Pineapple Chicken

Sweet and tangy pineapple chicken makes an easy weeknight dinner.  This simple chicken recipe makes tender chicken that's topped with a flavorful sauce. It you like teriyaki chicken, you'll love this pineapple chicken recipe.

Easy one-skillet chicken dinners make like easier! This pineapple chicken recipe is a simple recipe that tastes like it takes a lot more time to make than it does.

The sauce for this pineapple chicken tastes similar to teriyaki sauce. It's sweet and tangy, and, depending on how much chili garlic sauce you use, it can have a little heat, too.

What goes well with pineapple chicken?

I like to serve this pineapple chicken with coconut rice. The creamy coconut rice goes well with the sweet and tangy sauce on this chicken.

This recipe makes plenty of sauce, which is great served over rice. It also reheats well, and the extra sauce helps to keep the chicken moist when it is reheated.

More easy chicken recipes!

• Honey Garlic Chicken
• Skillet Chicken Parmesan
• One Skillet Creamy Lemon Garlic Chicken

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Pineapple Chicken

Sweet and tangy pineapple chicken is an easy weeknight dinner recipe.

5 from 4 votes

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Servings: 6 servings

Calories: 338kcal

Author: Kate @ I Heart Eating

Ingredients

• ▢ ½ cup lite soy sauce
• ▢ ½ cup pineapple juice
• ▢ ½ cup brown sugar packed
• ▢ ¼ cup ketchup
• ▢ 4 cloves garlic minced
• ▢ 2 tablespoons freshly grated ginger
• ▢ 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• ▢ 1 tablespoon chili garlic sauce
• ▢ 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ▢ 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts halves*
• ▢ 1 cup pineapple chunks

Instructions

• In a medium bowl, whisk soy sauce, pineapple juice, brown sugar, ketchup, garlic, ginger, sesame oil, and chili garlic sauce together. Set aside.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Add chicken breast halves, and cook until browned on one side, about 3-5 minutes.
• Flip chicken and continue cooking until chicken reaches 165 F.
• Remove chicken to plate, and tent loosely with aluminum foil to keep warm.
• Add soy sauce mixture to now-empty skillet.
• Bring just to boil, and cook until slightly thickened, about 5-10 minutes. 
• Add pineapple chunks, and toss to coat.
• Serve sauce and pineapple over chicken.

Notes

*If you use chicken breasts, rather than the thinner chicken breast halves, the cooking time will vary.

**Nutrition values are estimates.

***I like to serve this chicken with coconut rice. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 338kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 1448mg | Potassium: 676mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 36g | Vitamin A: 130IU | Vitamin C: 13.4mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 1.4mg

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