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.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds breast chicken fillet
- 1 cup fresh pineapple chunks
- 1 cup fresh red bell pepper (diced)
- ¼ 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)
- ¼ 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
Instructions
- Combine liquid amino, mirin, sugar, ketchup, apple cider vinegar, garlic, ginger, ¼ 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 ¼ teaspoon of dried red chili pepper if you love spicy 🙂
Alli Rutherford Smith
I 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
Easy 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
I 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
This sounds really good. I love all kinds of Asian food so I know I will enjoy this.
lisa
This sounds delicious! I love pineapple and chicken so this is the best of both worlds for me! YUM!
Sarah
Wow 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
Now, 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
This 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
Now 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.
Wow! This looks absolutely wonderful and your photos are gorgeous! I am definitely going to try this! 🙂
mariamichelle117
I 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
I’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
Omg can we say yum?!?! I will definetly be giving your recipe a try!
smile789
I just love how simple and delicious this recipe seems to be! I will definitely have to give it a try.
Tanisha @ MamiNeedsCoffee
This 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
Oh one of my favorite dishes. Pineapple and chicken is so good together.
Christina Aliperti
Yum, this is one of our favorites! I love the sweet and savory flavor combo.
Sara
Oh. My. Yum! This sounds incredible!
Jasmine Watts
Yummm… Looks so delicious! I would love to try out your recipe! Thanks for sharing!
Karly
OMG. 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!