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Sweet and Sour Pineapple Broccoli Chicken Stir Fry

Wonderful pineapple broccoli chicken stir fry with a flavorful sweet and sour sauce. This easy pineapple chicken stir fry recipe takes just 30 minutes to make for the best, protein-packed weeknight dinner! Serve with rice or quinoa for an amazing meal.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 286 kcal
Course: Lunch , Dinner
Cuisine: Asian

Ingredients

  • For the sauce:
  • ⅓ cup low sodium soy sauce
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar (or sub coconut sugar)
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 teaspoons freshly grated ginger
  • ½ tablespoon arrowroot starch (or cornstarch)
  • For the stir fry:
  • 1 tablespoon toasted or regular sesame oil, divided
  • 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast, diced into ½ inch chunks
  • 1 large red bell pepper, chopped into large chunks
  • 1 small red onion, chopped into large chunks
  • 1 head broccoli, cut into florets (about 4 cups broccoli florets
  • 1 cup fresh or frozen pineapple chunks
  • For serving:
  • Cooked brown or coconut rice, for serving
  • Chopped fresh scallions, for topping

Instructions

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  1. First make your stir fry sauce: in a medium bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, water, rice wine vinegar, honey, brown sugar, garlic, ginger and arrowroot starch (or cornstarch). Set aside.
  2. Add 1/2 tablespoon sesame oil to a deep skillet and place over medium heat. Add diced chicken breast and cook until no longer pink, about 5-8 minutes. Once cooked, transfer meat to a bowl and set aside. Keep the heat in the pan.
  3. In the same pan, add the remaining ½ tablespoon sesame oil. Add in bell pepper chunks, onion chunks and broccoli. Cook, stirring frequently for 5-8 minutes until broccoli is slightly tender but still has a bite. Stir in pineapple and cooked chicken breast. Pour sauce over and bring to a slight simmer then reduce heat to low and cook for an additional 2-4 minutes until sauce begins to thicken.
  4. Serve with brown rice, coconut rice or quinoa for a healthy dinner. Garnish with scallions. Serves 4.

Notes

  • This recipe would be excellent with my coconut rice.
  • If you want to make vegetarian, I suggest using tofu or chickpeas instead of chicken.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1serving (based on 4, excluding rice) Calories 286cal (14%) Carbohydrates 28.2g (9%) Protein 28.9g (58%) Fat 6.7g (10%) Saturated Fat 1.2g (6%) Fiber 2.5g (10%) Sugar 20.6g (41%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 286

% Daily Value*

Serving 1serving (based on 4, excluding rice)
Calories 286cal 14%
Carbohydrates 28.2g 9%
Protein 28.9g 58%
Fat 6.7g 10%
Saturated Fat 1.2g 6%
Fiber 2.5g 10%
Sugar 20.6g 41%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.