Cheddar’s Key West Chicken & Shrimp
Cheddar’s Key West Chicken & Shrimp is a light and refreshing dish that will transport you to the beach in a hot minute! Grilled chicken with a sweet teriyaki sauce topped with a homemade pineapple pico de gallo and grilled shrimp! So delicious – served over rice with a squeeze of fresh lime! Yum!
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The KEY to Cheddar’s Key West Chicken & Shrimp is the pinapple pico de gallo! It’s super simple to make – with pineapple tidbits, jalapeno, tomato, onion, lime juice and a little salt! If you’ve got this – you’ll be able to make that signature dish!
What do you need to make Key West Chicken & Shrimp
This Cheddar’s dish is very colorful and has a lot of bright flavors – using fresh veggies is the key (but go for the canned pineapple if you want)! Here’s what you’ll need:
- Chicken – one chicken breast per person – you want to make sure they’re even thickness – if you have huge ones – butterfly them
- Shrimp – my favorite seafood – be sure to get raw, large or jumbo, peeled & deveined – tail on or off is up to you – they serve tail on but I like to use tail off
- Pineapple – use what you like but if using anything other than tidbits -you’ll want to chop them
- Pico de Gallo: Tomatoes, Onion, Cilantro, Jalapeno – this is super easy to make up on your own – only takes a few minutes!
- Marinade: Teriyaki, Honey, Pineapple Juice – I bought Kinders Teriyaki and added the honey & pineapple juice myself
Make it Quicker & Easier
This chicken and shrimp dish has a ton of ways to short cut it – which is so helpful on a busy weeknight! Here are some ideas:
- Bottled Teriyaki – I used a bottle and then added honey & pineapple juice but you could even go a step further and use a pineapple teriyaki – or make your own!
- Pico de Gallo – I made my own – but you could buy some pre-made and just add pineapple!
- Rice – I haven’t cooked rice in a year! I buy the precooked rice and microwave it – so easy when I’m making food for just me! If you’re serving more than 2 or love rice – you might want to make your own – the bags are pretty portion-controlled. You could also use cauliflower rice if you’re going low-carb.
How to make Cheddar’s Key West Chicken & Shrimp
This dish is so easy to make – once you marinate your chicken – you can have the rest done and on the table in 15 minutes!
- Pico – chop and stir together the ingredients for your pineapple pico de gallo & refrigerate
- Marinade – mix together teriyaki, honey & pineapple juice and then marinate chicken breasts for at least an hour
- Marinate Shrimp – place raw shrimp in marinade
- Grill Chicken – cook yo’ chicken however you like (grill, grill pan, air fryer) for 3-4 min per side
- Grill Shrimp – cook yo’ shrimp for 1-2 min per side and add remaining sauce
- Serve – start the plate with freshly cooked rice, top with chicken, a couple tablespoons of sauce, pineapple pico & shrimp! Add a squeeze of lime to top it off!
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Cheddar’s Key West Chicken & Shrimp
Cheddar's Key West Chicken & Shrimp is a light and refreshing dish that will transport you to the beach in a hot minute! Grilled chicken with a sweet teriyaki sauce topped with a homemade pineapple pico de gallo and grilled shrimp! So delicious – served over rice with a squeeze of fresh lime! Yum!
Equipment
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Ingredients
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 8 shrimp raw, large, tail on, peeled & deveined
- 14 oz teriyaki sauce
- 1/4 cup pineapple juice
- 1/4 cup honey
- 3 cups cooked Long grain white rice
Pineapple Pico de Gallo
- 1 small tomato diced
- 1/4 cup Pickled jalapeños diced
- 1/3 cup red onion finely diced
- 1/2 cup Pineapple tidbits
- 2 tbsp cilantro minced
- 2 tbsp lime juice 1/2 lime
- 1/4 tsp kosher sea salt
Instructions
- Mix together pico ingredients in a glass (non-metal) bowl until well combined. Chill in the refrigerator until needed.1 small tomato, 1/4 cup Pickled jalapeños, 1/3 cup red onion, 1/2 cup Pineapple tidbits, 2 tbsp cilantro, 2 tbsp lime juice, 1/4 tsp kosher sea salt
- In a large bowl, add teriyaki, honey and pineapple juice. Whisk together.14 oz teriyaki sauce, 1/4 cup pineapple juice, 1/4 cup honey
- If needed, evenly pound the chicken to a consistent thickness and place in baking dish. Pour 1 cup of marinade over the chicken, cover, and refrigerate for 1 hour.2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Store the remaining marinade covered in the refrigerator until ready to use.
- After the chicken has marinated for 45 minutes, add the shrimp to the bowl with 3/4 cup marinade and toss to coat thoroughly. Cover and refrigerate for 15 minutes. Reserve remaining marinade.8 shrimp
- Remove the chicken from the marinade, discarding the excess. Grill the chicken until cooked through, approximately 4 to 5 minutes per side, depending on thickness. The internal temperature should reach 155º. Transfer the cooked chicken to a plate and cover with foil for chicken to come up to temp.You can use an outdoor grill, indoor grill, grill pan, air fryer – whatever you like.
- Remove the shrimp from the marinade, leaving them slightly wet. Grill the shrimp until they are opaque and lightly charred, about 1 to 2 minutes per side. Again – you can also air fry the shrimp for the same time frame.Toss any marinade that was used with raw chicken and shrimp.
- Heat remaining reserved marinade in a small skillet to simmer. I used a grill pan for chicken & shrimp – so I just added extra marinade to pan to heat through.
- To serve, plate 1.5 cups rice on each plate. Top each with a chicken breast and spoon on 2-3 tbsp teriyaki sauce. Top with pineapple pico de gallo. Add grilled shrimp on top. Squeeze with fresh lime and a sprinkle of cilantro.3 cups cooked Long grain white rice
Nutrition
Serving: 0.5dishCalories: 855kcalCarbohydrates: 152gProtein: 52gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 137mgSodium: 8072mgPotassium: 1386mgFiber: 4gSugar: 77gVitamin A: 768IUVitamin C: 25mgCalcium: 137mgIron: 5mg
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