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This Easy Pineapple Chicken is truly a delectable dish of sweet and sour chicken with chunks of pineapple and sweet red bell peppers-this dish is so easy to make and can be made in less than 25 minutes! 

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What ingredients do I use to make this Easy Pineapple Chicken? 

Chicken: skinless, boneless chicken tenders or breast. Cut into bite size pieces.

Red Pepper: You will want to deseed and dice into small pieces. Bell peppers are great in Chinese dishes. They add great texture and flavor.  

Pineapple: you can either use fresh pineapple tidbits or canned. You will want to reserve 1/2 cup of the pineapple juice for the sauce. If you use fresh pineapple-you will want to cut it into bite size pieces. Canned pineapple is zero points on WW as long as you drain the juice. You will use 1/2 cup of the pineapple juice-which is accounted for in the point value for this recipe. 

Hoisin Sauce: a thick, fragrant sauce commonly used in Chinese cuisine as a glaze for meat, an addition to stir fries, or as dipping sauce. It is darkly-colored in appearance and sweet and salty in taste. You can find it in the Asian area at any grocery store. 

What sweetener to use?

Brown Sugar Alternative: I use  Lakanto Golden Monkfruit Sweetener in my baking recipes. The Classic is a zero point white granulated sugar substitute and the the Golden is a zero point brown sugar substitute.  Lakanto MonkFruit Sweetener is a zero glycemic, zero calorie and all natural sugar substitute. It is by far the best tasting sugar alternative and has zero aftertaste or gritty texture like some of the sugar alternatives have. It has a 1:1 ratio to real sugar-so if you were to use a different sugar substitute you will want to use the measurement that would be equal to real sugar. If you use a different sugar alternative you’ll want to check the point value on the brand you use. They can vary in points. 

How do I make this Easy Pineapple Chicken?

Season chicken pieces with salt and pepper. Place chicken pieces into preheated skillet or Wok. Stir-fry chicken for 5-7 minutes 

or until chicken is no longer pink and is lightly brown. Stir occasionally.

Meanwhile, drain the pineapple juice, and reserve 1/2 cup juice.

In a medium sauce pan, whisk together the pineapple juice, water, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, brown sugar substitute, garlic, and cornstarch. 

Bring sauce to a boil and cook for an additional minute or until the sauce is thick like syrup. Remove from heat. 

Add bell peppers and pineapple tidbits to the skillet or wok. Stir and cook for another 2-3 minutes.

Pour thickened sauce over the chicken and stir.

Cook for another 5 minutes.

Serve over cauliflower rice, brown rice, or white rice for addition points. Garnish with green onions.

Ingredients:

• 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces 
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 (14 oz.) can pineapple tidbits, drained or fresh pineapple 
• 1/4 cup pineapple juice (if using canned pineapple you can use the reserved juice from the pineapple tidbits) 
• 1 meduim red pepper, deseeded, diced 
• 1/3 cup low sodium soy sauce
• 1/2 Tbsp minced garlic 
• 2 Tbsp hoisin sauce 
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/3 cup brown sugar substitute ( I use Lakanto Golden Monkfruit Sweetener) 
• 1 Tbsp cornstarch 
• 2 green onions, chopped for garnish 

Directions:

1. Spray a Wok or large skillet with non stick cooking over medium heat.
2. Season chicken pieces with salt and pepper. Place chicken pieces into preheated skillet or Wok. Stir-fry chicken for 5-7 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink and is lightly brown. Stir occasionally.
3. Meanwhile, drain the pineapple juice, and reserve 1/2 cup juice.
4. In a medium sauce pan, whisk together the pineapple juice, water, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, brown sugar substitute, garlic, and cornstarch. 
5. Bring sauce to a boil and cook for an additional minute or until the sauce is thick like syrup. Remove from heat. 
6. Add bell peppers and pineapple tidbits to the skillet or wok. Stir and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
7. Pour thickened sauce over the chicken and stir.
8. Cook for another 5 minutes.
9. Serve over cauliflower rice, brown rice, or white rice for addition points. Garnish with green onions.

Servings: Makes 4 ( 1 cup) servings/ 2 freestyle smart point per serving

Yield: 4

Easy Pineapple Chicken

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This Easy Pineapple Chicken is truly a delectable dish of sweet and sour chicken with chunks of pineapple and sweet red bell peppers-this dish is easy to make and can be made in less than 25 minutes! 

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces 
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 (14 oz.) can pineapple tidbits, drained or fresh pineapple 
• 1/4 cup pineapple juice (if using canned pineapple you can use the reserved juice from the pineapple tidbits) 
• 1 meduim red pepper, deseeded, diced 
• 1/3 cup low sodium soy sauce
• 1/2 Tbsp minced garlic 
• 2 Tbsp hoisin sauce 
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/3 cup brown sugar substitute ( I use Lakanto Golden Monkfruit Sweetener) 
• 1 Tbsp cornstarch 
• 2 green onions, chopped for garnish

Instructions

1. Spray a Wok or large skillet with non stick cooking over medium heat.
2. Season chicken pieces with salt and pepper. Place chicken pieces into preheated skillet or Wok. Stir-fry chicken for 5-7 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink and is lightly brown. Stir occasionally.
3. Meanwhile, drain the pineapple juice, and reserve 1/2 cup juice.
4. In a medium sauce pan, whisk together the pineapple juice, water, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, brown sugar substitute, garlic, and cornstarch. 
5. Bring sauce to a boil and cook for an additional minute or until the sauce is thick like syrup. Remove from heat. 
6. Add bell peppers and pineapple tidbits to the skillet or wok. Stir and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
7. Pour thickened sauce over the chicken and stir.
8. Cook for another 5 minutes.
9. Serve over cauliflower rice, brown rice, or white rice for addition points. Garnish with green onions.


Servings: Makes 4 ( 1 cup) servings/ 2 freestyle smart point per serving

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 118 Total Fat: 3g Saturated Fat: 1g Cholesterol: 55mg Sodium: 1338mg Carbohydrates: 20g Fiber: 1g Sugar: 5g Protein: 25g

The point values and nutritional information is estimated and figured based off the brand of ingredients I used for the recipe using the WW app and can vary depending on ingredients used.

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