Easy Pineapple Chicken and Rice Skillet
This one-pan pineapple chicken rice dinner blends sweet and savory flavors in under an hour using your pressure cooker, with tender chicken, juicy pineapple, and perfectly cooked rice all in one skillet.
Equipment
- 1 Pressure cooker For fast one-pot cooking
- 1 Skillet For browning the chicken
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast diced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 bell pepper diced
- 1 can (15 oz) pineapple chunks drained, reserve ¼ cup juice
- 2 cups cooked white rice
- 2 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon honey
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
Instructions
Instructions
- Heat your olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat right on the stove until hot.
- Season your diced chicken breast with salt and pepper. Brown in the skillet for 6 to 8 minutes until cooked through.
- Add diced bell pepper and sauté for 3 to 4 minutes until slightly softened.
- Dump in the pineapple chunks, cooked rice, soy sauce, honey, garlic powder, ground ginger, and reserved pineapple juice. Stir to combine.
- Transfer mixture to pressure cooker if needed. Lock lid, seal, and cook on high pressure for 5 minutes.
- Quick release pressure, open lid, stir, and adjust salt/pepper. Serve warm.
Notes
Swap in veggies, use leftover chicken, or adjust spice level. Great reheated or frozen—add a splash of juice to freshen it up.