Chinese Stir-Fried Rice and Pineapple
Try this easy Chinese Stir-Fried Rice and Pineapple recipe using Minute® Instant White Rice, chopped veggies, pineapple, garlic, ginger and sesame seeds. You’re sure to love its restaurant-style taste!
Ingredients
- 1 can (20 oz) pineapple chunks
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- water
- 1 tbsp canola oil
- 6 boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cubed
- 1 cup asparagus, trimmed and sliced into 1-inch pieces
- 1 cup shredded carrot
- 1 can (5.5 oz) mushrooms, drained
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger root, minced
- 2 cups Minute® White Rice
- 2 eggs, scrambled
- 1/2 cup sliced green onion, sliced
- 2 tsp toasted sesame seeds
Instructions
Dive right into the sweet and savory flavors of this Chinese Stir-Fried Rice and Pineapple dish with vegetables and our Minute® Instant White Rice.
Step 1
Drain pineapple and reserve juice. Combine juice with soy sauce and add enough water to equal 2 cups of liquid. Set aside.
Step 2
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the oil and chicken. Brown for 5 minutes.
Step 3
Add asparagus, carrots, mushrooms, garlic and ginger and cook for an additional 3 minutes, or until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 170°F.
Step 4
Add pineapple juice and soy sauce mixture to skillet. Stir in rice and pineapple chunks. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
Step 5
Stir in eggs, green onions and sesame seeds.
Recipe Tips
If you’re not a fan of the vegetables we’ve suggested, feel free to make this dish your own and swap them out for veggies you love. Chopped broccoli, sliced cabbage and corn are great substitutions.
If you’re looking to make this a more whole-grain option, simply use our Minute® Instant Brown Rice, instead. Just be sure to simmer the dish for an additional 5 minutes in Step 4.
How-To Guide
After a busy week, you just want something delicious for dinner! Let us help, with this simple recipe using our Minute® Instant White Rice. Don’t let the amount of ingredients fool you, this dish is quite simple to prepare. And it shows that a delicious dinner doesn’t mean spending hours over the stove preparing a complicated dish!
Start with a wok or frying pan to brown the chicken in the oil. Browning is important as it cooks the outer edges of the meat, giving it a crispier texture and adding a delicious base for the other ingredients to cook in. Next, sauté your choice of fresh or frozen stir-fry vegetables, such as mushrooms, carrots, garlic and ginger in the pan until the chicken is cooked through. Using a frozen variety of stir-fry vegetables from the freezer section of your store is a great way to save time and money. Simmer everything in the sweet and savory sauce and finish it off with eggs, sesame seeds and chopped green onions.
Pineapple is often combined with soy sauce and sesame sauce in Asian dishes. The combination of sweet and savory ingredients makes for an irresistible flavor that you and your family will love. Sometimes, orange is also used instead of pineapple.
Recipe Tips
To get that perfect texture and taste, use our easy tips to make homemade fried rice. Find different recipe options, how to make fried rice with egg in the microwave, and even ideas using Kitchen gadgets like recipes for Instant Pot Chicken Thighs and Rice. The meal possibilities are endless with Minute® Rice.
Try our easy chicken and rice casserole.
