Chile Spiced Pineapple Recipes

CROCK-POT CRAZY PINEAPPLE CHILI

Steps:

• In a non-stick skillet over medium heat, cook sausage and onions, stirring to crumble sausage. Once sausage is cooked through, drain off any fat and transfer the sausage and onions to your slow cooker.
• Drain the pineapple, reserving both the juice and the fruit separately. Add the juice to the slow cooker. Cover and store the fruit in the refrigerator (it will be added toward the end of cooking).
• Add tomatoes, black beans, tomato paste, chili powder, cumin and garlic to the slow cooker.
• Stir everything to combine.
• Cook on low (6-8 hours), adding reserved pineapple during last hour or two of cooking, or on high (4-5 hours), adding pineapple during last 1/2 hour - hour of cooking.
• Serve topped with cheese, sour cream and hot sauce, if desired.

SPICY PINEAPPLE CHILI

Steps:

• Preheat a large Stock Pot or Dutch Oven over medium heat (You can do this in the Crock Pot as well, see notes below)
• Brown your thin strips of bacon in your pan
• Add in your onions, peppers, jalapeños, and garlic and continue to cook, stirring often for 5 minutes or until your onions become translucent
• Now add in your Grass fed Ground Beef, chili powder, and cumin and stir until your ground beef is cooked through
• Add in all your remaining ingredients, stir well, and increase heat until your chili comes to a boil
• Once boiling, reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 45 Minutes

SPICED PINEAPPLE COOLER

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring water, sugar, cinnamon and cloves to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Strain. Cool to room temperature., Pour into a large pitcher; stir in juices. Refrigerate until chilled. Just before serving, stir in ginger ale. Serve over ice. Garnish with additional cinnamon sticks if desired.

CHILI-LIME GRILLED PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Peel pineapple, removing any eyes from fruit. Cut lengthwise into 6 wedges; remove core. In a small bowl, mix remaining ingredients until blended. Brush pineapple with half of the glaze; reserve remaining mixture for basting., Grill pineapple, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from heat 2-4 minutes on each side or until lightly browned, basting occasionally with reserved glaze.