Thai Chicken and Pineapple Stir Fry
A Thai inspired stir fry dish with a wonderful savory, sweet and spicy flavor combination made with colorful bell peppers, fresh pineapple and chicken.
A few months ago I was invited to a Thai Kitchen event where their chef demonstrated a few recipes using their new Thai Kitchen sauces and this was one of the dishes they made. They kindly shared the recipe with me which I slightly modified to give it more kick. If you don’t like your food too spicy you can leave out the chili pepper. Serve this over jasmine rice for a complete meal, also great with shrimp!
Thai Chicken and Pineapple Stir Fry
Ingredients:
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp oil, divided
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1 tsp minced ginger
- 2 cups cubed assorted colors bell peppers (1/2-inch cubes)
- 1 red chili pepper, chopped (optional or to taste)
- 1 cup fresh pineapple chunks
- 1/3 cup Thai sweet chili sauce
- cilantro leaves (for garnish)
Directions:
- Mix chicken and fish sauce in medium bowl.
- Add cornstarch; toss to evenly coat.
- Set aside.
- Heat 1/2 tablespoon of the oil in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat.
- Add garlic and ginger; stir fry 30 seconds.
- Add bell peppers, chili pepper if using and pineapple; stir fry 3 to 5 minutes or until peppers are tender-crisp.
- Add sauce; cook and stir until heated through.
- Remove from skillet.
- Heat remaining oil in the skillet.
- Add chicken; stir fry 5 minutes or until cooked through.
- Return bell pepper mixture to skillet; stir fry until well blended.
- Garnish with cilantro.
Nutrition Information
Yield: 4 servings, Serving Size: 1 1/4 cups
- Amount Per Serving:
- Freestyle Points: 4
- Points +: 7
- Calories: 276 calories
- Total Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Cholesterol: 83mg
- Sodium: 593mg
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Sugar: 14g
- Protein: 27g
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What a fantastic Dish…Straight from a restaurant it tasted and smelt…Thankyou so much for all your amazing skinnytaste dishes from downtown Australia Perth they never faiil..I am trying to order your Book One and Done that I have heard so much about…..Thanks for sharing Gina Im only too happy to buy!!
Thanks Carol!
I made this for dinner tonight….it is Amazing! My husband went back for seconds and this type of dish is totally outside of his comfort zone. Make this one, you will not be disappointed!
I made this last night and it was AMAZING!! I swapped Mango for the pineapple and added some sweet onion. Thank you Gina 🙂
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Love the mango idea. I have some in the freezer!
Excellent and easy!!! Oh, and of course delicious!!!! 👍👍👍👍👍 I didn’t add the spicy pepper. It was perfect as us!
My store was out of fresh ginger. Do you suggest ground ginger, ginger in the jar, or neither? Also, do you know if the amount I need to use should change and how much? Thank you so much.
Wondering where you get the smart points from? I put the nutritionall information into my calculator and it says 8 points per serving.
Hi Andrea! The only accurate way to determine any recipe’s SmartPoints® value is to plug the ingredients into the recipe builder on the Weight Watchers website (Click on “My Foods,” select “Recipe,” and click “Create a recipe.”) which does not count fruits and vegetables in recipes in the calculations as they are now 0 points.
The SmartPoints® calculator isn’t meant for recipes and will often give you the wrong points (usually higher) because it’s counting the fruits and vegetables. So if you see a recipe with a SmartPoints® value that’s different from what the calculator tells you, now you know why.
what brand of thai chili sauce?
Fast, easy and delicious!
Is there a recommended substitute for the fish sauce? I don’t think that will go over well with my family. Thanks!
Lauren, I dont eat any fish at all. I still use the fish sauce. I know its crazy, but you really dont detect any fish in the recipe at all. I wouldnt skip it, just dont let them see you use it and for sure, dont smell it! 🙂
I love this recipe! Do you think it could be made in an instant pot?
I have not tried that yet.
I cook from skinnytaste most nights, and this is one of my favorites because it’s so easy and SO good. I use canned pineapple when I’m in a hurry, and it’s still really good. Thank you so much for your recipes, Gina!
Do you think this will taste equally as good with shrimp instead of chicken?
I am allergic to seafood. If I omit the fish sauce will it make a big difference in the overall flavor?
Gina! Do you think this could be done in The instant pot? ITs one of my fave old faithfuls of your recipes and I wonder if ITV would cross over well to the IP – except for the texture of the chicken!
Made this for dinner tonight and it was a big hit. Loved all the flavors and I will be making this again. Thank you Gina for another great recipe!
Added red onions and extra chicken (for 0 added points). Was absolutely delicious!
I skipped the chili pepper and it was plenty hot! When you remove the veggies from the pan, be sure to wipe out the pan with a paper towel. The sweet sauce burned like crazy in my pan and caused my chicken to become black before it was cooked. If you don’t have the fish sauce, I think you can skip it and just use water. My last note is that I wish this had some red onion and maybe another veggie in it. Don’t be afraid to add another veggie – it will work!
This is now 3 freestyle points,… yaaaay
The points are not adding up. When i put in all the ingredients in Weight Watchers to create a recipe, I get 3 points. When I put in the nutrition info from above in it is showing me 8 points. Gina, you are showing 7 points. Any insight?
Are you using the recipe builder?
Hi Gina,It says in one place that this is 7 SP and then in another place it on the page it says it is 4 SP. If you have time could you please double check and clarify which one it is? Thanks for the great recipe!
Thank you for pointing that out. This is 4 SP.
I made this tonight and we loved it. I only used half the amount of bell pepper but added red onion and snow peas. I also used frozen pineapple. It was spicy enough for my family without added any hot pepper.
I made this but with much less peppers and added a bunch of stir fry veggies and still used pineapple. I had everything on hand but the sweet thai chili sauce. I found a recipe online and it was easy to make. I am glad I made it so I could control or lower the spice level. We love the flavors in this meal. Since we are doing WW smart points I didn’t serve it with rice. That is another reason I added a lot of veggies!
This is an amazing recipe! We have made it several times, and it is on the menu for tonight! The portion is so filling, and it makes sticking to WW points so easy! My hubby eats a lot more than me, so I add brown rice to his plate to fill him up. Thanks for the awesome recipe!!! Your recipes are a WW miracle in my book!
I made this tonight when I didnt have my daily menu ready! I did alter the recipe by adding to it broccoli,snap peas and carrots and using 1/2lb of chicken. I didnt have sweet chili sauce so I made up a sauce with tropical fruit juice,garlic chili paste,stevia brown sugar,cider vinegar- more of a sweet and sour. I followed cooking directions and it was tasty and full of veggies. I did figure the smart points on my version and it was 6.5 per serving, basically the same!
Made this tonight. It was so good. I was out of sweet chili sauce and had to make some real fast, but all went well. Thank you for this recipe.
I have oyster sauce on hand, do you think I could substitute that for the fish sauce?
This is a new favorite at our house! I added extra bell peppers and probably more Sweet Thai Chili Sauce than called for….also used a splash of siracha for heat instead of the red chili pepper, because my store doesn’t carry those. (love small-town grocery stores!) I served it over a Texmati rice blend, which was great. The leftovers were fantastic the next day. You could really add any vegetables you like, as the recipe is super-flexible.
Also the recipe says Thai sweet chilli sauce, why does everyone keep mentioning pineapple sweet chilli sauce. Am I missing something?
It looks like she changed the recipe. Thai sweet chili sauce will be just as delicious. The Thai Kitchen specific sauce that she mentioned before was sometimes difficult to find.
Made this last night and my husband loved it. I used a mix of bell pepper and onions, and canned pineapples. The sauce I found was a sweet chilli sauce made it Thailand and it went great with it. Served it with garlic rice. Thanks for a great recipe.
I made this last night — delicious!!
Can you freeze leftovers?
I've made this numerous times and it's still one of my favorite Skinnytaste recipes. I've made it with the pineapple & chili sauce mentioned, and I've also used either sweet chili sauce or a mixture of duck sauce and sweet & sour sauce. It's always come out great!
I've made this three times and each time it has turned out fantastic! As many others here have discussed, finding the Pineapple sauce was tough, but I substituted it with Sweet Chili Sauce and it was still amazing.
I also used potato flour instead of cornstarch just because I thought it might be a little bit healthier (?) and it turned out just great. I actually tried it once with the cornstarch and then the next time used potato flour – I really couldn't tell the difference.
Thank you so much for this great recipe! I'll be eating leftovers for lunch today. 🙂
If anyone is still having trouble finding the pineapple and chili dipping sauce, I recommend trying Albertsons if your town has one. That is where I found mine 🙂 Can't wait to make this for dinner tonight!
Made this tonight and it was really good. Wegmans didnt have thai kitchen pineapple chilie dipping sauce but wegmans brand had sweet chilie sauce which was just as good. I also added mushrooms Everything else i kept the same. Will def make again. Served over white rice.
DELICIOUS!! I made this dish last night and even my harshest critic (7 yr old) LOVED IT!! @Elizabeth (above), my little one is Celiac and cornstarch IS gluten free so you will be safe. Also, I didn't have the pineapple-chili sauce so I just substituted Thai Kitchen Sweet Red Chili Sauce. It was amazing!
Has anyone tried substituting rice flour for the cornstarch for gluten free?
This is delicious! However, I'm getting this to be 8 points+ per serving. The chicken is showing as 12 for one lb. and the sauce at 18 for a 1/2 cup. Am I doing something wrong? I will definitely make this again – just want to make sure I'm counting it correctly!
Did not have enough bell pepper so added green onions. Use pineapple juice and Siracha sauce in place of dipping sauce. Add ginger and garlic to oil before cooking chicken. A touch of soy at end. Canned pineapple worked well, too. Hubby said it was good upon first taste. BTW found recipe after searching for "tasty chicken pineapple recipe". Will definitely make again.
I will make this again but I will omit the fish sauce next time. It was a bit too salty for my taste.
Made this last night and everyone, even my picky teenager, loved it!
MLF
Made this tonight, but added some broccoli as well. It was so pretty with all the colors and was so YUMMY! Thanks for all the great recipes!
if i were to make this and let it cool completely, do you think it would freeze well??
Yum! Just made it! Thanks, also I found the sauce and dip
I like to cook the chicken first so I don't have to dirty two pans and lose all the sauce from emptying it into another dish.
Can't wait to make this recipe this week! Thanks for all of your great ideas!
This is an awesome recipe. Tastes amazing, but is not really a healthy alternative. The Thai Kitchen sauce (which calls for a 1/2 cup!) is loaded with sugar. Try using unsweetened pineapple juice and soy sauce instead. Keep the ginger, the garlic and the red chile pepper, and it will still be awesome.
This was excellent and easy! I left out the chili because I was also serving this to a 4 and 6 year old (they loved it), but I don't think it significantly impacted the overall flavor of the dish. I also used sweet chili dipping sauce because I had it on hand and after searching high and low I still couldn't find the the Thai Kitchen pineapple chili sauce. I'm sure if I had made this according to Gina's exact directions it would have been even better!
This is SO good. I used some kind of frozen chile cubes in the freezer section and I put WAY too many in but I like the spice so it was ok. The color and flavor were amazing.
I have tried a few recipes and they have ALL came out really good! This one too was very good!! I used frozen pineapple cuz I can't seem to keep fresh fruits and vegetables or they go bad too quickly. My family loved it! My kids have not rejected a recipe yet!! I am not a very good cook and I don't like to cook, but when I make one of your recipes, I actually get excited and enjoy cooking it. Thank you for the pictures. I also appreciate the comments, cuz I learn alot from them.
I just checked the calories and I am not getting such high numbers as you. Are you using raw or cooked chicken in my fitness pal, as that will alter the calories. Send me an email so we can figure this out.
I was plugging this recipe in to calorie count and my fitness pal (since I use both), and I too found that the calories were significantly off. I use 3 bell peppers so when I measured in cups, I was able to bring it up to 5.5 1 1/4 cup servings but the calories are still sitting at 271. Still pretty good but I hope maybe the calories could be updated in recipes!
Thanks for noticing, I'll check it, it may have been a typo. I try to double check every recipe but mistakes happen sometimes.
I love and use your recipes all the time. I made this tonight and it was delicious. However like most of your recipes I'm finding the calories are wayy off. Myfitnesspal.com has this at 301 per serving. Still not bad at all.
Made this for dinner this evening after the family absolutely loving the broiled tilapia w/thai curry sauce last night. The only words I have is OMG!!!
I absolutely LOVED this dish. It was so simple and yummy. I used Newman's Own Pineapple Salsa in place of the Thai Kitchen Pineapple Chili Sauce and it worked out wonderfully. I referred to this recipe on my casual blog and I linked/gave credit to you. Thank you!
I made this for dinner last night. I used a habanero and the heat level was perfectly balanced against the sweet. I used quinoa for my grain and that gave it a nutty balance that was well suited to my taste.
This is my absoloute favorite…I couldn't find the pineapple & Chili dipping sauce so I used pineapple juice and sweet chili sauce…tasted wonderful. The taste on this site is out of this world. I very rarely cook from anything other than this site!!!!
Is there a replacement for Thai Kitchen Pineapple & Chili dipping sauce? I live in Australia and won't be able to get it. This dish looks absolutely AMAZING!
It is called sweet chili sauce comes in a 32 oz. bottle as well as smaller ones. You can find it in the asian section at your supermarket or at any asian store. I also use it on top of fried chicken or grilled chicken breasts. Hope this works for you.
Just made this delicious dish and was received with lots of hmmms and ahhhhs, thank you! 🙂
Gina, your site is wonderful and I have made LOTS of your recipes but this one was AWWWWWWSOME! I did have a hard time finding the Pineapple Chili sauce. Had to go to 3 grocery stores and finally found it at Albertsons. It was well worth the search though. I did use the hot pepper in it and loved the sweet/hot flavor in it. Thank you for all your recipes that you share with us. Keep up the great work. Now I need to go and find another recipe to try. LOL
This has become my most favorite dish EVER!!! Very very delicious! I am such a fan of your site! Thank you for making healthy taste really really delicious!
I made this tonight and my husband's comment was, "this is probably the best thing you ever cooked, restaurant quality". Substituted Sweet Red Chili sauce for the Pineapple & Chili sauce, and used soy sauce instead of fish sauce – it was so delicious and easy to make! My kids loved it too.
This has become a FAVE in my house. I cannot find the Thai Kitchen Pineapple Chili sauce but I mix fresh pineapple juice, thai sweet chili sauce, sweet and sour sauce and Sriracha (thai hot sauce) together as a substitute and darn … it is DELISH (and low in points too)!
Just made this tonight! Awesome! Thanks for recipe.
This is the best recipe I have tried yet from your site! (Well, minus the oatmeal chip cookies, but I am trying not to eat sweets.) Thank you thank you for sharing. Even my 5 & 8 year old ate it — including the vegetables! Wow!
Made this for dinner last night and it was delish!! Thank you so much for these yummy and healthy recipes!
Just getting ready to sit down and enjoy this meal now! And I've snuck a small bite and cannot WAIT! Thanks for posting this and running this site! I'm new to WW and your site made my grocery planning a bit easier than it would've been w/o it!
I made this for my husband and I a week ago. This was absolutely spectacular! This will be put into our regular rotation of meals. My husband isn't really a "fruit in his meal" kind of guy, but he can't stop talking about it. I have passed your website with this recipe onto 4 other friends of mine so far. Thanks for the great recipes!
Albertsons has both fish sauce and the pineapple sauce, plus a bunch of other Thai Kitchen sauces, if people are still looking… I think it's called Kroger in some states.