Description
This Sweet Hawaiian Crockpot Chicken is a delicious and easy-to-make dish with tender chicken cooked in a sweet and savory pineapple barbecue sauce. Perfect for a weeknight meal or entertaining guests.
Ingredients
Scale
Chicken:
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into large chunks
Sauce:
- 1 (20-ounce) can pineapple chunks in juice, undrained
- 1 cup barbecue sauce
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Serving:
- cooked white rice for serving
- sliced green onions and toasted sesame seeds for garnish
Instructions
- Prepare Ingredients: Place the chicken chunks in the crockpot. Add pineapple chunks with juice, barbecue sauce, brown sugar, soy sauce, garlic powder, ginger, and black pepper.
- Cook: Stir gently to combine. Cover and cook on low for 5 to 6 hours or on high for 2 1/2 to 3 hours, until the chicken is cooked through and tender.
- Serve: Serve the chicken and sauce over white rice, garnished with green onions and sesame seeds.
Notes
- For a thicker sauce, remove the chicken when done, whisk 1 tablespoon cornstarch with 2 tablespoons water, stir into the sauce, and cook on high for 10 minutes before returning the chicken.
- You can use chicken thighs instead of breasts for a juicier texture.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 hours
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Hawaiian-Inspired, American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup chicken with sauce
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 33 g
- Sodium: 640 mg
- Fat: 4 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 43 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 25 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg
