Freezer Friendly Hawaiian Chicken Tenders

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This Hawaiian inspired pineapple chicken cooks up tender with hints of toasted sesame and sweet, tangy pineapple. It’s ready in less than 30 minutes and served over rice with a side of steamed broccoli for a well-rounded meal. 

Freezer Friendly Hawaiian Chicken Tenders Ingredients:

1 lb. chicken breast tenders
2 cups cubed pineapple
⅔ cup pineapple juice
¼ cup coconut aminos
2 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
1 tablespoon gluten-free flour
½ cup chopped green onion

For Serving

4 cups cooked jasmine rice
4 cups steamed broccoli
1 teaspoon sea salt

Freeze Friendly Pineapple Chicken Tenders

Course dinner, Lunch, Main Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword Chicken, dinner, gluten free, instant pot, lunch

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings meals

Calories 508kcal

Author Meal Prep on Fleek

Equipment

Instant Pot

Ingredients

1 lb. chicken breast tenders
2 cups cubed pineapple
⅔ cup pineapple juice
¼ cup coconut aminos
2 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
1 tablespoon gluten-free flour
½ cup chopped green onion

For Serving

4 cups cooked jasmine rice
4 cups steamed broccoli
1 teaspoon sea salt

Instructions

Stir together ingredients for the sauce in a small bowl. Add chicken, pineapple, and green onion to a 1-gallon zip-top bag.
Pour sauce over ingredients and marinate for 20 minutes in the refrigerator. Transfer to the freezer and freeze until 24 hours before cooking. Thaw in the refrigerator.
Pour pineapple chicken and sauce into the instant pot. Lock lid and close vent valve. Press Manual setting for 15 minutes.
When the timer goes off allow pressure to naturally release before opening the vent valve and releasing the remaining pressure.
Remove lid and spoon pineapple chicken over 1 cup of jasmine rice in 4 large compartments of teal MPOF containers. Add steamed broccoli to smaller compartments and sprinkle with salt. Refrigerate until serving.