Pineapple Teriyaki Chicken Stir Fry is a one pan dinner recipe with seasoned strips of chicken, broccoli, carrots, red pepper, and pineapple in a delicious homemade pineapple teriyaki sauce. Serve over rice and garnish with green onions for a family favorite dinner recipe.
Thinly slice the chicken breasts into very thin 1/4" pieces or small chunks. Add the sliced chicken, cornstarch, salt, and pepper into a bowl (or gallon sized Ziploc bag) and mix together until the chicken is coated.Let the chicken sit for 10-15 minutes while you prepare the vegetables and sauce.
MAKE THE SAUCE : Combine all the pineapple teriyaki sauce ingredients together in a bowl or liquid measuring cup and whisk until smooth. PREPARE THE VEGGIES : Cut the broccoli, carrots, and red bell pepper into small bite-sized chunks making sure that they are all roughly the same size. Drain the pineapple chunks remembering to reserve the drained pineapple juice.
Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add the chicken to the hot skillet and let it cook until nicely browned on both sides and cooked through. Use a wooden spoon to stir and flip the chicken as it cooks. Drain the excess liquid/oil and remove the chicken to a plate and set aside.
In the same skillet pan, add the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil along with the broccoli, carrots, red pepper, and pineapple chunks. Cook the vegetables until softened, about 10 minutes, stirring occassioanlly as it cooks.Add 1/4 cup of reserved pineapple juice into the skillet, cover with a lid, and let it simmer for about 5 minutes until the vegetables are crisp-tender or softened to your preference.
Add the cooked chicken and pineapple teriyaki sauce back into the skillet with the vegetables. Simmer for about 5 minutes just until thickened slightly and enough time for the flavors to combine.
Serve immediately over white rice and garnish with green onions if wanted.
Notes
Molasses :If you don't have molasses you can replace it with honey, or use additional brown sugar. Or just don't add it at all. The molasses gives the stir fry an amazing, unexplainable flavor. So I highly recommend using it if you can. Garlic & Ginger : I use the tubes of garlic paste and ginger paste that you can find in the refrigerated part of the produce area in the grocery store. Super easy and provides so much fresh flavor. You can also use chopped garlic from a jar or mince/press fresh garlic cloves. Pineapple : The drained juice from the 20 oz can will be enough for the reserved pineapple juice needed in the recipe. Chicken : You need 3 chicken breasts for this recipe which is about 2 pounds of chicken.Nutrition Information : This is for one serving of the pineapple teriyaki chicken stir fry. It does not include the rice. Each serving is about 3/4 cup of the stir fry which makes for a total of 8 servings.