Makes dinner for two, with leftovers for lunch.
Approximate cooking time: 35 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 Tbs coconut oil
- 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- coconut aminos (tastes like soy sauce)
- 1 cup pineapple, diced
- 1 medium red pepper, diced
- 3 romaine hearts
Instructions
- Prepare all vegetables.
- Cut chicken breasts into 1" pieces, and season lightly with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and add coconut oil when hot.
- Add onions and chicken to the pan and cook about 5 minutes.
- Add a small splash of coconut aminos (about 2 Tbs), and continue to cook another 5 minutes.
- Add pineapple and peppers and cook until chicken is cooked and vegetables are tender.
- Serve over chopped romaine.
14 Comments
Becky
New to this! Can you have steamed veggie’s with this or salad? Or is this all you get?
Jason G.
Unless you are *really* focusing on weight loss, you can pretty much add steamed vegetables to any meal without worrying too much. For instance, a whole red pepper has around 20 calories, and a cup of broccoli has around 45 calories. So, pretty safe to add.
heyoulady
The husband made this tonight so when I came home from work and walked into the house all I smelled was sweet yumminess! He added a little cornstarch to thicken the sauce a bit (it was runny) and used skinless boneless chicken thighs. Is there a better thickener to use other than cornstarch with these recipes that have sauces? All in all a very filling meal.
Neely
We’re happy you liked it. Try using tapioca starch/flour next time. It’s very similar in texture to corn starch.
April1900
Is there anything else I can use besides coconut aminos? It is very hard to find.
Neely
@April1900 – You an order them online, but some people make the exception in this case for tamari if they don’t have an overt sensitivity to soy. If you can’t tolerate tamari, just use salt. Anyone else have any suggestions?
MKMBeaulieu
I was able to find coconut aminos on amazon.com for about $15. Not cheap, but you use so little in dishes, we figured we’d try it out.
I also found this recipe for “soy-less soy sauce” on Allrecipes.com but I would sub out the molasses for raw honey unless I was in a real pinch, and then, only blackstrap. Haven’t tried it, but a friend recommended. Now that I think about it, I’m not all that sure about the potentially shady background behind making beef bullion… Neely/Josh any comments about bullion??
INGREDIENTS
4 tablespoons beef bouillon
4 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
2 teaspoons dark molasses
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1 pinch white pepper
1 pinch garlic powder
1 1/2 cups water
DIRECTIONS
In a saucepan over medium heat, stir together the beef bouillon, balsamic vinegar, molasses, ginger, white pepper, garlic powder and water. Boil gently until liquid is reduced to about 1 cup, about 15 minutes.
Neely
@MKMBeaulieu – Bouillon can be fine as long as all the ingredients are Paleo. You just need to check that out. Otherwise, use a pre-made broth or a homemade broth instead.
donnyriz
Coconut aminos can be found at the Vitamin Shoppe and Sprouts (Henry’s) for about $7 a bottle.
Kakoritz
i substituted oranges and added artichokes. mmmm.
Adrianna
Yumm, it’s a favorite. Although I think it’s better the day after. And I could do without the chopped romain. The chicken itself is delicious tho!
Maya
If I were to use a teryiaki chicken recipe from a non Paleo site and change it to a Paleo friendly recipe, would the amount of coconut aminos be a 1 to 1 measurement of a recipe with soy sauce! For instance, if the recipe asks for a 1/2 cup of soy sauce, would I use a 1/2 cup of coconut aminos?
Neely Quinn
Maya – As far as I know, yes.
Amy
Coconut Aminos can be found at Whole Foods in the same section as the soy sauces and tamari. It is on the bottom shelf at my store about is easy to miss. It’s about $7 a bottle.