Chicken and Pineapple

"This recipe originated in a Canadian Living magazine. I changed it a bit over the years and added more vegetables. I like the fact that all the food groups are in it."
 
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Ready In:
45mins
Ingredients:
14
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Melt butter or oil in fry pan.
  • Brown chicken breasts and remove to plate.
  • Deglaze pan with chicken broth.
  • Add vinegar, sugar, cajun spice and pepper.
  • Simmer on medium heat for a minute or two.
  • Drain pineapple and reserve tidbits.
  • Set aside.
  • Put cornstarch in pineapple juice and stir.
  • Add to fry pan to thicken chicken broth.
  • Stirring often.
  • At this point put chicken back in pan,cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
  • Turn chicken and add celery.
  • Stir.
  • Simmer another 5 minutes and add peppers and snow peas.
  • Stir.
  • Simmer another 5 minutes till vegetables are tender crisp.
  • Stir in reserved pineapple.
  • Serve over white or brown rice.
  • Garnish with sliced green onions and sprinkle with soya sauce.

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Reviews

  1. I really liked this recipe. It was easy to make. It made enough pineapple sauce to put over the rice. It is a very lightly seasoned dish. My family prefer medium seasoning, so I had to season to their taste. The recipe is basic enough to add what seasonings you like, and it will not ruin it.
     
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