Hawaiian Chicken Fried Rice
This Hawaiian Chicken Fried Rice is sponsored by Minute® Ready to Serve Family Bowls. It’s a family favorite for busy evenings!
Super easy, wholesome and oh so yummy! Plus, just look at that color!
Hawaiian Chicken Fried Rice is so simple to make and it’s ready in only 15 minutes. It’s safe to say, that it’s perfect for weeknight dinners. This recipe is so adaptable too – it’s naturally gluten-free and can easily be made vegan by leaving out the chicken.
And there’s just something about a meal served inside of a pineapple that takes your taste buds to a tropical island!
You seriously can’t go wrong with a meal that involves almost ZERO prep work. Thanks to Minute® Ready to Serve Family Bowls, you don’t have to boil the rice, it’s already cooked for you. This recipe also uses pre-cooked chicken, and there’s no need to monitor or stir a skillet. Plus, there’s only one dish to wash at the end!
Minute® Ready to Serve Family Bowls are a go-to when I’m looking to cook up a quick, wholesome weeknight meal for my family. Weeknights can get so busy, and then more often than not, life throws a curve ball (traffic, unexpected late nights at work, etc.) sometimes you just have to roll with it… or in this case, “BOWL with it!” 😜
I love that in addition to the Minute Ready to Serve single serve cups, Minute now offers a larger size perfect for family-style meals like this one. The 16 oz. bowls provide 3-4 servings and are so convenient, since you can simply serve right out of the bowl.
Let’s make some Hawaiian Chicken Fried Rice!
Everyone in my household goes crazy for this bright and flavorful meal! It looks a little on the fancy side, but seriously guys, it could not be easier. Start by cooking up your veggies until they’re nice and tender. Throw in the Minute® Ready to Serve Family Bowl, cooked chicken and pineapple. Add a few basic sauces and voilà!
I used the Minute® Ready to Serve White Rice Family Bowl, but you could also use the 100% Whole Grain Brown Rice Family Bowl that is available. I love that both Minute Family Bowls are gluten free and contain no preservatives.
To make this meal a real show stopper, hollow out a pineapple and serve the fried rice inside. Totally optional, but if you want to take this dish from a casual weeknight dinner to a lively party meal, pineapple boats are a must.
I’m a huge fan of anything that involves a combination of sweet and savory flavors, with a variety of textures. The different ingredients in this meal keep my tastebuds wanting more! You’ll want more too! This meal is:
Filling
So convenient
Fresh
Super flavorful
Sunshine in a bowl!
I may not be headed off to Maui any time soon, but at least I can enjoy the tropical flavors and dream of clear blue ocean water as I chow down on dinner with my family. And this meal is so simple to throw together, you might just feel like you’re actually on vacation.
Hawaiian Chicken Fried Rice
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon avocado or olive oil
- 1 small white onion, chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
- 3 cups cooked rice (I used Minute® Ready to Serve White Rice Family Bowl)
- 1-2 cups cooked chicken*
- 1 cup pineapple tidbits, drained or fresh pineapple cut into small pieces
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce or coconut aminos, more or less to taste
- 2 green onions, sliced into rings
- red pepper flakes and fresh cilantro to garnish, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oil in a large skillet or wok to medium heat. Add onion and red bell pepper and sauté until tender.
- Add the rice, chicken and pineapple to the veggie mixture. Pour the soy sauce and sesame oil on top. Stir and fry the rice and veggie mixture until heated through and combined. Add chopped green onions and, if desired, also sprinkle on red pepper flakes and fresh cilantro. Taste and add more soy sauce and/or salt and pepper as needed.
- Serve the meal inside a hollowed out pineapple for extra flair!
Notes
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Need ideas for other quick & easy family meals? Try a few of my other favorites!
Southwestern Quinoa Sweet Potato Casserole
Slow Cooker Crispy Chicken Carnitas
Pineapple Salsa Fish Taco Bowls
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Something to think about….
Do you have any fun ideas for serving meals, like the pineapple boats? Have you tried using a Minute® Ready to Serve Family Bowl to make meal time a cinch? Keep the pantry stocked with Family Bowls; they’re the perfect solution when a quick, convenient and wholesome meal is needed!
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Minute® Ready to Serve Family Bowls.
I have never tried pre cooked rice and always shy away from it but this looks good and I lobe that it saves so much time.
How unique! Fried rice served in a pineapple shell. That must be so good! I will try to find a large pineapple so I can make this too. Thanks for sharing the recipe idea!
What a beautiful display. I love any dish with pineapple. I’ll have to give this one a try. I bet my family will love it.
This Hawaiian Fried Rice Recipe looks delicious and I can’t wait to try it! I love how convenient the Minute Rice Bowls are. Beautiful images of this recipe!
The presentation of the chicken fried rice is really inventive. It’s so neat that you used a pineapple to showcase the food. The fried rice sounds delicious. My husband and son love fried rice, so this is something I need to make for them. 😉
Wow, this sounds so good. I love how you served it in the pineapple. Such a pretty presentation.
I feel like I’ve been transported to the tropics!!! What a lovely presentation, the flavors are calling my name LOUDLY!
Wow what a pretty dish! Something you only see in restaurants! The rice looks delicious and the presentation is superb. I will need to try this to impress my guests!
Oh my gosh I already know this tastes delicious. There was a dish exactly like this at our state fair this year and it was so yummy!
It looks so Hawaiian. Or perfect for the summer.
Oh yum this sounds absolutely delicious – I love the idea of serving it in a pineapple as well that is such a cool idea.
Woah this looks fantastic! I love the idea of serving in then pineapple, my daughter would be pretty impressed, I bet. I have to try doing this!
That looks absolutely heavenly! I love pineapple anyway you can get it to me in this looks mouthwatering to me! I love that you use the pineapple as a bowl for it. What a great idea!
That looks delicious! I don’t make chicken fried rice nearly enough, but now I’ll have to try this version.
chicken fried rice is a family favorite and really quick and easy to make. Don;t know why I haven’t thought to add pineapple. Will be adding this to our menu planning.
This looks delicious! My son would love this idea and I can’t wait to try it.
We are big rice fans here. I recently made some rice with pineapple too, I love the presentation in the pineapple hull!
That sounds really tasty. I have never had a dish like this before, but it sounds like a perfect summer dish. Can’t wait to make it.