Description
This Sweet Hawaiian Crockpot Chicken recipe brings a taste of the tropics to your dinner table with juicy chicken cooked in a sweet and savory pineapple soy sauce. Perfect for a busy day, this dish is made effortlessly in the slow cooker.
Ingredients
Scale
Chicken:
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs or breasts
Sauce:
- 1 cup pineapple juice
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch (mixed with 2 tablespoons water)
Garnish:
- Chopped green onions and sesame seeds
Instructions
- Place the Chicken: Put the chicken in the slow cooker.
- Make the Sauce: Whisk pineapple juice, brown sugar, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, and red pepper flakes. Pour over the chicken.
- Cook: Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or high for 3-4 hours until chicken is cooked.
- Shred the Chicken: Remove chicken, shred or cut into chunks.
- Thicken Sauce: Mix cornstarch with water, stir into sauce, return chicken to cooker, and cook for 15-20 minutes.
- Serve: Serve over rice, garnish with green onions and sesame seeds.
Notes
- For a fruitier twist, add pineapple chunks during the last hour of cooking.
- Pairs well with steamed rice or stir-fried vegetables.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 hours
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Hawaiian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 640mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 32g
- Cholesterol: 105mg
