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Huli Huli Chicken (Hawaiian Grilled Chicken)

Ali Segersten (author)
HULI HULI CHICKEN - HAWAIIAN GRILLED CHICKEN-PALEO-1

This paleo version of huli huli marinade can be used with chicken breasts or thighs. Huli huli chicken is a sweet and sour Hawaiian grilled chicken that typically contains quite a bit of sugar. My version uses fresh pineapple and a touch of maple syrup to create a natural sweetness. Use extra marinade to brush onto sliced zucchini (pictured here) and grill alongside the chicken during the last few minutes of cooking.

Ingredients
3 pounds boneless chicken thighs

Marinade

1 cups chopped pineapple
1 large limes juiced
4 tablespoons coconut aminos
3 tablespoons raw apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons maple syrup
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 inches fresh ginger peeled
3 cloves garlic peeled
1 teaspoons sea salt
1 teaspoons paprika
½ teaspoons black pepper

Garnish

3 green onions sliced
½ cups cilantro chopped
5.0 3 reviews

Est…

Jun 8, 2025

Delicious! Definitely minimize marination time-my chicken thighs got a little too tenderized. Made the whole batch of sauce but only had 1 lb of chicken-going to try to freeze the rest in 2 batches to see if I can use it later. Keeper recipe.

Jes…

May 8, 2025

Very very good. The chicken was very moist.

Sha…

Mar 2, 2025

This was so flavorful and delicious!