Pineapple Chicken Stir Fry

This Pineapple Chicken Stir Fry is such an easy recipe, that is a hit with kids and adults alike, a quick healthy family meal.

Course: Family Dinner Ideas

Cuisine: New Zealand

Keyword: Pineapple Chicken Stir Fry, Pineapple Chicken, Chicken Stir Fry NZ

Servings: adult servings

Calories: 417kcal

4.75 from 4 votes

2 Tablespons Oil
3 cloves garlic Can use jarred crushed garlic
2 centimeters ginger Can use jarred minced ginger
600 grams chicken
600 grams vegetables Capsicum, snow peas, red onion, carrot, green beans, zucchini, celery, broccoli, cauliflower
½ cup hoisin sauce
1 Tablespoon brown sugar
½ cup chicken stock
400 grams tinned pineapple pieces

Heat one tablespoon of oil in a pan to medium heat.
Stir fry the garlic and ginger for one-two minutes until fragrant.
Add your prepared vegetables and stir fry for a couple of minutes until just tender. Remove from the pan
Increase the temperature of your pan to medium-hot. Add the second tablespoon of oil.
Brown your chicken, you can do this in batches if needed.
Return all the browned chicken to the pan. Add the hoisin sauce, chicken stock, brown sugar and canned pineapple pieced (including the juice). Boil/simmer until the sauce begins to reduce a little and becomes a little syrupy. This will also finsih cooking the chicken right through
Re-introduce the vegetables to the pan, and stir-fry until all the veggies are heated and everything is well covered in the sauce.
Optional: add a handful of cashew nuts
Enjoy!

You can complete all the prep steps in advance. The prep i.e. the slicing and dicing is actually one of the longer parts of the recipe, so if you do it earlier in the day it makes cooking the stir fry really quick in the evening.
I like to cook my stir-frys backwards, ie the veggies first then the meat. I find this keeps the pan cleaner. but if you prefer you can brown the chicken first.
Serve your pineapple chicken with steamed rice or noodles
I serve this recipe with some chilli oil on the table as well, so that people can add a little spice if they want.

Chicken: You can use any skinless boneless chicken, breasts or thighs. Pork also works well in this recipe
Garlic/Ginger: If you prefer to use jarred ginger and garlic this is also fine.
Vegetables: Use your favourite in-season vegetables; Capsicum, snow peas, red onion, carrot, green beans, zucchini, celery, broccoli, and cauliflower. Frozen beans and canned baby corn also work really well in this recipe.