Indulge in a culinary journey with our tantalizing Pineapple Mandarin Ginger Chicken Breasts, a delightful fusion of sweet, tangy, and savory flavors. This dish features tender chicken breasts coated in a crispy breading, pan-fried to perfection and smothered in a luscious sauce made with pineapple, mandarin oranges, ginger, and a hint of soy sauce. Served atop a bed of fluffy rice, each bite is an explosion of juicy chicken, vibrant citrus, and aromatic ginger, creating a harmonious balance of flavors that will tantalize your taste buds. This recipe not only offers a delectable main course but also includes variations for a flavorful sauce, oven-baked chicken, and a refreshing pineapple ginger mocktail, providing you with a complete meal experience.
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PINEAPPLE GINGER CHICKEN
This Pineapple Ginger Chicken is tangy and sweet. No refined sugar. No junk. Just big bright flavors like pineapple, medjool dates, and fresh ginger. So good I bet you'll lick your plate. Plus it's dairy free, gluten free, and Whole30.
Provided by Christina
Categories Entree
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Add olive oil to saute pan or cast iron skillet. Heat pan to medium high heat.
- Add chicken to hot pan. Sprinkle salt, pepper, and dried parsley on top of each breast. Cook until browned, about 5 minutes. Flip. Cook other side until browned, about 5 minutes. Turn chicken over so your herbed side is facing up. Turn off heat.
- Peel your ginger knob. (You don't need to dice it as it will blend just fine once peeled.) It should be between 1 and 1 1/4 inches in length.
- Add all sauce ingredients to blender. Blend until smooth.
- Pour blended sauce into the pan with your chicken. Add cup of chopped pineapple around chicken. Reduce heat to medium low or low. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Sauce will reduce a bit.
- Top with fresh chopped parsley and serve!
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 chicken breast + 1/4 sauce & pineapple chunks, Calories 348 kcal, Carbohydrate 39 g, Protein 25 g, Fat 10 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Cholesterol 72 mg, Sodium 814 mg, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 28 g
EASY PINEAPPLE CHICKEN
An easy weeknight dinner, this quick chicken stir-fry with pineapple is as delicious as it is colorful! Serve with rice for a complete meal, or fried rice for a treat. Add red chile flakes to the mix if you want something sweet and spicy!
Provided by Natasha
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes Stir-Fry
Time 40m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Combine soy sauce, 2 tablespoons olive oil, paprika, and salt in a bowl. Add chicken strips and let marinate while preparing the remaining ingredients.
- Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a wok. Add bell pepper and stir-fry for 3 minutes. Add scallions and cook for 2 more minutes. Remove chicken from marinade and add to the wok; discard marinade. Cook, stirring occasionally, until chicken is cooked through and no longer pink in the centre, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Combine pineapple juice and cornstarch in a bowl; mix together. Add pineapple chunks to the skillet and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Pour in pineapple juice mixture and bring to a boil. Simmer until sauce has thickened, about 3 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 307.3 calories, Carbohydrate 22 g, Cholesterol 64.6 mg, Fat 13.1 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 26.1 g, SaturatedFat 2.2 g, Sodium 782.9 mg, Sugar 14.9 g
PINEAPPLE MANDARIN CHICKEN
Make and share this Pineapple Mandarin Chicken recipe from Food.com.
Provided by mutantstar
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 35m
Yield 1 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat oil in a non-stick saute pan.
- Cut chicken into bite-size pieces and add to oil and brown.
- Turn often.
- Add salt, pepper, garlic to taste.
- Add cornstarch to a little water, stir and add to chicken.
- Sprinkle with ginger and add pineapple and mandarin oranges.
- Stir until mixture begins to thicken and all ingredients are cooked well.
- Place on a plate and sprinkle over the almonds.
- Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 289.1, Fat 7.8, SaturatedFat 1, Cholesterol 51.9, Sodium 174.9, Carbohydrate 31.5, Fiber 4.5, Sugar 14.4, Protein 24.7
PINEAPPLE-GINGER CHICKEN STIR-FRY
I found the original recipe on a can of pineapple slices in the 1980s. After making it for a number of years, I lightened up the ingredients and adapted it to a quick skillet meal. My family gave it a big thumbs-up, and we've enjoyed it this way ever since! -Sue Gronholz, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Mix cornstarch, soy sauce, honey, cinnamon and reserved juice until smooth. In a skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat; saute chicken until lightly browned, 4-6 minutes. Remove from pan., In same pan, saute onion, ginger and garlic in remaining oil until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Stir cornstarch mixture; add to pan with chicken and pineapple chunks. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir until sauce is thickened and chicken is cooked through, 5-7 minutes., Serve with rice. If desired, sprinkle with cilantro.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 316 calories, Fat 10g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 63mg cholesterol, Sodium 487mg sodium, Carbohydrate 31g carbohydrate (26g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 25g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
STIR-FRIED GINGER PINEAPPLE CHICKEN
This is an Asian-style stir-fry recipe with no added sugar. Its sweetness comes from canned pineapple in its own juice. If you serve it with cauli-rice, it's grain-free, too!
Provided by Bibi
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian
Time 35m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Combine coconut aminos, ginger, garlic, sesame oil, rice vinegar, chives, salt, and white pepper in a 1-gallon resealable plastic bag. Add chicken to marinade and let sit at room temperature while you prepare the vegetables.
- Heat a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Add oil to hot skillet and heat until it shimmers. Add onion and red and green bell peppers. Stir-fry until vegetables are tender-crisp, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove vegetables from skillet and set aside.
- Add chicken and marinade to the same skillet and cook until chicken is white and the juices run clear, about 5 minutes. Add vegetables and drained pineapple back to the skillet and stir-fry for 3 minutes.
- Pour in reserved pineapple juice and stir in arrowroot powder quickly until mixture boils and the sauce thickens, about 2 minutes.
- Serve over hot rice and garnish with chopped cashews.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 664.7 calories, Carbohydrate 65.6 g, Cholesterol 97 mg, Fat 25.8 g, Fiber 3.8 g, Protein 42.4 g, SaturatedFat 4.7 g, Sodium 1275 mg, Sugar 24.8 g
PINEAPPLE-MARINATED CHICKEN BREASTS
Bromelain, the group of enzymes in fresh pineapple, is excellent at breaking down the connective tissues in thick, fibrous chicken breasts. In this simple marinade, grated pineapple completely alters the texture of the breast meat, resulting in something that's akin to luscious dark meat. Briefly marinating here is important: Leave it too long and the chicken will fall apart during cooking, becoming shreddy and a little gluey. Fifteen minutes is the sweet spot. The accompanying pineapple salsa is a bright topping for the juicy morsels of aromatic chicken and rice.
Provided by Eric Kim
Categories dinner, weeknight, poultry, main course
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a large bowl, stir together the brown sugar, rice vinegar, soy sauce, fish sauce, 2 tablespoons olive oil, salt, garlic powder, ground cayenne and black pepper. Transfer 1 tablespoon of this marinade mixture to a separate medium bowl and add the diced pineapple, red onion and cilantro. This is your salsa; toss until well mixed and set aside.
- Add the grated pineapple and its juices to the marinade mixture in the large bowl, then add the chicken and toss to coat. Set aside to marinate at room temperature for 15 minutes (and no longer).
- Once the chicken is done marinating, heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high and add enough olive oil to lightly coat the bottom of the pan. Add the chicken pieces, leaving any marinade behind, in a single layer so that they don't touch and let cook until the bottoms are browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until browned on all sides and no longer pink on the inside, 4 to 5 minutes more.
- Serve the chicken over rice and top with the reserved pineapple salsa.
PINEAPPLE, MANDARIN, GINGER CHICKEN BREASTS
Beautiful presentation and a taste sensation.Very easy quick recipe to prepare. This recipe was originally from "Mealtime"
Provided by Bergy
Categories Chicken
Time 25m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Brown & cook the peppered chicken breasts in the tbsp of oil, cook until internal temperature reaches 170F (apprx 12 minutes).Brown evenly on all sides.
- Transfer to a platter and keep warm.
- While the chicken is cooking gather your sauce ingredients.
- Drain your orange & Pineapple juices into a bowl, stir in the cornstarch.
- Pour juice into the skillet, over medium heat, add remaining ingredients, stir and bring to a simmer.
- Cook until thickened (3-4 minutes).
- Return Chicken to skillet, heat through & serve.
CHICKEN WITH PINEAPPLE SAUCE
This pineapple chicken is such a step up from a plain chicken breast. My family thinks the glaze also tastes good over ham. -Mary Ealey, Smithfield, Virginia
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, combine brown sugar and cornstarch. Stir in the pineapple, soy sauce, garlic salt and ginger. Cook and stir over low heat until thickened. , Place chicken in a greased 9-in. square baking dish. Pour half of the sauce over chicken. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 15 minutes. Bake 10 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 170°, basting several times with the remaining sauce. Sprinkle with chives if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 79 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 10mg cholesterol, Sodium 700mg sodium, Carbohydrate 13g carbohydrate (12g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 5g protein.
CHICKEN WITH PINEAPPLE
I'm always on the lookout for low-fat recipes that are scrumptious, too, like this pineapple chicken recipe. Quick-cooking chicken breasts get wonderful, sweet flavor from pineapple, honey and teriyaki sauce. -Jenny Reece, Lowry, Minnesota
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 20m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Flatten the chicken to 1/4-in. thickness. Place flour in a large shallow dish; add chicken and turn to coat. , In a large skillet, brown chicken over medium heat in oil until juices run clear, 3-5 minutes on each side. Remove and keep warm. Drain pineapple, reserving 1/4 cup juice. (Discard remaining juice or save for another use.) , In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and reserved juice until smooth. Gradually add to skillet. Stir in the honey, teriyaki sauce and pepper. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir until thickened, about 30 seconds. Add pineapple and chicken; heat through. Serve with rice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 247 calories, Fat 6g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 63mg cholesterol, Sodium 135mg sodium, Carbohydrate 22g carbohydrate (19g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 24g protein. Diabetic exchanges
Tips:
- To save time, you can use store-bought pineapple and mandarin oranges. Just be sure to drain them well before adding them to the recipe.
- If you don't have fresh ginger, you can use 1/2 teaspoon of ground ginger instead.
- If you like your chicken with a little more sauce, you can add an extra tablespoon of soy sauce or honey.
- This recipe is also great with other types of fruit, such as peaches, mango, or cherries.
- Be sure to serve this dish with rice or noodles to soak up all the delicious sauce.
Conclusion:
This Pineapple Mandarin Ginger Chicken Breasts recipe is a quick and easy weeknight meal that's packed with flavor. The chicken is tender and juicy, and the sauce is sweet, tangy, and slightly spicy. Plus, it's a healthy dish that's perfect for a light lunch or dinner. So next time you're looking for a new chicken recipe to try, give this one a try. You won't be disappointed!
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