Hawaiian Chicken
Hawaiian Chicken is a mouthwatering main dish entree that's completely irresistible. This amazing Polynesian style chicken main dish includes bell peppers, pineapple and water chestnuts in a tasty soy sauce. Serve with hot, cooked rice. Great dinner for weeknight family dinners or for company meals.
Equipment
- 1 sharp knife to cut meat and vegetables
- 1 large skillet
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- 1 wooden spoon
- 1 spatula
- 1 small mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts boneless, skinless
- 1 cup cornstarch more or less to adequately dredge the chicken pieces
- 3-4 tbsp. soy sauce
- 3 tbsp. avocado oil
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 4 tbsp. chicken stock (you can also use about 2 tsp. chicken bouillon plus 1/4 cup water)
- 1 each red bell pepper cut in squares or strips
- 1 green bell pepper cut in squares or strips
- 16 oz. can pineapple chunks in syrup
- 1 medium onion cut in thin strips
- 1 can water chestnuts sliced and drained
- 2 heaping tablespoons light brown sugar packed
Instructions
- Cut meat into bite-sized pieces.
- Roll chicken in cornstarch.
- Heat oil, add chicken.
- Cook quickly until meat is opaque, stirring and turning meat over with a spatula.
- Add red and green bell peppers and onion strips.
- Stir and cook 3 minutes.
- Combine stock, salt, soy sauce, pineapple, water chestnuts and brown sugar in a small bowl or measuring cup and add to skillet.
- Cook until thick, about 5-10 minutes.
- Serve over rice.
Notes
NOTE: If the sauce thickens too much, you can add up to an additional cup of water or chicken stock to dilute some.
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Nutrition
Calories: 328kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 18gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 49mgSodium: 682mgPotassium: 531mgFiber: 3gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 140IUVitamin C: 26mgCalcium: 27mgIron: 1mg
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