Brown Sugar Pineapple Chicken
This dish features tender chicken chunks cooked with sweet pineapple and a savory sauce.
Equipment
- Skillet
- Mixing bowl
Ingredients
For the Chicken
- 1.5 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs, cut into chunks
For the Sauce
- 1 can pineapple chunks with juice do not drain
- 0.5 cup brown sugar light or dark
- ⅓ cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger or 1 tablespoon fresh grated
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- to taste Salt
- to taste Pepper
- optional Red pepper flakes
- optional Chopped green onions for garnish
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
- Add chicken to the skillet and cook until browned and cooked through.
- In a mixing bowl, combine pineapple with juice, brown sugar, soy sauce, rice vinegar, ginger, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
- Pour the sauce over the chicken in the skillet and simmer for a few minutes.
- If desired, thicken the sauce with cornstarch mixed with water.
- Garnish with red pepper flakes and chopped green onions, then serve.
Notes
You can adjust the sweetness by varying the amount of brown sugar.