Quick Pineapple Chicken
Tender chunks of chicken with pineapple chunks, red peppers, green onions and cashews, in a sweet and spicy pineapple glaze. Ready in less than 30 minutes!
Servings: 4 -6 servings
Calories: 426kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable or canola oil
- 1.5 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1 inch pieces
- Salt and pepper
- 1 red bell pepper chopped
- 1 cup pineapple juice reserve juice from pineapple chunks
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 20 oz. can pineapple chunks
- 1/2 cup cashews
- Sliced green onions
- Cooked rice for serving
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Cook for about 5 minutes, until golden.
- Add bell pepper and cook until tender, about 3 minutes.
- Meanwhile, combine pineapple juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, hoisin sauce, garlic and red pepper flakes in a medium saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. In a small bowl, whisk together cornstarch and 1 tablespoon water. Whisk cornstarch mixture into saucepan. Cook 4-5 minutes, until sauce is thickened.
- Pour sauce over chicken and peppers. Stir in pineapple, cashews and green onions. Serve over hot cooked rice.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 426kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 40g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 967mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 22g