Jamaican-style Pineapple Chicken

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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 4
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 96.7

Total Fat: 4.7 g
Cholesterol: 20.1 mg
Sodium: 183.0 mg
Total Carbs: 7.0 g
Dietary Fiber: 0.9 g
Protein: 6.7 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Jamaican-style Pineapple Chicken calories by ingredient

Introduction

I wanted a simple dish I could make with simple ingredients for my usual Jamaican sunday dinner .. in keeping with my diet too .. I wanted a simple dish I could make with simple ingredients for my usual Jamaican sunday dinner .. in keeping with my diet too ..

Minutes to Prepare: 15

Minutes to Cook: 20

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup chicken breasts (no skin, chopped)

1/2 can Dole pineapple chunks (save some of the syrup)

1/2 green pepper

1/2 tomato

1/2 onion

1 cup water

salt, to taste

black pepper, to taste

1 tsp soy sauce

Directions

1. Season chicken as you'd like (salt, soy sauce, sugar, black pepper)
2. On the stove, put a frying pan to heat. Add butter. Add chicken.
3. Let the chicken brown for about 3 minutes, then cover and let simmer for about 2 minutes.
4. Put chicken and juice aside.
5. In sauce pan, add 1/4 cup of water, green pepper, tomato, onion, a pinch of salt. Cover, let simmer for about 3 minutes.
6. Add pineapple chunks and syrup. Cover, let simmer for about 2 minutes.
7. Add chicken, add more water. Cover, let simmer for about 5 minutes.

Serve with your choice. I usually eat it with rice & peas, with a side of lettuce and tomato.

Enjoy.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JAHKISSEZ.