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Mango Pineapple Chicken - A delicious, fruity dish that kids are sure to love.
When I add fruit to my kids' meals then they instantly gain approval. Meals like fruity chicken curry or sweet and sour chicken are requested often in our house. This mango pineapple chicken is another favourite. Finn likes to keep all the fruit until the end, Rory likes to eat all the fruit first!
I love how easy this is to make, once you have chopped all the veggies, chicken and fruit it is just a case of browning the chicken, along with the veg, before adding all the sauce ingredients. Then just let it simmer away to let the flavours all blend together.
We love this served with rice or with quinoa. If using quinoa I usually mix it through the dish at the end so that it is all combined. The quinoa tastes great the next day cold.
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Mango and Pineapple Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 onion (finely chopped)
- 1 celery stalk (finely chopped)
- 2 cloves of garlic (finely chopped)
- 1 med carrot (peeled and finely chopped)
- 2 large (650g) chicken breasts
- 1 red bell pepper (capsicum) (finely chopped)
- 400 g can of tomatoes
- ½ cup (125ml) chicken stock
- 432 g can pineapple chunks in juice
- 1 mango (chopped into cubes)
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan and fry the onion, celery, garlic, carrot and chicken, over a medium heat, until the onion has softened (approx 5 mins).
- Add the bell pepper (capsicum) and fry for a couple more mins, until the chicken has cooked.
- Add the chicken stock, tomatoes and ⅓ cup (80ml) of the pineapple juice from the tin of pineapples.
- Add the pineapple (drained) and mango, cover and allow to simmer for 10 mins. Remove the lid and simmer for a further 10 mins.
Christine
Can you use frozen pieces of mango defrosted when fresh mangoes are not in season?
Amy
Yes, I haven't tested it but I'd say frozen will work
Aoife Lyons
Freezes well! My mum said he enjoyed it from reheated defrosted!!
Aoife Lyons
Made this, I'm a vegetarian so didn't taste it.my 14 month old seemed to like it but not love it.
Aoife Lyons
Freezes well! My mum said he enjoyed it from reheated defrosted!!
Robyn
Hi! This looks yummy! Can you freeze it?
Amy
Hi Robyn, thank you! Yes, you can freeze it. Enjoy!
Victoria
I love this recipe! Ate it so often when I was pregnant!
I’m just starting to make our meals more suitable for my son, he’s nearly 7 months and definitely past the first tastes stage onto more exciting foods,would this recipe need any changes for him? Obviously I’d blitz his slightly and use low salt stock but other than that do I need to change anything else?
Amy
Hi Victoria, sorry I missed your comment. I'm so glad you loved this recipe when you were pregnant, I bet your son will love it if he was used to getting it so much in your tummy! As you mentioned, I'd use low salt / homemade stock or even water but everything else should be good. I hope he loves it!
Joanne Walker
Made it today, its soooo tasty. Reminds me of sweet and sour chicken but healthy. I think it could handle 3 chicken breast fillets, and i didn't put them in until after the pepper as i hate overcooked chicken, didn't want to risk it ?
Fabulous recipes here, i look forward to trying more out, thank you!
Amy
Thanks Joanne, so happy you enjoyed it. I haven't made this in a while...I think I may just have to make if for dinner tomorrow now! Thanks for the feedback and hope you enjoy some other recipes ??