Slow Cooker Hawaiian Pineapple Chicken, with crispy chicken thighs, fresh pineapple chunks, onions, and bell pepper, takes 15 minutes to prepare and is the ideal dish to return home to after a hard job!
Ingredients :
4 Chicken Thighs (bone-in and skin on)
2 cups pineapple cut into 1″ chunks
1 yellow onion , cut into 1″ chunks
3 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon grated ginger
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons sesame seeds, optional
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 red bell pepper, cut into 1″ chunks
parsley , for garnish
Directions :
Using a skillet or the cast aluminum slow cooker insert, brown Chicken Thighs on both sides for 3-5 minutes over high heat then remove them from the slow cooker.
Add the pineapple and onion to the bottom of the slow cooker.
Mix the honey, soy sauce, brown sugar, grated ginger and garlic into the slow cooker.
Carefully add the Chicken Thighs back into the slow cooker.
Cook on low for 5 hours or on high for 3 hours
Add the cornstarch to a tablespoon of water, mix, and add to the slow cooker with the bell peppers and let it cook an additional 30 minutes while you cook some rice to accompany your meal.
Serve with parsley for a garnish , if desired.
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Slow Cooker Hawaiian Pineapple Chicken
Ingredients
- 4 Chicken Thighs bone-in and skin on
- 2 cups pineapple cut into 1″ chunks
- 1 yellow onion cut into 1″ chunks
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon grated ginger
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 2 teaspoons sesame seeds optional
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 red bell pepper cut into 1″ chunks
- parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Using a skillet or the cast aluminum slow cooker insert, brown Chicken Thighs on both sides for 3-5 minutes over high heat then remove them from the slow cooker.
- Add the pineapple and onion to the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Mix the honey, soy sauce, brown sugar, grated ginger and garlic into the slow cooker.
- Carefully add the Chicken Thighs back into the slow cooker.
- Cook on low for 5 hours or on high for 3 hours
- Add the cornstarch to a tablespoon of water, mix, and add to the slow cooker with the bell peppers and let it cook an additional 30 minutes while you cook some rice to accompany your meal.
- Serve with parsley for a garnish , if desired.