Aloha Pineapple Chicken is an easy chicken dinner the whole family will love. With juicy pineapple chunks and chicken covered in a mouthwatering pineapple sauce served over warm rice, this is a perfect easy weeknight dinner. Plus it’s gluten-free and naturally dairy-free too.
I’m always on the look-out for quick and easy family dinner, especially when they’re naturally gluten and dairy-free.
Note: if you and your family do NOT need any diet modifications, you can easily use regular all-purpose flour for this Aloha Pineapple dinner. This chicken dinner only needs that simple flour tweak to make it a gluten-free recipe.
I love that Aloha Chicken is similar to a good stir fry because it is so easy and simple to make, but it’s completely different in its own delicious way.
The true test of this meal was when all my kids gobbled it up and asked for more. It was then that I knew Aloha Pineapple Chicken was truly a winner!
If you have picky kids like mine can be, you understand how wonderful it is to have a meal the whole family loves.
How to Make Aloha Pineapple Chicken:
Ingredients:
boneless skinless chicken breast, gluten-free or all-purpose flour, coconut oil, pineapple chunks, cornstarch, honey, coconut aminos (or soy sauce), pepper, salt, cooked rice
Cook your chicken:
You can cook over medium heat in a skillet for a few minutes on each side until cooked through.
Or for faster, no-standing-over-the-stove required, use an Instant Pot!
Time-saving tip: Cook your chicken in an Instant Pot, following the directions. I select the poultry feature for 8-10 minutes (depending on how much chicken I use.)
Related: 19 Surprising Things to Cook in Your Instant Pot
Shred or cut into pieces.
Put the flour into a gallon-sized zippered bag, add the chicken, seal, and toss to coat.
Drain the pineapple, setting aside some of the juice. Mix the cornstarch and some of the juice in a small bowl until it’s smooth.
Add to the warm skillet. Stir in the honey, soy sauce, and pepper and cook and stir over medium-high heat until it boils.
Cook and stir until your aloha pineapple sauce until it thickens. Add the pineapple chunks and chicken and stir well.
Heat your Aloha Pineapple Chicken until everything is warm to your liking.
While the chicken is cooking, don’t forget to cook some rice. I love using my Instant Pot for fast and no-maintenance rice cooking. Cooking is so much faster and simpler with my Instant Pot. If you’ve debated getting one, do it! They’re amazing.
Serve your delicious Aloha Pineapple Chicken dinner over warm rice.
Enjoy!
Aloha Pineapple Chicken Dinner
With juicy pineapple chunks and chicken covered in a mouthwatering pineapple sauce served over warm rice, Aloha Pineapple Chicken is a perfect easy weeknight dinner.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 25 mins
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: main meal
- Method: cooking
- Cuisine: american
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 tablespoon gluten-free or all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 can (16 oz) pineapple chunks
- 1.5 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 Tablespoon honey
- 2 Tablespoons coconut aminos or soy sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 3 cups cooked rice
Instructions
Follow cooking instructions for your rice to prepare while you are making the chicken. I use my Instant Pot.
Cut the chicken into strips. Put the flour into a gallon bag and add the chicken. Shake to coat.
Brown the chicken with the oil over medium heat in a skillet. Cook for 3-5 minutes each side or until cooked through and juices are clear. Set the chicken aside.
While the chicken is cooking, drain the pineapple juice and reserve 1/4 cup. (You can discard the remaining juice or drink it.)
Combine the cornstarch and 1/4 cup pineapple juice in a small bowl. Add to the skillet after you’ve removed the chicken. Add the honey, soy sauce, and pepper; stir well.
Increase the heat to medium-high and cook and stir. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for another 30-60 seconds or until the juice mixture is thickened.
Reduce the heat to medium and add the pineapple and chicken, heating through.
Serve over rice.
Keywords: easy dinner, chicken dinner, pineapple, gluten-free, rice, main meal, hawaiian
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TOMYCook says
Love this recipe! Pineapple works so perfectly with soy sauce, it’s like they were meant to be together 🙂
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Kate says
This was so easy and quick! It was also delicious! Served over jasmine rice and topped with sliced scallions. Will definetly be making again and sharing! Thank you!
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Nicole Peters says
Really good! However, I did make a few alterations to the recipe. After cooking the chicken (according to instructions), I then put the chicken in the air fryer because I love my chicken crunchy (ex: orange, sesame). As I was tasting the glaze I quickly realized it tasted like soy sauce and not at all like pineapple/coconut flavor I thought it would have! So, I had to then alter the recipe because of the lack of pineapple flavor. I wouldn’t even put soy sauce in at all…skip that ingredient. Stick with pineapple and coconut flavoring!
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Renee Schouten says
Hi Erika,
I do not have coconut oil. Can I use olive oil instead?
Renee
Erika says
Yes, you can. Or avocado oil.
Renee Schouten says
Ok. Great! Thanks!
Wendy says
I have never breaded chicken without the egg wash. I imagine it has less crustiness. I am curious and now I need to try it. Thanks for sharing
Kitchengeeky says
I love this type of dish. The sweet flavor with chicken is really mouthwatering. My mom sometimes made chicken wings with honey. I loved that. Thanks for sharing this delicious recipe. I will definitely try this.
Stephanie says
Would this work with frozen pineapple instead of canned?
Erika says
You need pineapple juice too, so you can use frozen pineapple (thaw it first) but you will need to buy juice separately.
Carlen says
Great recipe! Do you think this could be cooked and frozen for defrosting/reheating later?
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Erika says
I haven’t tried freezing this recipe, I’m not sure how it would work. If you’re looking for a faster prep time, you could pre-cook and freeze the chicken; that would make the whole prep/cook time faster when you are ready to make this for dinner.