5-Ingredient Pineapple Chicken is tender chicken with caramelized pineapple in a sticky-sweet honey soy sauce, ready in less than 30 minutes!

With similar flavors to Sweet and Sour Chicken, this 5-ingredient chicken is even healthier and super quick to make. It pairs perfectly with Chinese Steamed Rice or Panda Express Super Greens (Copycat).

Sabrina’s 5-Ingredient Pineapple Chicken Recipe

5-Ingredient Pineapple Chicken comes together so quickly because you’ll use one pan throughout your prep. Since this recipe is simple and fast, take the extra couple of minutes to brown your chicken in batches. By creating a browned exterior to the chicken, the wonderfully velvety sauce won’t spoil the crispy outer edges. This tasty alternative to take-out will be your new favorite.

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Ingredients

▢ 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
▢ 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts , cut into thin slices
▢ 16 ounces pineapple chunks , canned
▢ 3 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
▢ 2 tablespoons honey
▢ 1 tablespoon cornstarch

Instructions

Add vegetable oil to a large skillet on high heat.
Cook the chicken in batches until browned on each side, about 6-8 minutes.
Remove chicken from pan.
Add pineapple chunks, reserve the juice.
Cook the pineapple chunks for 2-3 minutes on each side until lightly browned.
While pineapple is cooking, whisk together pineapple juice, soy sauce, honey and cornstarch.
Add the sauce mixture to your pan and cook until sauce has thickened.
Mix chicken into the pan with the sauce and cook for 30 seconds to heat the chicken through.
Serve immediately.