Instant Pot Pineapple Chicken is an easy weeknight dinner recipe that kids will love! This Hawaiian chicken inspired recipe is packed with chunks of pineapple in a sweet sauce. Serve over rice for an easy meal the whole family will adore.
Optional: 3 TBSP cornstarch for thickening of sauce.
Instructions
Dice chicken breast into approximately 1 inch squares and season lightly with salt and white pepper.
In a medium bowl whisk brown sugar, vinegar, lemon juice, and soy sauce.
Place chicken pieces on the trivet in your instant pot as best as possible to avoid burning or sticking to the bottom of the pot.
Dump the entire can of pineapple chunks with juice over the chicken, along with the sauce you mixed.
Place the lid on the instant pot and turn on.
Pressure cook on high for six minutes.
Allow to naturally release for 10 minutes, then quick release the remaining pressure.
Add all ingredients to a serving bowl, top with cilantro, and serve with rice.
Notes
If you need your sauce a little thicker, you can make a cornstarch slurry to add into the pot after the pressure has been released.Mix 3 TBSP of cornstarch with 3 TBSP of the hot liquid inside the instant pot. Remove the tray from the instant pot and dump the chicken into the sauce. Turn the instant pot back on and to “saute” mode. Add the cornstarch slurry back to the pan and stir. Allow the sauce to bubble for 1 minute, or until thicker.