Name: Hawaiian Chicken and Super-Charged Rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: .25 cup light brown sugar; 2 tbsp garlic (minced); 1 tsp ginger (ground); 4 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tsp fish sauce; 2 tsp corn starch; 2 lbs boneless chicken (cubed); 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 medium sweet onion (quartered and sliced); 1 whole pineapple (chunks); 2 cups long grain white rice; 2 cups water; .25 cup parsley; .25 cup flax seeds; .25 cup chia seeds; .25 cup sesame seeds; 2 tbsp butter; 1 tsp sea salt

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Take a trip to Hawaii with these signature Asian/Island flavors all piled up in a pretty plate with added healthy seeds for both flavor and a nutrient rich punch that even pass a kid’s picky palate! This is a simple dish that is easy to make for a family sized meal. It’s got sweet, sour, salty, and umami flavors for a well balanced dish that pretty healthy.

Hawaiian Chicken and Super-Charged Rice

Dave Palmer

This modern take on Hawaiian style chicken will please your palate while providing additional nutrition. It's super-charged!

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Wait Time 20

Total Time 1

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings people

Calories 726 kcal

Equipment

1 Pressure Cooker

1 Large Saute Pan

Ingredients

Marinade

.25 cup light brown sugar
2 tbsp garlic minced
1 tsp ginger ground
4 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp fish sauce
2 tsp corn starch

Hawaiian Style Chicken

2 lbs boneless chicken cubed
2 tbsp olive oil
1 medium sweet onion quartered and sliced
1 whole pineapple chunks

Super-Charged Rice

2 cups long grain white rice
2 cups water
.25 cup parsley
.25 cup flax seeds
.25 cup chia seeds
.25 cup sesame seeds
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp sea salt

Instructions

Marinate

Mix together all marinade ingredients aside from corn starch in a container large enough to hold the chicken while it marinates in the refrigerator. Thoroughly coat chicken with all of the marinade and place in the fridge for 30 mins.
.25 cup light brown sugar, 2 tbsp garlic, 1 tsp ginger, 4 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tsp fish sauce, 2 lbs boneless chicken

Super-Charged Rice

Place all of the super-charged rice ingredients in a pressure cooker. Pressure cook on high for 4 mins. Use the keep warm feature and allow the rice to naturally release for at least 20 mins.
2 cups long grain white rice, 2 cups water, .25 cup parsley, .25 cup flax seeds, .25 cup chia seeds, .25 cup sesame seeds, 2 tbsp butter, 1 tsp sea salt

Hawaiian Style Chicken

In a large saute pan caramelize the onion in olive oil over medium heat while you cut the pineapple. Add pineapple chunks when onion is translucent and somewhat caramelized. Bring pineapple up to temp where it starts to release its juices and they begin to simmer. Add chicken to the pan leaving most of the marinade behind and stir together gently until the chicken begins to cook. Reduce heat to medium-low and cover to sauté.
1 medium sweet onion, 1 whole pineapple, 2 tbsp olive oil
While chicken is sauteing whisk together the remaining marinade with the corn starch to thicken to a sauce. If it feels too thick, simply add a splash of water and whisk again. Add sauce to the saute pan and stir to evenly coat. Cover and simmer a little while longer (2 mins) to make sure all the chicken juice in the marinade gets up to temperature.
2 tsp corn starch

Plating

Serve the chicken hot on a bed of the rice. Garnish with more sesame seeds and parsley if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 726kcalCarbohydrates: 92gProtein: 43gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 107mgSodium: 1367mgPotassium: 1060mgFiber: 9gSugar: 27gVitamin A: 275IUVitamin C: 79mgCalcium: 210mgIron: 4mg

Keyword chia, chicken, cooking, dinner, family, flax, hawaiian, healthy, rice, sesame

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