{"id":33341,"title":"Pineapple Chicken","modified":"2025-06-16T09:07:14+02:00","plain":"Craving something tropical for dinner? Try pineapple chicken with tender saut\u00e9ed chicken thighs, juicy chunks of fresh pineapple and crisp red bell peppers. You can have this delicious dish on the table in under 30 minutes.\n\n\n\nI'm always on the lookout for easy chicken dinners that everyone will enjoy, and I'm proud to say that this quick pineapple chicken is always a huge hit, whether I'm making it for a speedy solo meal or for family and friends ! \n\n\n\nThe craziest part is that it's basically a chicken traditional Chinese stir-fry that gets a boost from juicy pineapple, so the sauce is infused with that sweet tropical flavor. Serve it up and enjoy an instant island escape!\n\n\n\nA classic Chinese chicken stir-fry, restaurant style\n\n\n\nHow to make pineapple chicken?\n\n\n\nThe heart of this dish is chicken thighs, pineapple and red bell peppers. Stir-fry them until golden, then coat everything in a sweet and savory sauce. Add a side of rice and boom! \n\n\n\nYou've got a complete meal.\n\n\n\nIf you're feeling fancy, you can even serve this dinner in a hollowed-out pineapple for a super stylish presentation.\n\n\n\nWhich ingredients should you use for pineapple chicken?\n\n\n\nYou can use fresh or canned pineapple, but I wouldn't recommend frozen. If you're using canned pineapple, be sure to reserve the juice for the sauce. \n\n\n\nI like red bell pepper here because it adds flavor and crunch, but any color will work. \n\n\n\nYellow or orange peppers taste just like red, so use whatever you have on hand. I sometimes add a bit of onion and minced ginger to saut\u00e9 just before the pepper.\n\n\n\nBut please, no peppers in my beef udon \n\n\n\nChicken thighs are a must: they're traditional, and the dark meat has much more flavor. \n\n\n\nIf you prefer chicken breast, you can absolutely use it instead of thighs, but honestly you're missing out. \n\n\n\nI usually finish the dish with sesame seeds and sliced green onions, but if you don't have these garnishes, don't worry. They don't add much flavor; they're mostly for looks.\n\n\n\nHoisin sauce: this is the Chinese barbecue sauce that you can easily make yourself by clicking here. You'll often see it served with Peking duck, and its flavor is simply delicious.\n\n\n\nLight soy sauce: A classic salty soy sauce that you can find in almost every supermarket. Really no excuse not to pick some up!\n\n\n\nCornstarch (Maizena): It gives the meat a tender texture and thickens the sauce to that glossy, syrupy consistency we love.\n\n\n\nWhat to serve with pineapple chicken?\n\n\n\nAs a side, I usually start some well-rinsed sushi rice in the rice cooker at the same time, so everything is ready at once. \n\n\n\nA quick Cantonese fried rice to go with it all\n\n\n\nPineapple chicken with rice is really a complete meal (yes, yes, this is where I'm going to convince you that this recipe is very healthy and absolutely not caloric - cognitive dissonance for the win, oops) because you get fruit, vegetables, protein and carbs. \n\n\n\nThat said, I sometimes add a bit of steamed broccoli, because you can never have too many veggies! If you like fruit in a sweet-and-savory dish, try my mango chicken\n\n\n\n\n\n\tPineapple Chicken\n\t\t\n\t\tA delicious quick recipe for Chinese pineapple chicken\t\n\t\n\t\tWok\t\n\t\n\t\t400 g diced chicken1 pinch salt1 pinch black pepper1 red bell pepper, finely diced1 can of diced pineapple2 teaspoons of cornstarch mixed with one tablespoon of waterSAUCE1 juice from one can of pineapple50 g light soy sauce50 g brown sugar2 tablespoons  hoisin sauce2 minced garlic cloves0.5 minced red chili\t\n\t\n\t\tIn a small saucepan over medium heat, bring the sauce to a boil. As soon as it boils, add the cornstarch mixture and stir until thickened. Set aside.Season the chicken with salt and pepper. In a skillet over medium-high heat with a little oil, saut\u00e9 the chicken until golden.Add the bell pepper and saut\u00e9 for another 3\u20134 minutes.Add the sauce and let it simmer for 3 minutes. Add the pineapple pieces and toss to combine.\t\n\t\n\t\tAs a side, I usually cook well-rinsed sushi rice in my rice cooker at the same time so everything is ready together.\nn\n\t\n\t\n\t\tMain courseChinesepoulet \u00e0 l'ananas","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33341"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33341\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}