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    Pineapple Pepper Rice

    Updated Feb 28, 2022

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    Pineapple Pepper Rice

    Need a new rice recipe? Pineapple Pepper Rice This might be the one! It is savory and just a little sweet, brightly colored and tastes great. If you have leftover rice, this an also be made in less than 30 minutes. Pineapple Pepper Rice is excellent served with grilled chicken or pork, or hey, just dig into a bowl all by itself.

    Pineapple Pepper Rice

    Pineapple Pepper Rice is soooo yum!

    We are always on the lookout for new ways to prepare rice. Our family loves it, especially our youngest child. She's crazy about rice recipes!

    Ingredients Needed to Make this Rice Dish:

    • Uncooked brown rice - For this recipe, do not use instant or quick cook.
    • Chicken broth
    • All purpose seasoning
    • White onion
    • Bell peppers
    • Vegetable oil
    • Garlic
    • Crushed pineapple
    • Soy sauce
    • Black pepper
    • Ground ginger
    • Fresh cilantro
    Pineapple Pepper Rice

    You can use any kind of rice for this recipe, as long as it is not a quick-cook variety. We had a partial bag of brown and a partial bag of white left, so we mixed it. Instead of cooking our rice in plain water, we used chicken broth. Broth = magic.  leftover rice you can skip this step totally and get to the skillet.

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    How to Make Pineapple Pepper Rice:

    1. In a pot with a tight fitting lid, combine rice, chicken broth and vegetable seasoning. Bring to a low boil, stir. Cover with lid, reduce heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes or according to package cooking time. Do not stir while cooking.
    2. Next, chop onion and bell peppers into small diced pieces. Set aside.
    3. When rice is done cooking, heat garlic and oil on medium heat in a separate large skillet. Add onions and peppers, stir and saute for 5 to 10 minutes until vegetables start to soften.
    4. Stir in crushed pineapple, soy sauce, ginger and pepper. Reduce heat to a simmer. Add rice, combine well. Heat through, about 5 minutes. Add cilantro and serve.

    Garlic...yep. Sizzle until you start to smell it and it turns golden. If it burns, toss it and start over.

    This dish came together with some left over bell peppers we had on hand. Turned out fantastic. You could also use some fresh chopped green onions, some mushrooms, or small diced zucchini.

    Pineapple Pepper Rice

    You can use pineapple chunks if you prefer, but we wanted smaller pieces and opted for crushed instead. We did not want the sweetness of the pineapple to overpower the rice recipe. (By the way, this recipe is excellent with our Hawaiian Grilled Pork Kabobs.)

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    Stir the very well, adding the soy sauce, pepper, and ginger. Stir in your rice. Simmer, add cilantro and serve.

    This savory-sweet rice recipe is a perfect side dish. Using bright chopped sweet peppers and crushed pineapples, our Pineapple Pepper Rice is so good!

    Love this Pineapple Pepper Rice Recipe! We will be making this again very soon. (No leftovers!)

    (If you see these shots of food from my deck rail, know that I am running out of natural daylight in my kitchen. ♥ )

    Pineapple Pepper Rice

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    Pineapple Pepper Rice

    Pineapple Pepper Rice

    A tasty rice side dish with sweet bell peppers, pineapple and cilantro.
    4.80 from 5 votes
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    Prep Time 25 mins
    Cook Time 20 mins
    Total Time 45 mins
    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine American
    Servings 6
    Calories 301 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 ½ cups uncooked brown rice not instant or quick cook
    • 2 ½ cups chicken broth
    • 1 teaspoon vegetable all purpose seasoning blend
    • 1 cup chopped white onion
    • 1 cup chopped bell peppers any color or mix
    • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
    • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
    • 1 cup crushed pineapple undrained
    • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
    • ½ teaspoon black pepper
    • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
    • 1 tablespoon fresh chopped cilantro

    Instructions
     

    • In a pot with a tight fitting lid, combine rice, chicken broth and vegetable seasoning. Bring to a low boil, stir. Cover with lid, reduce heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes or according to package cooking time. Do not stir while cooking.
    • Chop onion and bell peppers into small diced pieces. Set aside.
    • When rice is done cooking, heat garlic and oil on medium heat in a separate large skillet. Add onions and peppers, stir and saute for 5 to 10 minutes until vegetables start to soften.
    • Stir in crushed pineapple, soy sauce, ginger and pepper. Reduce heat to a simmer. Add rice, combine well. Heat through, about 5 minutes. Add cilantro and serve.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1gCalories: 301kcalCarbohydrates: 56gProtein: 6gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 866mgPotassium: 443mgFiber: 4gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 840IUVitamin C: 49.6mgCalcium: 59mgIron: 2mg
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    Comments

    1. Brenda Richardson

      November 10, 2017 at 2:30 pm

      Do I drain the pineapple or not. I will make it for supper tonight and was just wondering?

      Reply
      • Brenda Richardson

        November 10, 2017 at 2:31 pm

        Never mind. I just reread the recipe. I see it is undrained.

        Reply
      • Teri

        November 10, 2017 at 2:36 pm

        I didn't drain mine. I like the extra pineapple flavor.

        Reply
    2. Jaye

      May 13, 2021 at 12:56 pm

      What is vegetable all purpose seasoning blend

      Reply
      • Teri

        May 16, 2021 at 11:14 am

        Hi Jaye! The seasoning we used is McCormick Salt Free Vegetable Seasoning Blend. Here is a link to the one. But any salt free seasoning should work great. https://www.mccormick.com/spices-and-flavors/herbs-and-spices/blends/salt-free-vegetable-seasoning

        Reply
    3. Andrea Kasiewicz

      August 19, 2021 at 9:49 am

      Hi. Could this be baked like your lemon rice baked recipe instead of on the stovetop? Thanks.

      Reply
      • Teri

        August 19, 2021 at 6:05 pm

        The lemon rice starts with uncooked rice. This pineapple rice starts with cooked rice, and the peppers and onions are sauteed in pan. It could probably be adapted and baked in the oven, but I haven't tried it. Let me know if you get creative, I'd love to hear how it turns out.

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