Pineapple & Honey Glazed Chicken

Ingredients:

1/2 cup crushed pineapple in juice
1 T reduced sodium soy sauce
1 T honey
2 T lime juice
1 T grated peeled ginger
1 shallot
minced
1 small jalapeneo pepper
pref red
seeded & minced
4 lbs skinless chicken
1/2 t cornstarch
2 t water
1 T chopped fresh parsley

Preparation:

Combine the pineapple, soy sauce, honey, lime juice, ginger, shallot and jalapeno in a large zip loc bag, add the chicken.  Squeeze out the air and marinate overnight in the refrigerator.

Preheat the oven to 375.  Remove the chicken from the marinade and place in a covered glass baking dish - reserve the marinade.  Bake about 45 minutes but be sure to baste with the reserved marinade twice during the first 25 minutes of cooking, then discard.

SStir together the cornstarch and water in a small bowl ntil smooth.  Transfer the chicken to a platter and keep warm.  Pour the pan juices into a small saucepan and cook until the juices are reduced by about half - -4 minutes.  Add the cornstarch mixture and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture bubbles & thickens.  Stir in the parseley and serve the sauce with the chicken.