Thai Chicken with Pineapple
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 6
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 320.3
- Total Fat: 5.5 g
- Cholesterol: 70.3 mg
- Sodium: 600.0 mg
- Total Carbs: 36.6 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.7 g
- Protein: 27.3 g
View full nutritional breakdown of Thai Chicken with Pineapple calories by ingredient
Introduction
This is a favorite at our house. If you chop the ingredients in advance, it's quite quick, too. This is a favorite at our house. If you chop the ingredients in advance, it's quite quick, too.Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
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1.5 pound(s) boneless chicken breasts chopped into 1" cubes
1 tablespoon(s) fish sauce
1 tablespoon(s) olive oil
1 tablespoon(s) fresh ginger minced
2 teaspoon(s) garlic minced
2 colored peppers chopped into 1" squares
1 poblano pepper (seeds optional) chopped into short strips
8 ounce(s) canned sliced water chestnuts drained
3/4 cup(s) La Choy Orange Ginger Sauce (or similar)
20 ounce(s) pinepple chunks in juice drained (reserve some juice)
1-2 tablespoon(s) juice from pineapple
cooking spray
Tips
If you have fresh basil, it makes a nice addition to this dish.
Directions
Chop chicken and place in plastic bowl or ziplock bag with fish sauce. Refrigerate while you chop veggies.
Heat oil in large skillet at medium high. Add ginger and garlic, saute 30 seconds until fragrant. Add peppers and saute 3 minutes. (Note: to give the dish a nice kick, include the seeds of the poblano pepper.) Add water chestnuts for 1 more minute.Add pineapple, Orange Ginger sauce, and juice. Simmer for 1 minute. Remove to bowl.
Spray skillet with cooking spray and add chicken. Cook and stir for about 10 minutes, until chicken is browned and cooked through. Return veggies to pan with chicken. Simmer for 1-2 minutes.
If desired, serve with jasmine rice and a green vegetable, as pictured.
Serving Size: Makes 6 servings
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NYNIANE.