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.
📖 Recipe
Easy Pineapple Chicken Recipe
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
Method
- 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 says
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 says
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 says
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 says
This sounds really good. I love all kinds of Asian food so I know I will enjoy this.
lisa says
This sounds delicious! I love pineapple and chicken so this is the best of both worlds for me! YUM!
Sarah says
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 says
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 says
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 says
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. says
Wow! This looks absolutely wonderful and your photos are gorgeous! I am definitely going to try this! 🙂