looks interesting Jessica, I will give it a try and let you know how it turns out. Your other recipes I have tried have been excellent and have broken up the boredom of what can I make for supper and given me extras to freeze and reheat for easy meal making. Thank you so appreciate your posts. kjg

      Reply
      • Jessica Penner says

        June 10, 2021 at 8:14 pm

        Hi Kate! Thank you for your sweet comment! So glad you have been enjoying the recipes!

        Reply

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