Chinese Pineapple Chicken
A vibrant Chinese-inspired dish featuring tender chicken, sweet pineapple, and savory sauce, perfect for a flavorful family dinner or casual gathering with bold, sweet, and savory flavors.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Brown chicken breasts in vegetable oil and season with salt.
- Add pressed garlic, chopped onion, and ground ginger; sauté until fragrant.
- Drain pineapple slices and set aside the juice.
- Mix 1/4 cup pineapple juice with cornstarch to create a slurry.
- Combine remaining pineapple juice with chicken broth, soy sauce, honey, and cinnamon.
- Pour the sauce mixture over the browned chicken.
- Simmer covered for 30 minutes until the chicken is tender.
- Stir in the cornstarch slurry and cook until the sauce thickens.
- Add the pineapple slices to the dish and cook briefly before serving.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
721
kcal
36% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).