Sweet Hawaiian Crockpot Chicken

Sweet Hawaiian Crockpot Chicken combines fresh pineapple, soy sauce and brown sugar for a luscious sauce to serve over rice.

A couple of months ago I discovered that a microwave roux was pretty much the perfect way to thicken gravies and sauces in my slow cooker. It works with lots of different combinations of ingredients. I am starting to incorporate it into more of my recipes. In case you aren’t familiar, a roux is just a mixture of butter (or oil) and flour. More often it is browned in a skillet as the start of a gravy. But microwaving is quicker and it works just as well as a thickener.

Check out my most recent recipes using a Microwave Roux!

• Slow Cooker Curried Sausage
• Crock Pot Cubed Steak
• Slow Cooker Lamb Shoulder

What is Sweet Hawaiian Crockpot Chicken?

The main ingredients in this Hawaiian chicken dish are soy sauce, brown sugar and pineapple juice. It’s a really nice combination of sweet and salty in a velvety sauce surrounding tender chicken. Red bell peppers and fresh pineapple are added toward the end of cooking to make this a complete meal, served over rice.

Ingredients for Sweet Hawaiian Crockpot Chicken

• Butter
• Flour
• Pineapple Juice – I keep the small, 6-ounce cans of juice on-hand for recipes
• Brown Sugar
• Soy Sauce
• Garlic Powder
• Salt and Pepper
• Chicken – I like to use boneless, skinless chicken breast, but you can use chicken thighs if you prefer them
• Fresh Pineapple – here’s a helpful tutorial for how to cut a fresh pineapple
• Red Bell Pepper
• Green Onions

How to Make It

1. Make a microwave roux
2. Into the roux, whisk in the pineapple juice, brown sugar, soy sauce, garlic powder, salt and pepper
3. Add boneless, skinless chicken breasts and the pineapple sauce to the insert of your Crock-Pot
4. Cover and cook on low heat for about 6 – 8 hours
5. During the final hour of cooking time, stir in some chopped red bell pepper and fresh pineapple
6. Serve the Sweet Hawaiian Crockpot Chicken over cooked rice
7. Garnish it with chopped green onions

Kitchen Tips

• I use a 6-quart slow cooker to test all of my recipes
• Here’s the link to my recipe for microwave roux
• Visit my recipe here to find out how to cook rice (video included)

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Sweet Hawaiian Crockpot Chicken

Sweet Hawaiian Crockpot Chicken combines fresh pineapple, soy sauce and brown sugar for a luscious sauce to serve over rice.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 6 hours hours

Servings 6

Calories 335kcal

Author Jill McOwen

Equipment

• 1 Crock Pot

Ingredients

• 4 chicken breasts boneless, skinless
• 3 tbsp butter
• 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
• 6 oz pineapple juice one small can
• 1/3 cup light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1 1/2 cups fresh pineapple chopped
• 1 1/2 cups red bell pepper sliced
• green onions chopped
• rice

Start Cooking

Instructions

• Follow my instructions for making a microwave roux (recipe link is in the post).
• Into the roux, whisk in the pineapple juice, brown sugar, soy sauce, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
• Add the boneless, skinless chicken breasts and the pineapple sauce to the insert of your Crock-Pot.
• Cover and cook on low heat for about 6 - 8 hours. The chicken will be fall-apart tender and register at lease 165 degrees F on a meat thermometer.
• During the final hour of cooking time, stir in some chopped red bell pepper and fresh pineapple and finish cooking on low heat.
• Serve the Sweet Hawaiian Crockpot Chicken over cooked rice. Garnish it with chopped green onions.

Nutrition

Calories: 335kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 111mg | Sodium: 960mg | Potassium: 769mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 1413IU | Vitamin C: 72mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 1mg

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