Spicy Pineapple Chicken – CE
brown rice, green beans
  • Clean Eating
  • poultry
Spicy Pineapple Chicken – CE
brown rice, green beans
  • Clean Eating
  • poultry
Servings:

Ingredients

Prep
  • 2 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs
  • 14 oz can pineapple chunks
  • 2 t minced garlic
  • 1/2 T fresh minced ginger
  • 1/2 C tamari or coconut aminos
  • 2 T hot sauce
  • 1/2 t crushed red pepper
  • 1/2 red onion
  • 2 jalapenos
On Cooking Day
  • 1 T olive oil
  • 1 T lime juice
  • 2 T chopped green onions
  • 2 pkg brown rice steamers
  • 2 pkg frozen cut green beans

Instructions

To Assemble
  1. Cut chicken thighs into chunks, and add to a zipper bag.
  2. Drain pineapple, reserving the juice, and store chunks in a small bowl with a lid. Add pineapple juice, and the next five ingredients to the bag of chicken. Toss to coat.
  3. Slice red onion and jalapenos and store in a small bowl with a lid.
To Cook
  1. Put olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the jalapenos and onions and cook until fragrant, about 90 seconds. Raise the heat to medium high, and add chicken and marinade. Simmer until the chicken has cooked through, about 10-12 minutes.
  2. Once chicken is thoroughly cooked, add lime juice and pineapple. Continue to cook for 1-2 minutes. Prepare rice and green beans per package instructions.
  3. To serve, spoon chicken and pineapple over brown rice and garnish with chopped green onions if desired. Plate with green beans.

Ingredients

Prep
  • 2 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs
  • 14 oz can pineapple chunks
  • 2 t minced garlic
  • 1/2 T fresh minced ginger
  • 1/2 C tamari or coconut aminos
  • 2 T hot sauce
  • 1/2 t crushed red pepper
  • 1/2 red onion
  • 2 jalapenos
On Cooking Day
  • 1 T olive oil
  • 1 T lime juice
  • 2 T chopped green onions
  • 2 pkg brown rice steamers
  • 2 pkg frozen cut green beans

Instructions

To Assemble
  1. Cut chicken thighs into chunks, and add to a zipper bag.
  2. Drain pineapple, reserving the juice, and store chunks in a small bowl with a lid. Add pineapple juice, and the next five ingredients to the bag of chicken. Toss to coat.
  3. Slice red onion and jalapenos and store in a small bowl with a lid.
To Cook
  1. Put olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the jalapenos and onions and cook until fragrant, about 90 seconds. Raise the heat to medium high, and add chicken and marinade. Simmer until the chicken has cooked through, about 10-12 minutes.
  2. Once chicken is thoroughly cooked, add lime juice and pineapple. Continue to cook for 1-2 minutes. Prepare rice and green beans per package instructions.
  3. To serve, spoon chicken and pineapple over brown rice and garnish with chopped green onions if desired. Plate with green beans.

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