Pineapple Chicken USDA Recipe for Child Care Centers

Age Group: Ages 3-5
Serving Size: 25-50
Full of sweet pineapple and succulent bites of chicken. The dish is similar in flavor to sweet and sour pork.
CACFP CREDITING INFORMATION
⅔ cup (No. 6 scoop) pineapple chicken and ¼ cup (No. 16 scoop) cooked rice provides 1½ oz equivalent meat, ⅛ cup vegetable, ¼ cup fruit, and ½ oz equivalent grains.
SOURCE
Team Nutrition CACFP Multicultural Recipe Project.
https://teamnutrition.usda.gov
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Prep Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes

Ingredients
 

25 Servings

    Weight

    • - - Water
    • - - Salt, table
    • - - Black pepper, ground
    • - - Soy sauce, low-sodium
    • 2 lb 6½ oz Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen, ½" chopped
    • 12½ oz Brown rice, long grain, regular, uncooked
    • - - Canola oil
    • 12½ oz *Green onions with tops, fresh, thinly sliced
    • 1 lb 2¾ oz *Celery, fresh, ¼" diced
    • 4 lb 11 oz Pineapple with juice, canned, crushed, packed in juice or light syrup
    • - - Sugar
    • - - Cornstarch

    Measure

    • 1 qt 2½ cups Water
    • 1 tsp Salt, table
    • 1 tsp Black pepper, ground
    • ½ cup Soy sauce, low-sodium
    • - - Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen, ½" chopped
    • 2 cups Brown rice, long grain, regular, uncooked
    • ½ cup Canola oil
    • 2 qt ⅓ cup *Green onions with tops, fresh, thinly sliced
    • 1 qt *Celery, fresh, ¼" diced
    • 2 qt ⅓ cup (¾ No. 10 can) Pineapple with juice, canned, crushed, packed in juice or light syrup
    • ⅓ cup Sugar
    • ⅓ cup Cornstarch

    50 Servings

      Weight

      • - - Water
      • - - Salt, table
      • - - Black pepper, ground
      • - - Soy sauce, low-sodium
      • 4 lb 13 oz Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen, ½" chopped
      • 1 lb 9 oz Brown rice, long grain, regular, uncooked
      • - - Canola oil
      • 1 lb 9 oz *Green onions with tops, fresh, thinly sliced
      • 2 lb 5½ oz *Celery, fresh, ¼" diced
      • 9 lb 6 oz Pineapple with juice, canned, crushed, packed in juice or light syrup
      • - - Sugar
      • - - Cornstarch

      Measure

      • 3 qt 1 cup Water
      • 2 tsp Salt, table
      • 2 tsp Black pepper, ground
      • 1 cup Soy sauce, low-sodium
      • - - Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen, ½" chopped
      • 1 qt Brown rice, long grain, regular, uncooked
      • 1 cup Canola oil
      • 1 gal ⅔ cup *Green onions with tops, fresh, thinly sliced
      • 2 qt *Celery, fresh, ¼" diced
      • 1 gal ⅔ cup (1½ No. 10 can) Pineapple with juice, canned, crushed, packed in juice or light syrup
      • ⅔ cup Sugar
      • ⅔ cup Cornstarch

      Quantity
       

      25 Servings

        Weight

        • - - Water
        • - - Salt, table
        • - - Black pepper, ground
        • - - Soy sauce, low-sodium
        • 2 lb 6½ oz Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen, ½" chopped
        • 12½ oz Brown rice, long grain, regular, uncooked
        • - - Canola oil
        • 12½ oz *Green onions with tops, fresh, thinly sliced
        • 1 lb 2¾ oz *Celery, fresh, ¼" diced
        • 4 lb 11 oz Pineapple with juice, canned, crushed, packed in juice or light syrup
        • - - Sugar
        • - - Cornstarch

        Measure

        • 1 qt 2½ cups Water
        • 1 tsp Salt, table
        • 1 tsp Black pepper, ground
        • ½ cup Soy sauce, low-sodium
        • - - Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen, ½" chopped
        • 2 cups Brown rice, long grain, regular, uncooked
        • ½ cup Canola oil
        • 2 qt ⅓ cup *Green onions with tops, fresh, thinly sliced
        • 1 qt *Celery, fresh, ¼" diced
        • 2 qt ⅓ cup (¾ No. 10 can) Pineapple with juice, canned, crushed, packed in juice or light syrup
        • ⅓ cup Sugar
        • ⅓ cup Cornstarch

        50 Servings

          Weight

          • - - Water
          • - - Salt, table
          • - - Black pepper, ground
          • - - Soy sauce, low-sodium
          • 4 lb 13 oz Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen, ½" chopped
          • 1 lb 9 oz Brown rice, long grain, regular, uncooked
          • - - Canola oil
          • 1 lb 9 oz *Green onions with tops, fresh, thinly sliced
          • 2 lb 5½ oz *Celery, fresh, ¼" diced
          • 9 lb 6 oz Pineapple with juice, canned, crushed, packed in juice or light syrup
          • - - Sugar
          • - - Cornstarch

          Measure

          • 3 qt 1 cup Water
          • 2 tsp Salt, table
          • 2 tsp Black pepper, ground
          • 1 cup Soy sauce, low-sodium
          • - - Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen, ½" chopped
          • 1 qt Brown rice, long grain, regular, uncooked
          • 1 cup Canola oil
          • 1 gal ⅔ cup *Green onions with tops, fresh, thinly sliced
          • 2 qt *Celery, fresh, ¼" diced
          • 1 gal ⅔ cup (1½ No. 10 can) Pineapple with juice, canned, crushed, packed in juice or light syrup
          • ⅔ cup Sugar
          • ⅔ cup Cornstarch

          Ingredients
           

          25 Servings

            Weight

            • - - Water
            • - - Salt, table
            • - - Black pepper, ground
            • - - Soy sauce, low-sodium
            • 2 lb 6½ oz Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen, ½" chopped
            • 12½ oz Brown rice, long grain, regular, uncooked
            • - - Canola oil
            • 12½ oz *Green onions with tops, fresh, thinly sliced
            • 1 lb 2¾ oz *Celery, fresh, ¼" diced
            • 4 lb 11 oz Pineapple with juice, canned, crushed, packed in juice or light syrup
            • - - Sugar
            • - - Cornstarch

            Measure

            • 1 qt 2½ cups Water
            • 1 tsp Salt, table
            • 1 tsp Black pepper, ground
            • ½ cup Soy sauce, low-sodium
            • - - Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen, ½" chopped
            • 2 cups Brown rice, long grain, regular, uncooked
            • ½ cup Canola oil
            • 2 qt ⅓ cup *Green onions with tops, fresh, thinly sliced
            • 1 qt *Celery, fresh, ¼" diced
            • 2 qt ⅓ cup (¾ No. 10 can) Pineapple with juice, canned, crushed, packed in juice or light syrup
            • ⅓ cup Sugar
            • ⅓ cup Cornstarch

            50 Servings

              Weight

              • - - Water
              • - - Salt, table
              • - - Black pepper, ground
              • - - Soy sauce, low-sodium
              • 4 lb 13 oz Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen, ½" chopped
              • 1 lb 9 oz Brown rice, long grain, regular, uncooked
              • - - Canola oil
              • 1 lb 9 oz *Green onions with tops, fresh, thinly sliced
              • 2 lb 5½ oz *Celery, fresh, ¼" diced
              • 9 lb 6 oz Pineapple with juice, canned, crushed, packed in juice or light syrup
              • - - Sugar
              • - - Cornstarch

              Measure

              • 3 qt 1 cup Water
              • 2 tsp Salt, table
              • 2 tsp Black pepper, ground
              • 1 cup Soy sauce, low-sodium
              • - - Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen, ½" chopped
              • 1 qt Brown rice, long grain, regular, uncooked
              • 1 cup Canola oil
              • 1 gal ⅔ cup *Green onions with tops, fresh, thinly sliced
              • 2 qt *Celery, fresh, ¼" diced
              • 1 gal ⅔ cup (1½ No. 10 can) Pineapple with juice, canned, crushed, packed in juice or light syrup
              • ⅔ cup Sugar
              • ⅔ cup Cornstarch

              Quantity
               

              25 Servings

                Weight

                • - - Water
                • - - Salt, table
                • - - Black pepper, ground
                • - - Soy sauce, low-sodium
                • 2 lb 6½ oz Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen, ½" chopped
                • 12½ oz Brown rice, long grain, regular, uncooked
                • - - Canola oil
                • 12½ oz *Green onions with tops, fresh, thinly sliced
                • 1 lb 2¾ oz *Celery, fresh, ¼" diced
                • 4 lb 11 oz Pineapple with juice, canned, crushed, packed in juice or light syrup
                • - - Sugar
                • - - Cornstarch

                Measure

                • 1 qt 2½ cups Water
                • 1 tsp Salt, table
                • 1 tsp Black pepper, ground
                • ½ cup Soy sauce, low-sodium
                • - - Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen, ½" chopped
                • 2 cups Brown rice, long grain, regular, uncooked
                • ½ cup Canola oil
                • 2 qt ⅓ cup *Green onions with tops, fresh, thinly sliced
                • 1 qt *Celery, fresh, ¼" diced
                • 2 qt ⅓ cup (¾ No. 10 can) Pineapple with juice, canned, crushed, packed in juice or light syrup
                • ⅓ cup Sugar
                • ⅓ cup Cornstarch

                50 Servings

                  Weight

                  • - - Water
                  • - - Salt, table
                  • - - Black pepper, ground
                  • - - Soy sauce, low-sodium
                  • 4 lb 13 oz Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen, ½" chopped
                  • 1 lb 9 oz Brown rice, long grain, regular, uncooked
                  • - - Canola oil
                  • 1 lb 9 oz *Green onions with tops, fresh, thinly sliced
                  • 2 lb 5½ oz *Celery, fresh, ¼" diced
                  • 9 lb 6 oz Pineapple with juice, canned, crushed, packed in juice or light syrup
                  • - - Sugar
                  • - - Cornstarch

                  Measure

                  • 3 qt 1 cup Water
                  • 2 tsp Salt, table
                  • 2 tsp Black pepper, ground
                  • 1 cup Soy sauce, low-sodium
                  • - - Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen, ½" chopped
                  • 1 qt Brown rice, long grain, regular, uncooked
                  • 1 cup Canola oil
                  • 1 gal ⅔ cup *Green onions with tops, fresh, thinly sliced
                  • 2 qt *Celery, fresh, ¼" diced
                  • 1 gal ⅔ cup (1½ No. 10 can) Pineapple with juice, canned, crushed, packed in juice or light syrup
                  • ⅔ cup Sugar
                  • ⅔ cup Cornstarch
                  *See Marketing Guide

                  Ingredients
                   

                  25 Servings

                    Weight

                    • - - Water
                    • - - Salt, table
                    • - - Black pepper, ground
                    • - - Soy sauce, low-sodium
                    • 2 lb 6½ oz Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen, ½" chopped
                    • 12½ oz Brown rice, long grain, regular, uncooked
                    • - - Canola oil
                    • 12½ oz *Green onions with tops, fresh, thinly sliced
                    • 1 lb 2¾ oz *Celery, fresh, ¼" diced
                    • 4 lb 11 oz Pineapple with juice, canned, crushed, packed in juice or light syrup
                    • - - Sugar
                    • - - Cornstarch

                    Measure

                    • 1 qt 2½ cups Water
                    • 1 tsp Salt, table
                    • 1 tsp Black pepper, ground
                    • ½ cup Soy sauce, low-sodium
                    • - - Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen, ½" chopped
                    • 2 cups Brown rice, long grain, regular, uncooked
                    • ½ cup Canola oil
                    • 2 qt ⅓ cup *Green onions with tops, fresh, thinly sliced
                    • 1 qt *Celery, fresh, ¼" diced
                    • 2 qt ⅓ cup (¾ No. 10 can) Pineapple with juice, canned, crushed, packed in juice or light syrup
                    • ⅓ cup Sugar
                    • ⅓ cup Cornstarch

                    50 Servings

                      Weight

                      • - - Water
                      • - - Salt, table
                      • - - Black pepper, ground
                      • - - Soy sauce, low-sodium
                      • 4 lb 13 oz Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen, ½" chopped
                      • 1 lb 9 oz Brown rice, long grain, regular, uncooked
                      • - - Canola oil
                      • 1 lb 9 oz *Green onions with tops, fresh, thinly sliced
                      • 2 lb 5½ oz *Celery, fresh, ¼" diced
                      • 9 lb 6 oz Pineapple with juice, canned, crushed, packed in juice or light syrup
                      • - - Sugar
                      • - - Cornstarch

                      Measure

                      • 3 qt 1 cup Water
                      • 2 tsp Salt, table
                      • 2 tsp Black pepper, ground
                      • 1 cup Soy sauce, low-sodium
                      • - - Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen, ½" chopped
                      • 1 qt Brown rice, long grain, regular, uncooked
                      • 1 cup Canola oil
                      • 1 gal ⅔ cup *Green onions with tops, fresh, thinly sliced
                      • 2 qt *Celery, fresh, ¼" diced
                      • 1 gal ⅔ cup (1½ No. 10 can) Pineapple with juice, canned, crushed, packed in juice or light syrup
                      • ⅔ cup Sugar
                      • ⅔ cup Cornstarch

                      Quantity
                       

                      25 Servings

                        Weight

                        • - - Water
                        • - - Salt, table
                        • - - Black pepper, ground
                        • - - Soy sauce, low-sodium
                        • 2 lb 6½ oz Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen, ½" chopped
                        • 12½ oz Brown rice, long grain, regular, uncooked
                        • - - Canola oil
                        • 12½ oz *Green onions with tops, fresh, thinly sliced
                        • 1 lb 2¾ oz *Celery, fresh, ¼" diced
                        • 4 lb 11 oz Pineapple with juice, canned, crushed, packed in juice or light syrup
                        • - - Sugar
                        • - - Cornstarch

                        Measure

                        • 1 qt 2½ cups Water
                        • 1 tsp Salt, table
                        • 1 tsp Black pepper, ground
                        • ½ cup Soy sauce, low-sodium
                        • - - Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen, ½" chopped
                        • 2 cups Brown rice, long grain, regular, uncooked
                        • ½ cup Canola oil
                        • 2 qt ⅓ cup *Green onions with tops, fresh, thinly sliced
                        • 1 qt *Celery, fresh, ¼" diced
                        • 2 qt ⅓ cup (¾ No. 10 can) Pineapple with juice, canned, crushed, packed in juice or light syrup
                        • ⅓ cup Sugar
                        • ⅓ cup Cornstarch

                        50 Servings

                          Weight

                          • - - Water
                          • - - Salt, table
                          • - - Black pepper, ground
                          • - - Soy sauce, low-sodium
                          • 4 lb 13 oz Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen, ½" chopped
                          • 1 lb 9 oz Brown rice, long grain, regular, uncooked
                          • - - Canola oil
                          • 1 lb 9 oz *Green onions with tops, fresh, thinly sliced
                          • 2 lb 5½ oz *Celery, fresh, ¼" diced
                          • 9 lb 6 oz Pineapple with juice, canned, crushed, packed in juice or light syrup
                          • - - Sugar
                          • - - Cornstarch

                          Measure

                          • 3 qt 1 cup Water
                          • 2 tsp Salt, table
                          • 2 tsp Black pepper, ground
                          • 1 cup Soy sauce, low-sodium
                          • - - Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen, ½" chopped
                          • 1 qt Brown rice, long grain, regular, uncooked
                          • 1 cup Canola oil
                          • 1 gal ⅔ cup *Green onions with tops, fresh, thinly sliced
                          • 2 qt *Celery, fresh, ¼" diced
                          • 1 gal ⅔ cup (1½ No. 10 can) Pineapple with juice, canned, crushed, packed in juice or light syrup
                          • ⅔ cup Sugar
                          • ⅔ cup Cornstarch
                          *See Marketing Guide

                          Ingredients
                           

                          25 Servings

                            Weight

                            • - - Water
                            • - - Salt, table
                            • - - Black pepper, ground
                            • - - Soy sauce, low-sodium
                            • 2 lb 6½ oz Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen, ½" chopped
                            • 12½ oz Brown rice, long grain, regular, uncooked
                            • - - Canola oil
                            • 12½ oz *Green onions with tops, fresh, thinly sliced
                            • 1 lb 2¾ oz *Celery, fresh, ¼" diced
                            • 4 lb 11 oz Pineapple with juice, canned, crushed, packed in juice or light syrup
                            • - - Sugar
                            • - - Cornstarch

                            Measure

                            • 1 qt 2½ cups Water
                            • 1 tsp Salt, table
                            • 1 tsp Black pepper, ground
                            • ½ cup Soy sauce, low-sodium
                            • - - Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen, ½" chopped
                            • 2 cups Brown rice, long grain, regular, uncooked
                            • ½ cup Canola oil
                            • 2 qt ⅓ cup *Green onions with tops, fresh, thinly sliced
                            • 1 qt *Celery, fresh, ¼" diced
                            • 2 qt ⅓ cup (¾ No. 10 can) Pineapple with juice, canned, crushed, packed in juice or light syrup
                            • ⅓ cup Sugar
                            • ⅓ cup Cornstarch

                            50 Servings

                              Weight

                              • - - Water
                              • - - Salt, table
                              • - - Black pepper, ground
                              • - - Soy sauce, low-sodium
                              • 4 lb 13 oz Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen, ½" chopped
                              • 1 lb 9 oz Brown rice, long grain, regular, uncooked
                              • - - Canola oil
                              • 1 lb 9 oz *Green onions with tops, fresh, thinly sliced
                              • 2 lb 5½ oz *Celery, fresh, ¼" diced
                              • 9 lb 6 oz Pineapple with juice, canned, crushed, packed in juice or light syrup
                              • - - Sugar
                              • - - Cornstarch

                              Measure

                              • 3 qt 1 cup Water
                              • 2 tsp Salt, table
                              • 2 tsp Black pepper, ground
                              • 1 cup Soy sauce, low-sodium
                              • - - Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen, ½" chopped
                              • 1 qt Brown rice, long grain, regular, uncooked
                              • 1 cup Canola oil
                              • 1 gal ⅔ cup *Green onions with tops, fresh, thinly sliced
                              • 2 qt *Celery, fresh, ¼" diced
                              • 1 gal ⅔ cup (1½ No. 10 can) Pineapple with juice, canned, crushed, packed in juice or light syrup
                              • ⅔ cup Sugar
                              • ⅔ cup Cornstarch

                              Quantity
                               

                              25 Servings

                                Weight

                                • - - Water
                                • - - Salt, table
                                • - - Black pepper, ground
                                • - - Soy sauce, low-sodium
                                • 2 lb 6½ oz Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen, ½" chopped
                                • 12½ oz Brown rice, long grain, regular, uncooked
                                • - - Canola oil
                                • 12½ oz *Green onions with tops, fresh, thinly sliced
                                • 1 lb 2¾ oz *Celery, fresh, ¼" diced
                                • 4 lb 11 oz Pineapple with juice, canned, crushed, packed in juice or light syrup
                                • - - Sugar
                                • - - Cornstarch

                                Measure

                                • 1 qt 2½ cups Water
                                • 1 tsp Salt, table
                                • 1 tsp Black pepper, ground
                                • ½ cup Soy sauce, low-sodium
                                • - - Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen, ½" chopped
                                • 2 cups Brown rice, long grain, regular, uncooked
                                • ½ cup Canola oil
                                • 2 qt ⅓ cup *Green onions with tops, fresh, thinly sliced
                                • 1 qt *Celery, fresh, ¼" diced
                                • 2 qt ⅓ cup (¾ No. 10 can) Pineapple with juice, canned, crushed, packed in juice or light syrup
                                • ⅓ cup Sugar
                                • ⅓ cup Cornstarch

                                50 Servings

                                  Weight

                                  • - - Water
                                  • - - Salt, table
                                  • - - Black pepper, ground
                                  • - - Soy sauce, low-sodium
                                  • 4 lb 13 oz Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen, ½" chopped
                                  • 1 lb 9 oz Brown rice, long grain, regular, uncooked
                                  • - - Canola oil
                                  • 1 lb 9 oz *Green onions with tops, fresh, thinly sliced
                                  • 2 lb 5½ oz *Celery, fresh, ¼" diced
                                  • 9 lb 6 oz Pineapple with juice, canned, crushed, packed in juice or light syrup
                                  • - - Sugar
                                  • - - Cornstarch

                                  Measure

                                  • 3 qt 1 cup Water
                                  • 2 tsp Salt, table
                                  • 2 tsp Black pepper, ground
                                  • 1 cup Soy sauce, low-sodium
                                  • - - Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen, ½" chopped
                                  • 1 qt Brown rice, long grain, regular, uncooked
                                  • 1 cup Canola oil
                                  • 1 gal ⅔ cup *Green onions with tops, fresh, thinly sliced
                                  • 2 qt *Celery, fresh, ¼" diced
                                  • 1 gal ⅔ cup (1½ No. 10 can) Pineapple with juice, canned, crushed, packed in juice or light syrup
                                  • ⅔ cup Sugar
                                  • ⅔ cup Cornstarch
                                  *See Marketing Guide

                                  Ingredients
                                   

                                  25 Servings

                                    Weight

                                    • - - Water
                                    • - - Salt, table
                                    • - - Black pepper, ground
                                    • - - Soy sauce, low-sodium
                                    • 2 lb 6½ oz Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen, ½" chopped
                                    • 12½ oz Brown rice, long grain, regular, uncooked
                                    • - - Canola oil
                                    • 12½ oz *Green onions with tops, fresh, thinly sliced
                                    • 1 lb 2¾ oz *Celery, fresh, ¼" diced
                                    • 4 lb 11 oz Pineapple with juice, canned, crushed, packed in juice or light syrup
                                    • - - Sugar
                                    • - - Cornstarch

                                    Measure

                                    • 1 qt 2½ cups Water
                                    • 1 tsp Salt, table
                                    • 1 tsp Black pepper, ground
                                    • ½ cup Soy sauce, low-sodium
                                    • - - Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen, ½" chopped
                                    • 2 cups Brown rice, long grain, regular, uncooked
                                    • ½ cup Canola oil
                                    • 2 qt ⅓ cup *Green onions with tops, fresh, thinly sliced
                                    • 1 qt *Celery, fresh, ¼" diced
                                    • 2 qt ⅓ cup (¾ No. 10 can) Pineapple with juice, canned, crushed, packed in juice or light syrup
                                    • ⅓ cup Sugar
                                    • ⅓ cup Cornstarch

                                    50 Servings

                                      Weight

                                      • - - Water
                                      • - - Salt, table
                                      • - - Black pepper, ground
                                      • - - Soy sauce, low-sodium
                                      • 4 lb 13 oz Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen, ½" chopped
                                      • 1 lb 9 oz Brown rice, long grain, regular, uncooked
                                      • - - Canola oil
                                      • 1 lb 9 oz *Green onions with tops, fresh, thinly sliced
                                      • 2 lb 5½ oz *Celery, fresh, ¼" diced
                                      • 9 lb 6 oz Pineapple with juice, canned, crushed, packed in juice or light syrup
                                      • - - Sugar
                                      • - - Cornstarch

                                      Measure

                                      • 3 qt 1 cup Water
                                      • 2 tsp Salt, table
                                      • 2 tsp Black pepper, ground
                                      • 1 cup Soy sauce, low-sodium
                                      • - - Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen, ½" chopped
                                      • 1 qt Brown rice, long grain, regular, uncooked
                                      • 1 cup Canola oil
                                      • 1 gal ⅔ cup *Green onions with tops, fresh, thinly sliced
                                      • 2 qt *Celery, fresh, ¼" diced
                                      • 1 gal ⅔ cup (1½ No. 10 can) Pineapple with juice, canned, crushed, packed in juice or light syrup
                                      • ⅔ cup Sugar
                                      • ⅔ cup Cornstarch

                                      Quantity
                                       

                                      25 Servings

                                        Weight

                                        • - - Water
                                        • - - Salt, table
                                        • - - Black pepper, ground
                                        • - - Soy sauce, low-sodium
                                        • 2 lb 6½ oz Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen, ½" chopped
                                        • 12½ oz Brown rice, long grain, regular, uncooked
                                        • - - Canola oil
                                        • 12½ oz *Green onions with tops, fresh, thinly sliced
                                        • 1 lb 2¾ oz *Celery, fresh, ¼" diced
                                        • 4 lb 11 oz Pineapple with juice, canned, crushed, packed in juice or light syrup
                                        • - - Sugar
                                        • - - Cornstarch

                                        Measure

                                        • 1 qt 2½ cups Water
                                        • 1 tsp Salt, table
                                        • 1 tsp Black pepper, ground
                                        • ½ cup Soy sauce, low-sodium
                                        • - - Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen, ½" chopped
                                        • 2 cups Brown rice, long grain, regular, uncooked
                                        • ½ cup Canola oil
                                        • 2 qt ⅓ cup *Green onions with tops, fresh, thinly sliced
                                        • 1 qt *Celery, fresh, ¼" diced
                                        • 2 qt ⅓ cup (¾ No. 10 can) Pineapple with juice, canned, crushed, packed in juice or light syrup
                                        • ⅓ cup Sugar
                                        • ⅓ cup Cornstarch

                                        50 Servings

                                          Weight

                                          • - - Water
                                          • - - Salt, table
                                          • - - Black pepper, ground
                                          • - - Soy sauce, low-sodium
                                          • 4 lb 13 oz Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen, ½" chopped
                                          • 1 lb 9 oz Brown rice, long grain, regular, uncooked
                                          • - - Canola oil
                                          • 1 lb 9 oz *Green onions with tops, fresh, thinly sliced
                                          • 2 lb 5½ oz *Celery, fresh, ¼" diced
                                          • 9 lb 6 oz Pineapple with juice, canned, crushed, packed in juice or light syrup
                                          • - - Sugar
                                          • - - Cornstarch

                                          Measure

                                          • 3 qt 1 cup Water
                                          • 2 tsp Salt, table
                                          • 2 tsp Black pepper, ground
                                          • 1 cup Soy sauce, low-sodium
                                          • - - Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, fresh or frozen, ½" chopped
                                          • 1 qt Brown rice, long grain, regular, uncooked
                                          • 1 cup Canola oil
                                          • 1 gal ⅔ cup *Green onions with tops, fresh, thinly sliced
                                          • 2 qt *Celery, fresh, ¼" diced
                                          • 1 gal ⅔ cup (1½ No. 10 can) Pineapple with juice, canned, crushed, packed in juice or light syrup
                                          • ⅔ cup Sugar
                                          • ⅔ cup Cornstarch
                                          *See Marketing Guide

                                          Instructions
                                           

                                          • Make marinade: In a plastic bag or large bowl stir together water, salt, pepper, and soy sauce.
                                            Amount of water to use:
                                            For 25 servings, use ½ cups.
                                            For 50 servings, use 1 cup.
                                          • Place chicken in marinade and allow it to sit in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
                                          • Combine brown rice and water in a large stockpot. Reserve remaining water for step 9.
                                            For 25 servings, add 1 qt water.
                                            For 50 servings, add 2 qt water.
                                            Heat on medium–high heat to a rolling boil.
                                          • Cover and reduce heat to medium. Cook until water is absorbed, about 30–40 minutes. Fluff the rice gently with a large spoon.
                                          • Heat half of the oil in a tilt kettle or large stockpot. Reserve remaining oil.
                                            For 25 servings, use ¼ cup oil.
                                            For 50 servings, use ½ cup oil.
                                          • Sauté green onions and celery for 5–7 minutes or until celery begins to cook, but stays crunchy. Stir frequently
                                          • Remove vegetables and set aside.
                                          • Add remaining oil to the pot. Add chicken and marinade and pineapple with juice to pot. Continue cooking on medium–high heat and bring to a boil, 7–10 minutes. Stir frequently.
                                            Critical Control Point: Heat to 165 °F or higher for 15 seconds.
                                          • Make cornstarch mixture: In a small bowl whisk remaining water together with sugar and cornstarch until smooth. Amount of remaining water to use:
                                            For 25 servings, use 2 cups.
                                            For 50 servings, use 1 qt.
                                          • Stir cornstarch mixture into the chicken and pineapple. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cook for 5 minutes, or until sauce is nectar thick. Stir frequently. Add more water if too thick.
                                          • Stir celery and green onions into pineapple chicken mixture and cook for 5 minutes.
                                          • Serving size ⅔ cup (No. 6 scoop) pineapple chicken over ¼ cup cooked rice.
                                            Critical Control Point: Hold at 140 °F or higher.

                                          Nutrition INFORMATION

                                          Pineapple Chicken USDA Recipe for Child Care Centers
                                          Amount Per Serving
                                           
                                          0 ⅔ cup (No. 6 scoop) pineapple chicken over ¼ cup (No. 16 scoop) cooked rice.
                                          Calories
                                          204
                                          Total Fat
                                           
                                          8
                                          g
                                          12
                                          %
                                          Saturated Fat
                                           
                                          1
                                          g
                                          6
                                          %
                                          Cholesterol
                                           
                                          39
                                          mg
                                          13
                                          %
                                          Sodium
                                           
                                          354
                                          mg
                                          15
                                          %
                                          Total Carbohydrate
                                           
                                          19
                                          g
                                          6
                                          %
                                          Dietary Fiber
                                           
                                          1
                                          g
                                          4
                                          %
                                          Total Sugars
                                           
                                          5
                                          g
                                          6
                                          %
                                          Protein
                                           
                                          14
                                          g
                                          28
                                          %
                                          Calcium
                                           
                                          20
                                          mg
                                          2
                                          %
                                          Iron
                                           
                                          1
                                          mg
                                          6
                                          %
                                          N/A=data not available
                                          *Marketing Guide
                                          25 Servings:
                                          Green onions with tops: 1 lb
                                          Celery: 1 lb 7 oz
                                          50 Servings:
                                          Green onions with tops: 1 lb 15 oz
                                          Celery: 2 lb 14 oz

                                          Notes

                                          *See Marketing Guide for purchasing information on foods that will change during the preparation or when a variation of the ingredients is available.
                                          Variation
                                          If chicken is frozen, defrost in the refrigerator for 1 day per 1–5 pounds. Hold raw
                                          chicken at 40 °F or lower.
                                          Yield / Volume
                                          25 Servings:
                                          8 lb 10½ oz pineapple chicken, 12½ oz brown rice
                                          1 gal ⅔ cup pineapple chicken, 1 qt 2¼ cups brown rice
                                          50 Servings:
                                          17 lb 5 oz pineapple chicken, 1 lb 9 oz brown rice
                                          2 gal 1⅓ cups pineapple chicken, 3 qt ½ cup brown rice