This super-tasty Slow Cooker Pineapple Chicken dish is both sweet and spicy, and so easy to make! Only 5 minutes of prep!
School is winding down and we are getting primed for summer! I am looking forward to the slower pace of the summer and lots of barbecues and picnics.
Early summer is my absolute favorite time of year, because the weather is warm (but not too hot!), the mosquitos are not out in droves quite yet, and we can be comfortable in the house without any climate control for a while (cheaper utility bills, woohoo!)
This recipe was actually suggested to me by a friend of mine on Facebook. I was struggling to complete my meal plan for the week, and I posted that as my status, because I thought it was pretty amusing that someone with a recipe blog couldn’t come up with a few recipes for the coming week!
He responded with two easy recipe suggestions, both of which I wrote down so we could try them out. I have made this one a couple of times now, and I will be making it again!
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Slow Cooker Pineapple Chicken
Print RecipeIngredients
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 10 ounces sweet and sour sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper (or more if you like more kick)
- 20 ounces pineapple chunks in juice (1 can, drained, reserve 1/4 cup of juice)
Instructions
- Place the chicken thighs in the slow cooker.
- In a medium bowl, combine the sweet and sour sauce, crushed red pepper, pineapple chunks, and pineapple juice.
- Pour pineapple sauce mixture over the chicken.
- Cook on low for 6-7 hours.
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Helen at the Lazy Gastronome
I love cooking in my crockpot~ Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party!
Audrey
What a simple and delicious meal! We love pineapple.
Thanks for sharing on Creative K Kids’ Tasty Tuesdays link up. Hope to see you back next week.
Karly
This is a great recipe! Thanks for linking up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!”
Jen
I’m going to have to try this! I made some pineapple chicken for my husband last week and he loved it, but I’d like to have something that I can stick in the crock pot and forget about!
Stopping by from Sharefest!
Jennifer
Yummy! I love using my slow cooker, and this looks like the perfect, easy recipe to try! Can’t wait! Thanks!
JEANNE POFF
pLEASE TELL ME – FOR WHAT IS THE 1/4 CUP RESERVED PINEAPPLE JUICE USED?
Kristin King
It is part of the sauce. See step 2. 🙂
Yvette Desmarais
so only use 1/4 of the juice, not all??
Kristin King
Yes, just 1/4 cup of the juice is all you need. 🙂
Maxine Topping
Hi Kristin, A great sale on boneless, skinless chicken breast. Can I use them instead of chicken thighs? Also can I double the recipe, how does this affect the time??
Kristin King
Definitely you can use this with chicken breast! I have not doubled the recipe before, but I am guessing you would probably cook this for about the same time, maybe make it 7-8 hours. Just check the chicken to make sure it is done! I hope you like it! 🙂
Linda
PINNED. Yummy. Linda
Katherines Corner
This is fantastic!!! Thank you for sharing your sweet blog at the Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop. Watch for your feature on Monday ♥
Nicole
This looks AMAZING. I love crockpot recipes and this looks easy enough. I’ll have to give it a try for summer!
Kristin King
Thanks, Nicole! It really is super-easy, the hardest part is remembering to turn the crockpot on LOL! I hope you enjoy it!
Kristina & Millie
looks delish! heading over to check it out. 🙂
Kristin King
Thanks! I hope you enjoy it! 🙂
Farrah
This look so good! :] I like that it doesn’t require many ingredients! May have to break out my slow cooker again, hehehe. Thank you for sharing this! :]
Kristin King
I agree, I love recipes that have minimal ingredients but still taste great! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by, Farrah!