Ginger Chicken

  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Total Time: 15 mins
  • Servings: 4
  • About This Recipe

    “A simple chicken dish,very easy to do ,almost asian in style,”

    Ingredients

  • 4chicken breast fillets, diced
  • 1/3 cupplain flour
  • 1tablespoonolive oil
  • 1/2 cupunsweetened pineapple juice
  • 2tablespoonshoney
  • 2tablespoonssoy sauce
  • 1teaspoonground ginger
  • 2teaspoonsgarlic, minced
  • Directions

  • Coat chicken pieces in the flour.
  • Heat oil in non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat.
  • Cook chicken 3-4 minutesper side, until lightly browned on the outside.
  • Meanwhile, mix pineapple juice, honey, soy sauce, ginger and garlic.
  • Pour over the chicken.
  • Cook, stirring constantly, until juices run clear when chicken is pierced and the sauce is slightly thickened.
  • If the sauce is too thick, add 1/4 cup water.
  • I serve this with Thai Sticky Jasmine Rice and a cucumber salad.
  • Reviews

  • “I cooked this recipe for dinner last night and my family loved the taste. This complemented the rice so well. It was very easy to make and I would recommend it to anybody.”

  • “I made this for supper last night. It was great!! There was only one problem; I should’ve doubled the recipe!! ;)I didn’t get very much; everyone else gobbled it down! I served it with the jasmine rice & a veggie stirfry. I’ll definitely be making this dish often!!”

  • “This is one of the best recipes that I have ever made.Everyone Loves it and always asks for a copy of the recipe.Even friends who don’t eat rice can’t get enough of it with this ginger chicken.It is definitly worth trying – I promise you will be pleasantly surprised and keep this one around as a staple recipe!”

  • “very simple to make.The taste was perfect and the bitesize portions prevented any waste. This was the first time we tried Jasmine rice.The rice complimented the chicken.”

  • “We love this ginger chicken recipe (with the minor changes listed below).We tend to have all of these ingredients in our pantry/freezer…so it’s a quick-fix for dinner.We pair it with recipe #28005 Pineapple fried rice (see our revisions on that recipe review) and some steamed green beans or broccoli.Suggested modifications: (1) Do not dice your chicken.Cut it into smaller/fairly uniform bite-sized pieces for even cooking…but do not dice.Chicken cubes=weird & unnatural. (2) Use less flour or better yet, use no flour.There is enough sugar in the sauce that it should reduce/thicken on its own…or you can help it along with a little bit of arrowroot or a little bit of a cornstarch slurry (drip in slowly…a little goes a long way).Using flour, the clarity of your sauce will come out more like gravy, & is not as eye-friendly.It still tastes good…just murky/muddy looking. (3)We use the full 1 t of ground ginger the recipe calls for, but we also add 0.5-1.5 tablespoons [depending on mood & the ginger] of fresh grated/crushed ginger. We love the zing, bite, & subtle heat of fresh ginger paired with the qualities of the ground ginger.”

  • “Wow this reminded me a lot of ginger chicken I’ve had at some Chinese restaurants. I was worried it would be too sweet with the pineapple juice and honey but the flavor turned out very nice and the chicken tender and juicy. I used unsweetened pineapple juice drained from a can of diced pineapple and served sprinkled with toasted sesame seeds.The one thing I wish this dish had was more sauce but aside from that this was a fantastic dish.”

  • “ZOWIE that was good!!!I think this was DELICIOUS.I used fresh ginger instead of powdered and 16 ounces of boneles/skinless chicken breast.The sauce thickened very nicely.It had a rich flavor and a wonderful kick.Many thanks for posting.”

  • “Easy to make, and tasted great. Just one little thing though: I made at least twice as much sauce as the recipe calls for, and still came up a little short, so you may want to make a bunch of sauce when you use this one. Definately on of my favorites, though. “

  • “Easy Quick And Delicious.What’s not to love. Use fresh ginger!”

  • “Very yummy. I made the sauce in a pan and then poured it over baked chicken(not coated in flour) and white rice.”

  • “This is an excellent, easy recipe and takes almost no time at all to prepare. I don’t normally have pineapple juice in my pantry but I’m guessing orange juice would work well too. Travomatic is right about the sauce – with the amounts shown you end up with more of a glaze than a sauce, but that worked just fine for me. Thanks for posting!”

  • “LOVED this recipe.Tweeked it just a bit because I’m not a fan of pineapple.I used lemon juice instead and added lots of crushed red pepper flakes because I like it spicy.For the ginger and garlic, I used the pastes commonly used in Indian cooking.Makes preparation SUPER FAST!Delicious!I just got done eating it, but I think I’m already gonna make myself another batch.Can’t get enough!”

  • “I had this exact same chicken in college and have longed for it ever since. This is the recipe!! I egged them floured other than that no change and had more than enough sauce to coat. Thanks for the recipe that I have been searching for, for so long!!”

  • “This resulted in a tasty chicken that the entire family enjoyed, even my picky ten year old who turns his nose up at the majority of chicken dishes I make.Simple and quick to put together, with items likely to already be in the pantry.Except for the pineapple juice which I FORGOT to buy.No problem – had a bunch of canned pineapple that I drained instead.Loved this chicken and will be adding it to my list of regular recipes.”

  • “This was a really nice flavored chicken dish that is so quick and easy to prepare. I was afraid it would be too sweet with both honey and pineapple juice but it was perfect. I served it over Basmati rice.Thanks for a tasty recipe Julie.”

  • “An easy recipe and very tasty.Next time round, I might just fry the ginger and garlic in a little oil so that the raw taste of ginger is subdued a bit.Had this with carrot rice.Will definitely be making this often. Thanks Julie.”

  • “This is wonderful! Easy, too – My husband cooked this and served it like “stir fry” on a bed of fried rice and vegetables. Great!!”

  • “Had this for a family get together, and loved it! I added a little cilantro to the sauce, but it would be just as good without. “

  • “My husband & I loved this recipe.It was very easy to make & perfect for a family of three.”

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