Pressure Cooker Sticky Pineapple Chicken

Name: Pressure Cooker Sticky Pineapple Chicken
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch cubes; ½ cup brown sugar; ½ cup pineapple juice; ⅓ cup low-sodium soy sauce; ⅓ cup low-sodium chicken stock; ⅓ cup hoisin sauce; 1 tablespoon minced garlic; 2 teaspoons cornstarch; 2 teaspoons water; 1 cup diced pineapple; 3 cups hot cooked rice

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Pressure Cooker Sticky Pineapple Chicken

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Pineapple, pineapple juice, and brown sugar provide the sweet, while soy sauce, hoisin sauce, and garlic provide the savory counterbalance in this terrific chicken recipe the whole family will love. Paired with hot rice, this will have you kicking the carryout sweet-and-sour dishes to the curb in favor of fresher flavors on display here. The pressure cooker keeps the chicken tender. You’ll be glad for it when it comes time to clean the kitchen after dinner, too!

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Servings: 4

Ready in: 30min PT30M

Ingredients

8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch cubes
½ cup brown sugar
½ cup pineapple juice
⅓ cup low-sodium soy sauce
⅓ cup low-sodium chicken stock
⅓ cup hoisin sauce
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 teaspoons water
1 cup diced pineapple
3 cups hot cooked rice

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Directions

Spread chicken into the bottom of your pressure cooker pot.
Stir brown sugar, pineapple juice, soy sauce, chicken stock, hoisin sauce, and garlic together in a bowl to dissolve the sugar completely; pour over the chicken.
Lock pressure cooker lid in place. Set steam vent to Sealing.
Select Pressure Cook (Manual) and cook for 7 minutes on High pressure.
Set steam vent to Venting to quick-release pressure. Press Cancel. Remove chicken with a slotted spoon to a plate.
Press Sauté.
Stir cornstarch into water in a small bowl to dissolve; stir into the liquid in the pot and cook, stirring frequently, until thickened, about 3 minutes.
Stir chicken and diced pineapple into the sauce to coat.
Serve with rice.

Mealthy Tip

You could use canned pineapple and the juice from the can, but definitely consider fresh pineapple and a separate juice when making this. The pineapple will have a little more snap to it and provide a nice textural contrast to the chicken. Plus the pineapple juice simply has better flavor than what is used to can the pineapple. Use a hollowed pineapple to create a pineapple boat for serving the rice and chicken.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving: 716 calories; 19g fat; 78.0g carbohydrates; 61g protein; 274mg cholesterol; 1526mg sodium.

Full nutrition

Amount Per Serving
Calories 716		Calories from Fat 168
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19g		29%
	Saturated Fat 6g	28%
	Trans Fat 0.1g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 4.7g
	Monounsaturated Fat 8.1g
Cholesterol 274mg		91%
Sodium 1526mg		64%
Total Carbohydrate 78.0g		26%
	Dietary Fiber 2g	8%
	Sugars 35.4g
Protein 61g

Vitamin A 2%		Vitamin C 57%
Calcium 6%		Iron 26%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs:

		Calories:	2,000	2,500
Total Fat		Less than	65g	80g
	Saturated Fat	Less than	20g	25g
Cholesterol		Less than	300mg	300 mg
Sodium		Less than	2,400mg	2,400mg
Total Carbohydrate			300g	375g
	Dietary Fiber		25g	30g

Calories per gram:

Fat 9 • Carbohydrate 4 • Protein 4

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Alex Cabral says:

Really delicious! To add some heat, I also used thin jalapeño slices, which I mixed in at the end. I also garnished with diced green onions. This is perfect for entertaining, my friends love it when I make this recipe.

Dominique M says:

I used 6 chicken thighs instead of 8, and I think it was the perfect amount for two servings. I also didn't add any diced pineapples at the end. I just served chicken with rice in the pineapple bowl. Very good!

McKenzie C says:

This was a really easy recipe to make in my Multipot. I used pineapple juice from a can, but did use fresh pineapple and made the pineapple boats to serve. Delicious!

Jordan Clark says:

I used canned pineapple juice and light brown sugar to make this delicious chicken recipe. Brown rice was the perfect compliment to this dish. The one thing I'm most impressed with is not flavor, but how tender the meat was. Cooking with a pressure cooker ensures the meat won't dry out. Loved it!

Santana Williams says:

I made this sans the brown sugar (I used honey), and it was sweet, sticky and delicious. The meat was really tender, one of the perks of using a pc. I served it with plain white rice right out of the pineapple bowl just like the picture. Yummy!

Christi Beach says:

Totally great recipe! The chicken was moist and loaded with flavor. I don't buy chicken thighs, so I substituted with cubed up boneless skinless chicken breasts. I read that (1) boneless skinless chicken thigh is about 3 ounces of meat, so I used about 24 ounces (1.5 lbs) of chicken breast to replace the 8 thighs. It worked great!

Brandi Ulrich says:

Awesome recipe. I added some red pepper flakes for some heat.

Pamela DeVille says:

My whole family loved it even my Daughter who fights eating. She even had seconds.

Nicole Bolner says:

So good! Entire family loved it and have enough for lunches tomorrow.