One Pan Pineapple Chicken and Rice
One Pot Pineapple Chicken and Rice is an easy, sweet & savory dinner made from chicken, rice and pineapple all cooked together in one pan for fast clean up.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 pound Chicken breasts cut into 2-inch pieces
- 20 ounce Can pineapple tidbits in the juice
- 1 cup Long grain white rice
- 2 large cloves Garlic minced
- 1 cup Chicken broth
- Olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- 3 Green onions thinly sliced
Instructions
- Drain pineapple, reserving 1 cup of the juice. Measure out about 1 cup of pineapple and put the rest in the fridge to save for later. Set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a 12" skillet over medium-high heat.
- Season chicken with salt and pepper and add to the skillet. Cook until browned but not completely cooked through; about 3-4 minutes turning once.
- Push chicken aside, add rice and garlic to the skillet. Cook rice, stirring often, until semi-translucent; about 2-3 minutes.
- Add chicken broth, 1 cup pineapple and 1 cup pineapple juice to the rice mixture and stir to combine. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then cover and reduce heat to low.
- Cook for 20 minutes without lifting the lid. Check the rice for doneness. Continue cooking if necessary, checking every couple of minutes. You will know it's done when most of the liquid is gone.
- Stir in sliced green onions, reserving a few for garnish.
- Divide into bowls, garnish with reserved pineapple and sliced green onions if desired and serve.
Notes
- Flavor variations: Cook some diced onion with the chicken. Red pepper flakes tossed in with the chicken and rice would add some heat. Add a little Sriracha sauce or soy sauce as a finishing touch.
- The recipe as written used 1 cup of the pineapple pieces, but all of the juice in the can. You can use all of the pineapple if you like, but I found it to be a little too much. Use a few pieces for garnish, or save for snacking later.
- Please note that nutritional information is approximate.
Nutrition
Calories: 389kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 352mg | Potassium: 720mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 195IU | Vitamin C: 20mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 1mg
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