Crockpot Hawaiian Chicken

Name: Crockpot Hawaiian Chicken
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 8 h
Total time: 8 h 20 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs approximately 2 pounds; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 20oz can pineapple chunks or tidbits WITH juice reserve 3 Tablespoons for the cornstarch mixture at the end; 1/4 cup brown sugar; 1/4 cup vinegar; 1 bell pepper coarsely diced; 1 yellow onion coarsely diced; 1 clove garlic pressed; 1/2 tsp ginger; 1/2 cup ketchup; 2 tbsp cornstarch; 1/4 cup green onions finely sliced

6 steps

Prep:20minCook:8h

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 07:40:02 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories251.1 kcal (13%)

Total Fat6.6 g (9%)

Carbs24.9 g (10%)

Sugars20.3 g (23%)

Protein23.1 g (46%)

Sodium268 mg (13%)

Fiber1.2 g (4%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

8boneless skinless chicken thighs

1 Tbspolive oil

1 x 20 ozcan pineapple chunks

or tidbits WITH juice reserve 3 Tablespoons for the cornstarch mixture at the end

¼ cupvinegar

1 clovegarlic

½ tspginger

½ cupketchup

2 Tbspcornstarch

¼ cupgreen onions

finely sliced

Instructions

Step 1

Lightly season chicken with salt and pepper. Sear the chicken quickly on high heat (both sides) in a frying pan using 1 Tablespoon olive oil. Do not cook through. Then place it in the slow cooker.

Step 2

You can absolutely skip this step and just go straight to placing the raw chicken into the slow cooker, I just prefer to sear my chicken a bit to add that golden, grilled look!

Step 3

In a bowl, mix pineapple with juice (reserve 3 Tablespoons for later) brown sugar, vinegar, bell pepper, onion, garlic ginger, and ketchup. Pour this mixture over the chicken

Step 4

Cook on low for 7-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours. See the next step regarding the last 30 minutes of cook time.

Step 5

Mix together the reserved 3 Tablespoons of pineapple juice with the 2 Tablespoons of cornstarch. During the last 30 minutes of cook time, gently stir this into the crockpot. It will help to thicken up the sauce.

Step 6

Top with green onions (and sesame seeds if you choose) and serve over rice.