Honey Ginger Chicken With Pineapple

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 fresh pineapple
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts or 4 boneless skinless chicken thighs, if you prefer dark meat
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 medium onion
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh gingerroot
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons dry sherry
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 (6 ounce) can pineapple juice
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1 teaspoon grated lime zest
• 1 red pepper, sliced thinly
• 1 green pepper, sliced thinly

Recipe

• 1 twist crow off of pineapple, cut pineapple in half lengthwise. save one half in refrigerator for later use. remove the core from remaining half and cut fruit from shell with a knife, then into chunks.
• 2 pound chicken to 1/2 in thickeness and season with salt and pepper.
• 3 warm olive oil in large pan.
• 4 add garlic and onion and saute until soft.
• 5 add chicken and brown on both sides.
• 6 combine water, honey, sherry and add to pan.
• 7 cover and simmer for about 8 minutes.
• 8 remove chicken from pan and keep warm.
• 9 mix cornstarch withpineapple juice, lime juice, and peel; stir into pan along with the bell peppers. cook until sauce boils and thickens.
• 10 add pineapple and heat.
• 11 spoon over chicken.
• 12 serve immediately over brown rice.