Easy Pineapple Chicken Recipe with liquid amino/soy sauce, garlic, ginger, orange pineapple juice! Quick and easy chicken recipe, perfect for your busy weeknights.
Here’s a delicious, Sweet, Tangy Asian Pineapple Chicken Recipe with simple ingredients. The trademark taste is the stir-fry pineapple chicken, which some may tag as an Asian recipe while others see it more as a true Hawaiian taste. Either way, it’s juicy and mixes perfectly well with the crunch of the bell peppers. I love whipping this up on a busy night, ready within 30 minutes. When I prepare this I often try to make my easy pineapple chicken recipe in a big batch, the flavor holds and may even taste better the next day. Serve it with white jasmine rice.
To marinate, let the chicken breasts sit in a sauce mixture to increase the flavor of the food. Foods usually sit in marinades for at least one hour, or overnight, but for this pineapple chicken recipe, you only need 5-10 minutes. It can be left out at room temperature; otherwise keep in the refrigerator.
- 1 1/2 pounds breast chicken fillet
- 1 cup fresh pineapple chunks
- 1 cup fresh red bell pepper (diced)
- 1/4 cup liquid amino /low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon Mirin (you may skip this if you don't have it in your pantry and use 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar instead)
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon ketchup
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 2 pieces of garlic (minced)
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger (grated)
- 1/4 cup orange pineapple juice (such as Simply Orange brand)
- 1 teaspoon corn starch (you may skip this if you don't have it in your pantry)
- black pepper
- 2 tablespoons canola oil/peanut oil
- Combine liquid amino, mirin, sugar, ketchup, apple cider vinegar, garlic, ginger, 1/4 cup orange pineapple juice, corn starch in a large bowl
- Cut the chicken breast into small pieces, then marinade with the mixed sauce for 5 -10 minutes
- Heat oil in the wok/frying pan over medium heat, then stir fry chicken until brown, for about 5 minutes
- Pour sauce into wok/frying pan and stir until thickened.
- Add pineapple chunks and your favorite veggies; then cook until tender (for about 5 minutes)
- Serve with jasmine rice
- optional : sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon of dried red chili pepper if you love spicy 🙂
Alli Rutherford Smith
Aug 10, 2016 at 5:11 amI always enjoy making a good stir-fry for dinner and your pineapple chicken looks like a dish my family would love. I like that it’s sweet AND tangy and it’s so pretty, too.
Angelic Sinova
Aug 10, 2016 at 8:11 amEasy Pineapple Chicken?! I NEED this in my life. I love pineapples and I love chicken yet I’ve never thought to mix the two. I’ll definitely be trying out this recipe soon.
Jenn @ EngineerMommy
Aug 10, 2016 at 8:20 amI love enjoying pineapple chicken from my local takeout place. I have never made it at home from scratch. This recipe looks so delicious. I can’t wait to try it.
Pam Wattenbarger
Aug 10, 2016 at 9:07 amThis sounds really good. I love all kinds of Asian food so I know I will enjoy this.
lisa
Aug 10, 2016 at 9:27 amThis sounds delicious! I love pineapple and chicken so this is the best of both worlds for me! YUM!
Sarah
Aug 10, 2016 at 12:52 pmWow you aren’t kidding with easy pineapple chicken, what a super simple recipe idea to create for dinner one night. I will have to try it!
Dee
Aug 10, 2016 at 1:11 pmNow, this looks awesome. I love how simple the dish is to make yet it looks like something you have to take a long time to do. Thank you so much for sharing.
jmanandmillerbug
Aug 10, 2016 at 1:26 pmThis is perfect for a dinner on a night that you are really busy. It doesn’t take long to make and it’s healthy and delicious.
Liz Mays
Aug 10, 2016 at 1:31 pmNow this sounds good. I’d love to try out that combo and see how my family likes it. I think they would love it!
Nancy L.
Aug 10, 2016 at 3:29 pmWow! This looks absolutely wonderful and your photos are gorgeous! I am definitely going to try this! 🙂
mariamichelle117
Aug 10, 2016 at 4:07 pmI love recipes made with pineapple. I’m a vegetarian so I will substitute tofu instead of using chicken. Thanks for sharing this yummy looking recipe!
mimicutelips
Aug 10, 2016 at 5:44 pmI’ve not made a stir fry in a long time but man this looks good. I need to go back to making them because they are quick and easy. I love pineapples.
CourtneyLynne
Aug 10, 2016 at 8:50 pmOmg can we say yum?!?! I will definetly be giving your recipe a try!
smile789
Aug 10, 2016 at 9:02 pmI just love how simple and delicious this recipe seems to be! I will definitely have to give it a try.
Tanisha @ MamiNeedsCoffee
Aug 11, 2016 at 7:35 amThis looks so good, and with the added bonus that it can be made in 30 minutes! I definitely must try to make this soon.
Michele d
Aug 12, 2016 at 4:54 amOh one of my favorite dishes. Pineapple and chicken is so good together.
Christina Aliperti
Aug 12, 2016 at 4:52 pmYum, this is one of our favorites! I love the sweet and savory flavor combo.
Sara
Aug 12, 2016 at 7:55 pmOh. My. Yum! This sounds incredible!
Jasmine Watts
Aug 12, 2016 at 11:22 pmYummm… Looks so delicious! I would love to try out your recipe! Thanks for sharing!
Karly
Aug 18, 2016 at 4:37 pmOMG. Drooling over here. Like, full on drool. This look SO awesome for a weeknight dinner that packs a punch. Can’t wait to try it out!