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Skinny Pineapple Chicken with Cashews
This skinny pineapple chicken with cashews is a healthy, low-fat stir fry you can make in 20 minutes! Naturally sweetened from fresh pineapple in a thick and delicious sauce brown sauce.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 354 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon canola oil or other neutral tasting oil
- 1.5 lbs chicken breasts cut into 1/2" cubes
- kosher salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 1 cup diced pineapple fresh or canned, juices reserved
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger minced
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 teaspoons Sriracha sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons corn starch
- 1/2 cup cashews
- steamed rice and fresh cilantro for serving (optional)
Instructions
- Heat the oil (1 tablespoon) in a large skillet over medium high heat.
- Add the cut up chicken breast meat to the skillet and season with salt and pepper.
- Cook chicken on all sides until browned on the outside and fully cooked, about 6 minutes.
- Meanwhile, mix together the 2 minced cloves garlic, ginger (1 tablespoon), rice vinegar (2 tablespoons), sriracha (2 teaspoons), sesame oil (1/2 teaspoon), and soy sauce (2 tablespoons), along with any pineapple juice that's been reserved, in a small bowl or glass measuring cup.
- Whisk together corn starch (2 teaspoons) and 1/4 cup water in a separate small bowl until a smooth slurry is formed.
- Add the sauce to the skillet with the chicken. Then, stir in the cornstarch slurry. Heat over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened (about 3 minutes).
- Add the cashews (1/2 cup) and diced pineapple (1 cup) to the skillet.
- Serve over steamed rice garnished with fresh cilantro.
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Notes
- For easy weekend meal prep: mix the sauce together ahead of time and store in your refrigerator for up to a week.
- Make it gluten-free: use gluten-free soy sauce.
- Make it paleo: use coconut aminos instead of soy sauce and arrowroot powder instead of cornstarch.
- Money saving tip: Use boneless, skinless chicken thighs instead of breasts.
- The provided nutrition information does not include any added sodium from seasoning to taste, any optional ingredients, and it does not take brands into account. Feel free to calculate it yourself using this calculator or by adding the recipe to Yummly.
Nutrition Information
Calories
354kcal
(18%)
Carbohydrates
13g
(4%)
Protein
40g
(80%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
109mg
(36%)
Sodium
756mg
(32%)
Potassium
800mg
(23%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
75IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
24mg
(27%)
Calcium
23mg
(2%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 354
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 354kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Protein | 40g | 80% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 109mg | 36% |
| Sodium | 756mg | 32% |
| Potassium | 800mg | 17% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 75IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 24mg | 27% |
| Calcium | 23mg | 2% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.