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This delicious Pineapple Chicken Stir Fry offers up some beautiful sweet and sour flavors of Asia that can easily be made at home with everyday ingredients. This simple dish is ready in under 30 minutes, is packed full of Vegetables and tastes delicious. It makes for an easy and tasty dinner to feed the family for a busy weeknight. The use of canned Pineapple in the recipe means you can cook this tasty dish all year round

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What is the inspiration for this Pineapple Chicken Stir Fry recipe?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve been loving the recipes over at Omnivore\u2019s Cookbook<\/a> lately and this one is no exception. The striking visuals of the plating of this dish is what immediately drew us to the recipe. Being huge fans of Pineapple here at Dinnertime Somewhere, the pairing of Pineapple and Chicken was an immediate draw for us. Hey, we even like Pineapple on Pizza, so naturally a Chicken and Pineapple Stir Fry is going to work well for us!

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For this recipe we didn\u2019t really make many modifications to the original. Being a Stir Fry, we took some liberties to add some additional Vegetables to the dish, but other than that we kept the recipe pretty true to the original

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What\u2019s great about Stir Fries is you can add pretty much any Vegetable you like and they\u2019re going to taste great. We simply included some roughly chopped Celery to the dish and added them to the pan the same time as the Bell Peppers. The results were great, with a nice additional crunchy element added to the meal

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How to make Pineapple Chicken Stir Fry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This dish is prepared very much like a classic Asian Stir Fry. There\u2019s a meat component, a Sauce component, and the Stir Fry component. Each are very simple to prepare and cook. Just follow the steps in the right order and you\u2019ll be enjoying this wonderful dish in no time at all

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Beginning with the Marinade. You will need to cut up about 1 \u00bd lbs. of Chicken Thighs into bite-sized pieces. I recommend opting for Chicken Thighs over Breast as they have more flavor and are a lot more forgiving when it comes to cooking. Slightly overcook them and they\u2019ll still be nice and tender

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Season the Chicken well with Salt and Pepper and then let them sit in a simple marinade consisting of Chinese Cooking Wine. You don\u2019t need to add anything else, just let the Chicken soak in the Wine for at least 30 minutes

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Preparing the Sauce<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The fun element of this Pineapple Chicken Stir Fry is one of the key components in the sauce is Pineapple Juice that you can use straight from Canned Pineapple. No need for freshly squeezed (and expensive) Pineapple Juice, just get a big can of Pineapple Chunks in Juice and use that Juice for the Sauce

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Along with the Juice goes some classic Asian Stir Fry Sauce ingredients of Soy Sauce, Rice Wine Vinegar, Brown Sugar, and Corn Starch. Mix it all together and set it aside until you are ready to cook. I would also recommend giving the sauce one final stir right before you add it to the Stir Fry to get the Corn Starch nicely mixed through

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Chop up your Vegetables and have them ready to go before you start cooking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The final step is preparing the Veggies. We\u2019ve opted for a combination of Celery and Red Bell Peppers. Along with some freshly grated Ginger and of course, Pineapple Chunks. Get these all prepared before you begin cooking to make things a lot easier for you

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You can add more \/ different Vegetables to the ones we\u2019ve listed in the recipe. Sliced Brown Onion would be a nice addition, as would Snap Peas and Carrots. Try not to add too many different types of Vegetables, however, as the true star of the show is the Pineapple, which gives the dish its beautiful, sweet flavor

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It\u2019s time to cook!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With the ingredients ready and the Chicken having been marinated for (at least) 30 minutes it\u2019s time to cook. Fire up a large frying pan or wok over high heat on your stovetop with some Peanut Oil. While the pan is heating, drench your Chicken in Corn Starch and then pat dry

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Once hot, add the Chicken and cook for about 2 minutes while stirring. This will almost completely cook it through, but not entirely. Remove the Chicken from the pan at this point and replace it with the Vegetables

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Fry them up for a few minutes until charred and then in goes the Sauce. Stir through the Sauce and again cook it for a minute or so until it begins to thicken and then return that Chicken to the pan. Stir everything through and cook until the Chicken is cooked through completely (internal temperature of 160F) and the dish is complete!

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We recommend serving this dish with fresh Steamed Rice or Noodles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can\u2019t have stir fry without a nice starch to help absorb that delicious Sauce. For this Pineapple Chicken Stir Fry, we recommend enjoying it with a big bowl of Steamed Rice. Here\u2019s our recipe to show you how to make perfect Steamed Rice at home<\/a>. You can begin to cook the Rice before you start the stir fry, as that will take about 25 minutes to cook through. Once done, serve into individual bowls or family style at the table and enjoy!

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