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Jalapeno Chicken and Pineapple

I made this particular dish for lunch today and it was quite delicious. You can use other pasta for the base, but the acini de pepe works best for me. It has a light, fluffy consistency, a bit like puffy cous cous.

Ingredients:

• 2 jalapeno peppers, chopped
• 19 ounces cooked chicken, cubed
• 1 can sliced pineapples, 1/2 of the juice reserved
• 1/2 cup acini de pepe
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon ginger powder
• 2 tablespoon olive oil
• chili powder to taste

Instructions:

• In a small pot, boil the acini de pepe 10-12 minutes, or until al dente
• In a separate pan over medium heat, add the jalapeno peppers, cubed chicken, pineapples, garlic, ginger, and pineapple juice. Stir and reduce heat to low.
• Once acini de pepe is done, drain and divide between 2 plates.
• Divide pepper/chicken/pineapple mixture over pasta.
• To each plate, add 1 teaspoon olive oil, and sprinkle with your favorite chili powder (I've been using habanero flakes for extra kick!)
• Serve!

Serves 2

Why Do Jalapeno Pepper Heat Levels Vary from Pepper to Pepper?

I've received questions of this variety a few times last month alone, so I've decided to place it in the FAQ section. It's true. I've noticed that some jalapeno peppers are hotter than others. Some can be quite mild, while others can be downright eye watering. I prefer somewhere in the middle, but this is something that cannot be avoided.

While the jalapeno heat is contained in the seeds and veins (or placenta) of the pepper, jalapeno pepper heat levels do vary depending on many factors such as age of the pepper, how many overall seeds are within the pepper, when and where it was grown (including climate and soil conditions of that location and cultivation), not to mention weather and amounts of rainfall.

That said, a jalapeno pepper can vary in heat level from between 2,500 and 8,000 Scoville units. Want to learn more about Scoville units? Click Here.

If you find that a pepper is too hot, you can always reduce the heat by removing the seeds and veins (innards), but it is difficult to make them hotter without dumping habanero powder over them, which I've done in the past. Also, the red jalapeno peppers tend to be sweeter and not quite as hot, so you can choose those. Jalapenos will turn red the longer they are on the vine and eventually fall off.

So, next time you pick your jalapeno peppers from the grocery store, or any other peppers for that matter, you can expect some heat variety.

New Jalapeno Pepper Designs

We've got 2 new designs available through CafePress.com for all your jalapeno lovers out there.

Vote Jalapeno 2008

Our first political t-shirt design! Tired of the political choices presented to you? Show your support for the jalapeno and vote jalapeno for 2008! Click Here to view the Vote 2008 design.

I Love Jalapeno Poppers

Love jalapeno poppers? We have the design for you! The t-shirts have a jalapeno popper recipe printed on the back. Give people in line behind you something to read. Make them hungry for jalapenos! Click Here to view the I Love Jalapeno Poppers design.

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