Healthy Pineapple Chicken Stir Fry

This healthy pineapple chicken stir fry is a weeknight dinner winner that comes together in about 40 minutes and tastes even better than takeout! Sweet pineapple, colorful bell peppers, tender chicken, and a simple homemade sauce make this one a total crowd-pleaser!

Course dinner, gluten-free, lunch, Main Course, meal-prep

Cuisine American

Keyword pineapple chicken, pineapple chicken stir fry

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 25

Total Time 40

Servings servings

Calories 235kcal

Author Erin Antoniak

Ingredients

2 tablespoon avocado oil
1.5 lb raw chicken breasts diced
1 small red onion diced
1 red pepper diced
1 yellow pepper diced
1 small head broccoli chopped into small florets
20 oz can pineapple chunks
Sesame seeds

Sauce

¼ cup pineapple juice from can with chunks
¼ cup rice wine vinegar
⅓ cup soy sauce tamari if GF
1.5 teaspoon sesame oil
2 tablespoon arrowroot powder or cornstarch

Instructions

In a large pan, heat 1 tablespoon avocado oil. Add diced chicken and cook for 7-8 minutes or until cooked through.
Remove from the pan and drain any excess liquid.
In the same pan, add another tablespoon of avocado oil and onion, peppers, and broccoli. Let cook for another 7-8 minutes or until beginning to soften.
Meanwhile, make the sauce by whisking together all the sauce ingredients.
When veggies are ready, add chicken back to the pan, along with sauce and pineapple chunks.
Let cook over medium heat for 5-6 minutes or until the sauce has thickened.
Serve over rice and sprinkle with sesame seeds! Enjoy.

Notes

Use canned pineapple chunks instead of fresh. Canned pineapple tends to be sweeter and more consistent than fresh, which means your sauce will hit that perfect sweet spot every time. Save the juice from the can — you'll need it for the sauce!
Remove the chicken from the pan before cooking the veggies. Cook the chicken first, take it out and drain any excess liquid, then add the vegetables to the same pan. This keeps everything from getting soggy and ensures the veggies cook up nicely.
Don't skip the arrowroot powder in the sauce. This is what gives the sauce its gorgeous thick, glossy consistency. Just whisk it in with the other sauce ingredients and let everything simmer together for 5-6 minutes until it thickens up beautifully.

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