Spicy Pineapple Brown Sugar Chicken Recipe
Spicy Pineapple Brown Sugar Chicken is a bold, sweet and spicy 20-minute dinner with juicy chicken, pineapple chunks, and a sticky glaze.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 296kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- Half of a large yellow onion diced
- 3-4 chicken breasts diced into chunks
- 3 tbsp rice vinegar
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp Frank's Red Hot sauce
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsp of garlic minced
- ½ cup diced canned pineapple
- Scallions for topping
- Sesame seeds for topping
Instructions
- Sauté the onion. Heat vegetable oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add diced onion and cook, stirring frequently, for about 5 minutes until softened and slightly golden.
- Make the sauce. In a small bowl, mix the rice vinegar, soy sauce, Franks Red Hot sauce, and brown sugar. Stir until combined and set aside.
- Cook the chicken. Add the diced chicken to the pan with the onions. Pour the prepared sauce over the top and stir to coat everything evenly. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is fully cooked through and the sauce thickens into a glossy glaze, about 7–10 minutes.
- Add garlic and pineapple. Stir in the minced garlic and pineapple chunks. Cook for another 30 seconds to combine the flavors.
- Serve. Spoon over warm rice and top with chopped scallions and sesame seeds for extra flavor and texture.
Nutrition
Calories: 296kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 108mg | Sodium: 1185mg | Potassium: 697mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 63IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg