This easy and delicious Pineapple Coconut (Sticky) Rice is a great side dish that only uses 4 ingredients!

So, before I moved back to Small Town, USA, takeout food was a way bigger part of my life.  My roommate and I had our regular spots and pretty much knew the menus by heart.  We ordered from this Thai place ALOT.  Chicken Pad Thai with an order of grilled mangoes and sticky rice was my go-to.  Typically, I’d eat half the rice and mangoes for dessert and then the other for breakfast the following morning. To this day, I’ve yet to find a place to knock it off of my “number 1” Thai spot.  

My roommate called in his dinner one night while I was at work.  This typically created a comical scenario because the language barrier was huge! We’re talking Texas meets Thai, here. There were times where he was furious, I was dying laughing, and no order was able to be made.  This happened with the roles reversed, too.  Anyway, when I got home, he was like, “Dude, you order too much Thai food!” He continued to tell me that he had gone through the typical debacle in trying to order his food and, when he finally got his order through, he gave them our address for delivery.  These fine people responded with, “Ah, Mr. Cody!! You want mangoes!?”  My love for sticky rice and mangoes was now well known.

Now, there are no Thai places where I live and the only delivery option is pizza (the majority of those won’t come to our location either).  So, I figured out a way to get my sticky rice fix that is almost as easy!  This particular recipe has a pineapple twist and is great with dishes such as fish tacos, teriyaki chicken, or any “tropical” meal.  It also functions well as a dessert (for me at least), especially if you add a tablespoon or two of sugar.  For regular sticky rice, simply omit the pineapple.  

I use a rice cooker every time with no issues.  If you do not have one, I’d definitely recommend getting one (costs about $30), but this recipe can be done without it. *see notes 

Pineapple Coconut (Sticky) Rice

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Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup jasmine rice
• 1 can coconut milk
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup crushed pineapple
• 1 tbsp sugar (optional)

Instructions

1. Pour all of the ingredients into the rice cooker and stir well.
2. Close the lid, select the white rice setting and walk away.
3. Your sticky rice will be ready in approximately 45 minutes.

Notes

*If you do not have a rice cooker, bring the water and coconut milk to boil. Add the rice and pineapple, stir, reduce heat to low and cover. Cook for 15-20 minutes.

** To reduce calories, use lite coconut milk

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 255Total Fat: 21gSaturated Fat: 19gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 16mgCarbohydrates: 16gFiber: 0gSugar: 2gProtein: 3g