Sweet Hawaiian Chicken with Brown Rice

Panda who?   Better than you would get at any restaurant!

Ingredients

1 lb. diced boneless chicken

1/4 c. bread crumbs

1/2. powdered ginger

1/4 t. black pepper

2/3 c. pineapple juice

1/3 c. soy sauce

1/3 c. brown sugar

1 t. minced garlic

1 medium onion-chopped

2 green peppers- chopped

1 c. pineapple chunks

2 T. cornstarch

2 c. brown rice 

2-3 T. olive oil

Missing ingredients:  brown rice and olive oil

Directions

In a rice cooker or saucepan with lid, cook the rice according to the package. 

Heat 2-3 T. of olive oil in a large skillet.  In a small bowl, mix the bread crumbs, powdered ginger and black pepper.  Coat the chicken pieces in the breading.  Add the chicken to the large skillet and cook until they are fully cooked and brown. 

In another large skillet, add the pineapple juice, brown sugar and soy sauce.  Heat until boiling and then reduce the heat.  Add the green peppers, onions, and minced garlic.  Cook until the vegetables are tender.  Place the cornstarch in a small bowl and add some of the sauce with vegetables to the bowl. Mix until the cornstarch is dissolved.  Put this into the large skillet with the vegetables to thicken the sauce.  Add the diced pineapple to the sauce and set on low. 

  Add the sauce to the cooked chicken and mix. 

Place the Sweet Hawaiian Chicken over the brown rice. 

ENJOY!!!

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You can vary the dish simply by changing a few ingredients.  Here I used crushed pineapple with frozen stir-fry vegetables and canned baby corn.  Have fun with the ingredients, nothing is set in stone.