Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • 1 cup stir-fry mixture (prepared with reduced-sodium soy sauce; calculated without rice)
  • Calories:
  • 283
  • Fat:
  • 9 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 1 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 66 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 492 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 24 g
  • Fiber:
  • 2 g
  • Protein:
  • 28 g
  • Diabetic Exch:
  • 3 lean meat, 1-1/2 fruit, 1 fat.

Pineapple Chicken Stir-Fry

The brown sugar called for in this recipe gives the chicken a superior taste. —Mel Miller, Perkins, Oklahoma

SERVINGS

6

CATEGORY

Lower Fat

METHOD

Stir-Fry

PREP

15 min.

COOK

10 min.

TOTAL

25 min.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 can (20 ounces) unsweetened pineapple tidbits
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1/4 cup cider vinegar
  • 1/4 cup ketchup
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1-1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed
  • 3 tablespoons canola oil, divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 2 medium carrots, sliced
  • 1 medium green pepper, julienned
  • 1 medium tomato, cut into wedges
  • Hot cooked rice

DIRECTIONS

Drain pineapple, reserving the juice; set pineapple aside. In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and reserved juice until smooth. Stir in the vinegar, ketchup, brown sugar, soy sauce and ginger; set aside.
    In a wok or large skillet, stir-fry the chicken in 2 tablespoons oil for 5-6 minutes or until juices run clear; sprinkle with garlic salt. Remove and keep warm. Stir-fry the carrots in remaining oil for 4 minutes. Add green pepper; cook and stir until vegetables are crisp-tender. Add the chicken and pineapple.
    Stir pineapple juice mixture; pour into pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Add the tomato wedges. Serve with rice. Yield: 6 servings.

Printed from tasteofhome.com Nov 18, 2008

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