How To Make Pineapple Ginger Chicken Stir-Fry
Looking for something to cook in a pinch? This tasty chicken stir-fry is the way to go! It comes with a sweet, pineapple ginger sauce for extra flavor.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1lbchicken breastsboneless skinless, cut into 1-inch pieces
- salt and freshly-cracked black pepper
- 2tbsppeanut oilor olive oil, divided
- 1green bell peppercored and diced into 1-inch pieces
- 1white onionsmall, peeled and diced into 1-inch pieces
- ½lbfresh asparaguscut into 1-inch pieces, with ends trimmed off
- 2tbspfresh gingerminced
- 3garlic clovespeeled and minced
- 2cupspineapple chunksfresh or frozen
- green onionsthinly-sliced
- sesame seedstoasted
For Stir-Fry Sauce:
- ¾cupchickenor vegetable stock
- 3tbspsoy sauce
- 2tbsprice vinegar
- 1 ½tbspcornstarch
- 1tspsesame oiltoasted
- 2tbspsrirachaoptional
Instructions
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Season the chicken with a few pinches of salt and freshly-cracked black pepper.
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Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large saute pan or wok over medium-high heat.
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Add chicken and saute for 4 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is cooked through.
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Transfer chicken with a slotted spoon to a separate plate, and set aside.
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Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the pan, and add the bell pepper, onion, and asparagus.
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Saute for 4 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until the vegetables reach your desired level of doneness.
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Add in the ginger, garlic, and pineapple, and toss to combine.
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Saute for 1 to 2 more minutes, or until the garlic is fragrant.
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Add the chicken back in, then stir in the sauce and let it cook for 1 to 2 minutes or until it has thickened, stirring occasionally.
For Stir-Fry Sauce:
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Whisk the stock, rice vinegar, cornstarch, sesame oil, and sriracha in a small bowl until combined.
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Serve warm, garnished with your desired toppings, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 759.88kcal
- Fat: 40.28g
- Saturated Fat: 10.59g
- Trans Fat: 0.25g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 16.67g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 9.70g
- Carbohydrates: 41.86g
- Fiber: 11.98g
- Sugar: 18.80g
- Protein: 61.90g
- Cholesterol: 177.57mg
- Sodium: 2070.58mg
- Calcium: 167.44mg
- Potassium: 1691.07mg
- Iron: 12.49mg
- Vitamin A: 264.69µg
- Vitamin C: 93.61mg
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