Sweet Chili Chicken Pineapple (Printable)

Tender chicken and juicy pineapple blend with crisp vegetables and sweet chili sauce in a vibrant stir-fry.

# What You Need:

→ Chicken

01 - 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, diced
02 - 1 tablespoon soy sauce
03 - 1 teaspoon cornstarch
04 - 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

→ Rice

05 - 3 cups cooked jasmine rice, preferably day-old

→ Vegetables & Fruit

06 - 1 cup fresh pineapple, diced
07 - 1 red bell pepper, diced
08 - 1/2 cup frozen peas
09 - 3 green onions, sliced
10 - 2 cloves garlic, minced
11 - 1 small carrot, diced

→ Sauce

12 - 1/4 cup sweet chili sauce
13 - 2 tablespoons soy sauce
14 - 1 tablespoon fish sauce, optional
15 - 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil

→ For Cooking

16 - 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
17 - 2 large eggs, lightly beaten

→ Garnish

18 - 2 tablespoons roasted cashews or peanuts, optional
19 - Fresh cilantro, chopped
20 - Lime wedges

# How to Make It:

01 - In a medium bowl, toss diced chicken with soy sauce, cornstarch, and black pepper. Set aside for 10 minutes to marinate.
02 - Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a large wok or skillet over medium-high heat. Add marinated chicken and stir-fry until cooked through, approximately 4 to 5 minutes. Remove chicken and set aside.
03 - Add remaining oil to the pan. Add minced garlic, diced carrot, and diced bell pepper. Stir-fry for 2 to 3 minutes until vegetables are just tender.
04 - Push vegetables to the side and pour in the beaten eggs. Let set for 30 seconds, then scramble and mix with the vegetables.
05 - Add cold cooked jasmine rice, breaking up any clumps. Stir-fry for 2 minutes until the rice is heated through.
06 - Return cooked chicken to the pan along with pineapple, frozen peas, and sliced green onions.
07 - Mix together sweet chili sauce, soy sauce, fish sauce, and toasted sesame oil. Pour over rice mixture and toss everything to combine, ensuring the rice is evenly coated and heated through.
08 - Remove from heat. Garnish with roasted nuts, fresh cilantro, and lime wedges before serving.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • It tastes like you spent hours cooking when really you've got dinner ready before your show even finishes streaming.
  • The sweet chili sauce does all the heavy lifting flavor-wise, so there's zero guessing on seasoning.
  • Pineapple and chicken together feel fancy enough for guests but casual enough for a solo weeknight victory.
  • Completely dairy-free and naturally gluten-free if you use tamari instead of soy sauce.
02 -
  • Day-old rice is absolutely non-negotiable because fresh rice has too much moisture and turns the whole dish into porridge instead of maintaining that fried texture.
  • The sweet chili sauce is doing most of your seasoning work, so taste a spoonful before you commit the whole bottle—brands vary from barely sweet to genuinely spicy.
03 -
  • Keep that wok or skillet absolutely ripping hot throughout cooking—temperature is what separates fried rice that tastes vibrant from rice that tastes steamed and dull.
  • Toast your own nuts if you have time, or at least use the kind that were roasted recently, because stale nuts completely disappear flavor-wise and turn the whole thing flat.
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