Description
This recipe combines the flavors of teriyaki sauce, pineapple, sweet onion, red pepper, cashews and a little garlic with tender chicken and swiss cheese (it’s a wonderful addition!). It is easy to prepare; just requires a little simmer-time. Serve over your favorite rice.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil, divided
- 2 large skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cubed
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 large bell pepper, cut into 1/2-inch squares
- ½ sweet onion, cut into 1/2-inch squares
- 1 cup teriyaki sauce
- 1 cup chicken broth
- ½ sweet onion, chopped
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ cup cashew pieces
- 3 dashes Asian-style hot sauce, or to taste (Optional)
- 1 cup frozen pineapple chunks, thawed
- 4 slices Swiss cheese, cut into strips
Instructions
- Heat 1 tablespoon sesame oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir chicken
- salt
- and pepper in hot oil until chicken is almost cooked through
- 5 to 7 minutes.
- Heat remaining 1 tablespoon sesame oil in a small skillet over medium heat; cook and stir bell pepper and onion squares until edges of peppers are tender
- about 5 minutes. Remove skillet from heat.
- Mix teriyaki sauce
- chicken broth
- chopped sweet onion
- and garlic powder with chicken; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until liquid is reduced by half and chicken is cooked through
- 15 to 20 minutes.
- Stir bell pepper-onion mixture
- cashew pieces
- and hot sauce into chicken mixture and simmer until heated through
- 2 to 3 minutes. Remove skillet from heat. Stir pineapple into chicken mixture. Arrange Swiss cheese slices over chicken mixture.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 45 mins
Servings: 4