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we've made this several times. I'm not fond of the swiss cheese, but it's easy to leave off. I can't make enough of the pineapple rings to satisfy the kids.<\/p>","CommentId":2,"DateRated":"12\/18\/2012 22:20","GUID":"38c6b7821936485f869553f0b59a2fd2","MemberId":3329993,"Rating":4,"ScreenName":"peacharmadillo","SubmittedDate":"12\/18\/2012 22:19"},{"Comment":"
Made this again. This time I substituted the pineapple rings for tidbits. I think it worked out much better. This is a very good recipe.<\/p>","CommentId":3,"DateRated":"12\/30\/2010 20:05","GUID":"cb394117e19c47399b3c1098a7cb8885","MemberId":4229718,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"tlbdlb4evr","SubmittedDate":"06\/25\/2012 19:12"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":4,"DateRated":"12\/24\/2011 14:20","GUID":"fa835fb2257f46f68932afd11fd59eee","MemberId":5820398,"Rating":3,"ScreenName":"ruthi01","SubmittedDate":"12\/24\/2011 14:20"},{"Comment":"
Thought the combination of cheese and pineapple was questionable until I fixed this. It was very good. My husband raved about it throughout the entire meal. VERY easy and quick to fix, also.<\/p>","CommentId":5,"DateRated":"12\/30\/2010 20:05","GUID":"cb394117e19c47399b3c1098a7cb8885","MemberId":4229718,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"tlbdlb4evr","SubmittedDate":"12\/30\/2010 20:05"}]},"breadcrumb":[],"meta_data":{"enhanced_fields":{"enhanced_recipe_title":"Italian Pineapple Chicken"}},"analytics":[],"yoast_head":"\n