How To Make Sweet Pineapple Chicken
Infuse some Asian and tropical flavors into your stir-fry with this pineapple chicken dish. Whip up a mouthwatering batch in just 30 minutes!
Serves:
Ingredients
- 2tspvegetable oil
- 1lbchicken thighs,boneless skinless, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1red bell pepper,seeded, cored, and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1cuppineapple chunks,fresh or canned
- 1tspgarlic,minced
- 1tspginger,minced
- ¾cuppineapple juice
- ¼cupsoy sauce,low sodium
- ⅓cupchicken broth,low sodium
- ⅓cuphoisin sauce
- ¼cupbrown sugar
- 2tspcorn starch
- 2tspsesame seeds
- 1tbspgreen onions,sliced
- salt and pepper,to taste
Instructions
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Heat the oil in a large pan over medium high heat. Season the chicken with salt and pepper to taste and add to the pan.
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Cook the chicken for 6 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally until the chicken is cooked through.
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Add the red bell pepper and pineapple to the pan and cook for 4 to 5 minutes or until tender. Add the ginger and garlic and cook for 30 seconds more.
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In a small bowl, whisk together the pineapple juice, soy sauce, chicken broth, hoisin sauce and brown sugar.
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Add the sauce mixture to the pan and bring to a simmer.
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Mix the corn starch with 1 tablespoon of cold water; stir until smooth.
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Add the cornstarch mixture to the pan and stir to combine. Bring to a boil and cook for 1 minute or until sauce has just thickened.
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Sprinkle with sesame seeds and green onions, then serve.
Nutrition
- Calories: 440.84kcal
- Fat: 23.20g
- Saturated Fat: 5.61g
- Trans Fat: 0.11g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 10.19g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 5.17g
- Carbohydrates: 35.89g
- Fiber: 2.51g
- Sugar: 25.04g
- Protein: 22.38g
- Cholesterol: 112.37mg
- Sodium: 1346.40mg
- Calcium: 62.82mg
- Potassium: 556.03mg
- Iron: 2.07mg
- Vitamin A: 75.22µg
- Vitamin C: 63.05mg
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