Hawaiian Pineapple Chicken Skillet Recipe
Serves 4
10 mins prep
15 mins cook
25 mins total
🍗🍍🏝️Tender pieces of chicken are cooked with bell peppers and pineapple chunks, then coated in a SWEET and TANGY sauce! Pineapple chunks and pineapple juice create layers of tropical island flavor! This is a FAST and EASY recipe that’s ready in 30 minutes, made in a single skillet, and perfect for busy weeknights!
Sauce
Chicken and Veggies
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Sauce - To a medium bowl, add all the sauce ingredients, and whisk to combine, set aside. Set the pineapple chunks aside from the can of canned pineapple to be used later.
Chicken - To a large skillet, add the olive oil, chicken, evenly season with salt and pepper, and saute over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes, or until chicken is done and cooked through. Stir and flip intermittently to ensure even cooking. When chicken is done, remove it using a slotted spoon and set it aside on a plate.
Peppers - To the same skillet (don't wipe it out), add the peppers, add a bit more olive oil if needed, and saute over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes, or until as crisp-tender as desired. Stir and flip intermittently to ensure even cooking.
Add the Sauce - Whisk the sauce for a couple seconds again to redistribute the honey which may have settled, and then add it to the skillet with the peppers, noting it will bubble up and steam when you add it. Allow it to simmer for about 2 minutes; stir very frequently to encourage it to thicken.
Add the Chicken + Pineapple - Add the chicken back in, add the reserved pineapple chunks, and stir to combine, tossing and flipping the ingredients to ensure that everything is coated in sauce. Cook for about 1-2 minutes, just until the chicken and pineapple are warm. Taste and if desired, add additional salt, pepper, sprinkle more ground ginger, red pepper flakes, etc., to taste. Flavor Tips - If the dish tastes at all boring or flat, it likely needs additional salt, so don't be afraid to add it. The same is true for pepper, but it's less critical usually than salt.
Serve immediately. I recommend serving it with rice, cauliflower rice, quinoa, etc. or some sort of grain to soak up the sauce.