Slow Cooker Pineapple Chicken
This Slow Cooker Pineapple Chicken is easy to make, irresistibly flavorful, and perfect for the start of summer.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 - 20 ounce can pineapple chunks in natural juice not syrup
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 dried red chili peppers
- 3 bell peppers red, orange, yellow cut into 1” cubes
Instructions
- Place chicken cubes into your slow cooker.
- Drain pineapple juice from can, and place to side.
- Layer pineapple, and mixed cut bell peppers on top of chicken.
- In a medium sized bowl, whisk together soy sauce, pineapple juice, garlic, ginger, and sesame oil. Pour liquid mixture over the chicken.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 4-5 hours or HIGH for 3 – 3 1/2 hours, until cooked through. Once done, mix together cornstarch and water to create slurry. Gently mix into slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for approximately 20-30 minutes.
Notes
•It’s important to note that your pineapple chunks need to natural juice, and not the syrup. The syrup will burn and not give flavor that the chicken needs to cook in.
•If you want a more sweetened flavor, you can add in 1/4 cup of light brown sugar into the juices before pouring over the chicken.
•Don’t have whole red chilies? You can easily replace it with red pepper flakes. Substitute 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
•If you want a more sweetened flavor, you can add in 1/4 cup of light brown sugar into the juices before pouring over the chicken.
•Don’t have whole red chilies? You can easily replace it with red pepper flakes. Substitute 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes