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Healthy Pineapple Chicken Stir Fry

URL: https://www.erinliveswhole.com/healthy-pineapple-chicken-stir-fry/

Ingredients

The stir fry

  • 2 tbsp avocado oil
  • lb raw chicken breasts, diced
  • 1 small red onion, diced
  • 1 each red pepper, diced
  • 1 each yellow pepper, diced
  • 1 small head broccoli, chopped into small florets
  • 20 oz can pineapple chunks
  • to taste sesame seeds

The sauce

  • ¼ cup pineapple juice (from can with chunks)
  • ¼ cup rice wine vinegar
  • cup soy sauce (tamari if gluten-free)
  • tsp sesame oil
  • 2 tbsp arrowroot powder (or cornstarch)

Instructions

  1. Heat 1 tbsp of avocado oil in a large pan and cook the diced chicken until fully cooked.
  2. Remove the chicken from the pan and drain any excess liquid.
  3. In the same pan, add another tbsp of avocado oil along with the diced onion, peppers, and broccoli; cook until softened.
  4. While the vegetables are cooking, whisk together the sauce ingredients in a mixing bowl.
  5. Once the veggies are ready, return the chicken to the pan and add the sauce and pineapple chunks.
  6. Cook over medium heat until the sauce thickens.
  7. Serve over rice and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
8
Calories
250
Total fat
10g
Total carbohydrates
30g
Total protein
25g
Sodium
600mg
Cholesterol
70mg

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