Chicken with Cherry Pineapple Sauce

Name: Chicken with Cherry Pineapple Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings.
Ingredients: 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each); 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger; 2 teaspoons canola oil; 1 can (8 ounces) unsweetened pineapple chunks; 1/2 cup sweet-and-sour sauce; 1/4 cup dried cherries; 2 green onions, sliced

Sweet and colorful, this tender, lower-fat chicken dish is simply fantastic! The quick prep time, fresh flavors, cherries and chunks of pineapple will make it a family favorite in no time. —Sally Maloney, Dallas, Georgia

Ingredients

4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each)
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
2 teaspoons canola oil
1 can (8 ounces) unsweetened pineapple chunks
1/2 cup sweet-and-sour sauce
1/4 cup dried cherries
2 green onions, sliced

Directions

Sprinkle chicken with garlic salt and ginger. In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, brown chicken in oil.
Drain pineapple, reserving 1/4 cup juice. In a small bowl, combine the sauce, cherries and reserved juice; pour over chicken.
Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 8-10 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°, turning chicken once. Stir in pineapple and onions; heat through.

Nutrition Facts

1 chicken breast half with about 1/4 cup sauce : 238 calories, 5g fat (1g saturated fat), 63mg cholesterol, 473mg sodium, 24g carbohydrate (20g sugars, 1g fiber), 24g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1/2 starch, 1/2 fruit, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Light & Quick Chicken with Cherry-Pineapple Sauce in Healthy Cooking April/May 2011

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icewoman116

Jan 14, 2013

I have been doing new recipes every day of the new year and so far this has been the best. I put it over some brown rice with green beans. Yummy!!!
northwestmom

Jul 23, 2012

Easy recipe to prepare. Instead of breast halves, we cut the chicken into bite size pieces. The flavor was *amazing*. Even the kids (11 & 14) said it needed to become a regular on the menu rotation! Excellent!!!
good2bslim

Jun 17, 2012

I made this but used fresh black cherries and it was simple to make and very tasty. The meal was well received by my family. I didn't have quite enough sweet and sour sauce so made up the difference with orange marmalade.
ahebb

Apr 24, 2012

Very tasty. Sweet & fresh. Easy to prepare. Will make again.
lilHobbit

Aug 2, 2011

loved it was real easy to make and tasted great.will make it again
scubacas

Jun 8, 2011

Super easy to prepare and was delicious