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One Pan Pineapple Ginger Chicken {15 Minute Meal}

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One Pan Pineapple Ginger Chicken cooks up in 15 minutes and is so easy to make. This 10 ingredient, sweet and tangy meal is full of refreshing pineapple, lots of fresh ginger, tender organic chicken and is sure to please! 

Bowl of pineapple chicken with fresh cilantro.

Homemade Pineapple Ginger Chicken is so good! 

It’s probably one of my favorite meals. Every once in a while I get a serious craving for pineapple which means pineapple ginger chicken is a must!

My family doesn’t do take-out, but I still crave take-out favorites from my childhood. I grew up eating out a lot. My mom loved pineapple in Chinese take-out, which was usually in sweet and sour chicken or shrimp dishes. I loved it!

So of course that means I have to “real-foodify” my favorite dishes. We can still enjoy those nostalgic favorites in a healthier way!

Fresh pineapple cut in half.

Pineapple ginger chicken has the perfect sweet and spicy balance!

It’s jam-packed with tender, protein-rich organic chicken, fresh pineapple, lots of slightly spicy ginger, some salty coconut aminos and bone brothy goodness with a hint of sweet maple syrup.

Pineapple chicken with fresh cilantro.

Yes you can make healthy pineapple ginger chicken at home!

This meal is super easy to make and it cooks up in ONE PAN in only 15 minutes! How awesome is that?!

It can be pretty budget-friendly when you break the price down into 4 servings. If you usually make real food/Paleo/Primal-ish food at home, you’ll most likely already have some staples on hand like coconut aminos, maple syrup, apple cider vinegar, bone broth and sea salt.

All you’ll need is a fresh pineapple, garlic, ginger and some chicken.

Fresh pineapple top cut in half lying flat.

Garlic is always on the less expensive side, especially if you buy some at your local farmers market. Depending on where you buy your ginger, it might end up being less expensive, especially if you buy fresh ginger in bulk {at wholesale stores}.

A tip for ginger, if you buy a large amount, peel it and store it in the freezer. When you’re ready to use some, just pull it out of the freezer and grate it with a microplane. It’s almost easier to grate it when it’s frozen!

Since chicken tends to be the larger price item, I like to find ways to make the meal more filling without having to buy more meat. In this meal, that means using a whole pineapple! Check out your local farmers market too, sometimes you can find great deals on local, pasture-raised, organic chicken.

Pineapple chicken with fresh cilantro.

This meal is so easy to make that you can enjoy it for breakfast, lunch or dinner. 

In just about 10-15 minutes, you’ll have all of the pineapple, garlic, ginger and chicken prepped. This goes really quick if you have a good quality chef’s knife, cutting board and some scissors {for cutting the chicken}.

Everything goes into one pan and in 15 minutes you’ll have a delicious, sweet and tangy, take-out at home meal.

Pineapple chicken with fresh cilantro in a bowl with a wooden spoon next to it.

Pineapple Ginger Chicken is so delicious and so easy to make. Next time you’re thinking about take-out with a pineapple punch, give this real food version a try instead!

Bowl of pineapple chicken with fresh cilantro.

One Pan Pineapple Ginger Chicken

One Pan Pineapple Ginger Chicken cooks up in 15 minutes and is so easy to make. This 10 ingredient, sweet and tangy meal is full of refreshing pineapple, lots of fresh ginger, tender organic chicken and is sure to please! | Recipes to Nourish

One Pan Pineapple Ginger Chicken {15 Minute Meal}

Yield: 4 servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

One Pan Pineapple Ginger Chicken cooks up in 15 minutes and is so easy to make. This 10 ingredient, sweet and tangy meal is full of refreshing pineapple, lots of fresh ginger, tender organic chicken and is sure to please!

Ingredients

  • 2 boneless skinless organic or pastured chicken breast, cubed
  • 2 tablespoons grass-fed butter, ghee or avocado oil
  • 2" chunk ginger, peeled and grated or finely minced
  • 5 fresh garlic cloves, finely minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon Celtic sea salt (<-- this is my favorite sea salt)
  • 1 small pineapple, peeled, cored and chopped into bite-size chunks
  • 1/4 cup coconut aminos
  • 1/4 cup bone broth or store-bought bone broth
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 2 tbsp unfiltered apple cider vinegar
  • Fresh cilantro for garnish

Instructions

  1. Add healthy fat of choice to a pan over medium-high heat. Once the fat has melted, add the ginger and garlic, stirring occasionally for 1 minute. Add the chicken and season with sea salt, stirring occasionally for 3-4 minutes until there is no more pink in the chicken. Add the pineapple, stirring occasionally for 1 minute. Add the coconut aminos, bone broth, maple syrup and apple cider vinegar, stirring occasionally for 9 minutes until the sauce has slightly thickened and the pineapple is tender. Remove from heat and allow to rest for about 5 minutes then serve immediately. Garnish with freshly chopped cilantro.

Notes

  • I prefer cutting the chicken up into cubes with kitchen scissors but you can easily do the same just chopping it up on a cutting board.
  • This meal is delicious served with cauliflower rice or turmeric, bone broth or coconut-cilantro Jasmine white rice and some veggies. 

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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 265Total Fat: 14gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 50mgSodium: 757mgCarbohydrates: 24gFiber: 1gSugar: 20gProtein: 13g

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Cuisine: American / Category: Main Dishes

Pineapple chicken with fresh cilantro.

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  1. What is there lovelier than this? I love cooked pineapple like this so much!! With the ginger and maple syrup and coconut aminos!! SO yummy!! Love the garlic, too! ๐Ÿ™‚

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  2. You are right, sweet and savoury is just an awesome combination of flavours (if only my husband agreed). I’ll be definitely making it for myself one of those days. And maybe your broccoli cashew chicken for him instead. Love that both of those recipes are so easy to make that I can just use two pans and cook them together at the same time. Better than take out!

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  5. Well sheesh that ginger tip is so smart! I will do that! I tend to use it all up in one week because it goes bad so fast! Thanks for the great dinner idea!

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  8. Oh, how much do I love the combination of chicken baked with fresh sweet fruit!? No words exist to describe. This dish looks so light and refreshing. I’m actually drooling. LOL

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  9. I have a thing for pineapple, not sure it stands a chance for this Pineapple Ginger Chicken. I can pretty much eat the entire thing till my tongue starts to hurt, lol. Love all those flavors though. I made chicken terriyaki bowls last week with ginger, coconut aminos, garlic – so good. All that was missing was pineapple. ๐Ÿ˜‰

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  11. Sweet and savory, now that’s a delicious combination. There is something about cooked pineapple that makes it so much more tasty. Lovely dish!

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  13. I love that you took a dish from your childhood and made it healthy. It looks absolutely delicious and even better than what you’re usually served in a Chinese restaurant.

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  27. I always forget what an awesome addition pineapple makes to chicken stir-fry! Love me a good 15-minute meal. Definitely going into the rotation soon xx

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  32. This looks so good and I love how quick it is! I’m just going to admit that when I was first married (11 years ago) that I made sweet and sour chicken using a jarred sauce and canned pineapple! Ahhh- I’ve come so far! This looks a million times better ๐Ÿ™‚

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  34. Knocked it outta the park with this one! What’s better than “one pan” and “15 minutes”? And all those flavors are so great together!!!

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  35. Yum! I am definitely making this soon to serve with coconut rice. Do you think frozen pineapple would work for this if it’s cut into small pieces ? (I assume it would just increase the cook time.) I only ask because I like to buy pineapple, let it get really ripe, then chop & freeze for smoothies.

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  36. You sold me on “One Pan”, haha! I’m all about that ๐Ÿ™‚ This Pineapple Ginger Chicken sounds incredible!

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  38. You had me at Paleo but when you throw in 1 pan, and 15 minutes, and PINEAPPLE, I am totally hooked. I have fallen off the paleo bandwagon as of late with a kitchen reno and vacations but ready to jump back in with this amazing recipe!

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  39. I love adding pineapple to meals, especially when they have contrasting flavors with the rest of the dish! This sounds like a great one-pan, easy meal ๐Ÿ™‚

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  54. This has me scheming to make this when next I score some pastured chicken (suprisingly hard to find except at the priciest markets in San Francisco)!

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  55. Loved it! We made it last night, then I made it again this morning and we had it again for dinner. We will definitely make a double or triple batch next time! Delicious! Thank you!!

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