Pineapple Chicken Fried Rice

This pineapple chicken fried rice has juicy pineapple chunks, chicken thighs, peppers, onion, and is packed full of exotic flavors. It is such an easy and quick meal that is perfect for weekday dinners. This recipe is gluten-free and dairy-free.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Course Main

Cuisine Asian, Thai

Servings people

Calories 368 kcal

Ingredients

1 pound boneless skinless chicken thighs cut in bite size pieces
½ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons avocado oil or olive oil
3 cloves garlic minced
½ large onion diced
½ green bell pepper diced
½ red bell pepper diced
2 tablespoons tamari soy sauce
2 tablespoons fish sauce
4 cups cooked rice short or long grain
1½ cup pineapple cut in small cubes
salt and pepper to taste

Toppings (optional)

crushed cashews
chopped cilantro
lime wedges
Sriracha sauce

Instructions

Rub ½ teaspoon salt into the chicken thighs. Set aside.
In a large pan or wok, heat up the avocado oil and cook the garlic and onion together until the onion is translucent.
Add in the chicken and cook 80% of the way.
Add in the green and red bell peppers. Cook for 1-2 minutes or until the moisture has evaporated.
Add in the cooked rice, tamari soy sauce and fish sauce. Stir fry until everything is well combined.
Make a space on the edge of the pan and add in the pineapples. Toss gently for 1-2 minutes to let the moisture in the pineapples evaporate. Then mix into the rice.
Optional: top with crushed cashews and cilantro leaves.

Notes

Make sure to have all the ingredients ready before you start cooking. Last thing you want is to burn the delicious fried rice!

To avoid the fried rice becoming soggy, make sure to cook off the moisture in step 4 before adding the rice.

Make sure the juice of the pineapple is drained well before adding them into the pan. This is also to avoid the rice getting soggy.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 368kcalCarbohydrates: 46gProtein: 23gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 86mgSodium: 1284mgPotassium: 432mgFiber: 2gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 468IUVitamin C: 50mgCalcium: 41mgIron: 2mg

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