Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Sweet Asian Chicken with Pineapple Rice
Sweet Asian Chicken with Pineapple Rice is made with white rice, canned pineapple, and frozen lemonade concentrate.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Total
- 25 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 10 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Chicken
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 30 minutes or less
A few quick notes
1. Start with cooked rice
Use cooked rice as listed; keep that amount distinct from a dry-rice measurement.
2. Check when to cover
Follow the covered and uncovered stages in their stated order.
3. Prepare the first additions
Set out the ingredients needed for the first cooking step.
Get to know the ingredients
frozen lemonade concentrate (thawed)
In the method: Combine the lemonade concentrate, soy sauce and brown sugar in a skillet and whisk to combine.
soy sauce
In the method: Combine the lemonade concentrate, soy sauce and brown sugar in a skillet and whisk to combine.
boneless (skinless chicken thighs)
In the method: Add the chicken and cover the pan.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
Check ingredients as you prepare them. These checks stay on this page.
Ingredient note
Source: 6 tablespoons frozen lemonade concentrate (thawed)Ingredient note
Source: 3 tablespoons soy sauceIngredient note
Source: 1 tablespoon brown sugarIngredient note
Source: 4 boneless (skinless chicken thighs)Ingredient note
Source: 1 cup white rice (cooked)Ingredient note
Source: 1 cup diced canned pineappleIngredient note
Source: 3 tablespoons butterIngredient note
Source: 2 tablespoons diced chivesIngredient note
Required by source directions; authorized salt/pepper exception.Ingredient note
Required by source directions; authorized salt/pepper exception.
How to make it
0 of 3 steps completeMake room for Sweet Asian Chicken with Pineapple Rice
Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Finish as directed
Serve the chicken over the pineapple rice.
A little more help as you go
Prepare the whisked mixture
Keep the whisking step in its stated place in the preparation.
A few questions you might have
What should I prepare first?
Set out the skillet. Start with this step: Combine the lemonade concentrate, soy sauce and brown sugar in a skillet and whisk to combine.
Which preparation step should I plan for?
Use cooked rice as listed; keep that amount distinct from a dry-rice measurement.
What check should I look for as it cooks?
Uncover the pan, turn the chicken, and continue to cook, basting the chicken as it cooks, until the sauce thickens and the chicken is cooked through, about 7 more minutes.
Is there another preparation step to plan for?
Keep the whisking step in its stated place in the preparation.
Additional recipe notes
recipe source: Every Day with Rachael Ray April 2015
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: tasteandtellblog.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
Preparation notes follow the recipe shown here.