Description
Indulge in the vibrant flavors of Ninja Foodi Pineapple Chicken, a delightful dish that fuses tender chicken with sweet pineapple and colorful bell peppers. Perfect for a family dinner or a quick weeknight meal, this pressure cooker recipe is both quick and full of flavor, taking just 6 minutes to cook. The combination of savory soy sauce and brown sugar creates a mouthwatering sweet and savory profile that everyone will love. Serve it over rice or toss it in wraps for versatile meal options that are sure to impress.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1.5 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts (bite-sized pieces)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 bell pepper (cut into chunks)
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 4 tbsp soy sauce
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 cups pineapple tidbits or chunks (without juice)
- 2/3 cup pineapple juice
- 1.25 cups chicken broth
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
Instructions
- Select the sauté function on your Ninja Foodi. Heat olive oil and sauté diced onion until soft (about 3 minutes). Add chicken pieces; cook until browned.
- Stir in minced garlic and cook for another minute. Add ginger powder, red pepper flakes, and salt; mix well.
- Pour in soy sauce, brown sugar, pineapple juice, and chicken broth; stir gently.
- Add pineapple pieces and bell pepper chunks, mixing until combined. Turn off the pot.
- Seal the lid, close the steam valve, and set to pressure cook on high for 6 minutes. Perform a quick release once done.
- Set back to sauté; whisk cornstarch with water until smooth, then stir into the pot to thicken the sauce.
- Serve over rice or your favorite grains, drizzling with extra sauce.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Pressure Cooking
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup (approximately 250g)
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 37g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 27g
- Cholesterol: 70mg