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    Slow Cooker Pineapple Chicken

    March 24, 2017 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 1 Comment

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    slow cooker pineapple chicken

    ADORE this chicken. It’s an ADORE-able meal. You will ADORE the flavor, and you will ADORE how easy it is to make.

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    Slow Cooker Pineapple Chicken

    Super easy, full of flavor meal!
    Prep Time10 minutes
    Cook Time8 hours
    Servings - 4 servings

    Ingredients 

    • 4 small boneless chicken breasts
    • 3/4 cup chicken stock
    • 1/4 cup brown sugar
    • 3 Tbsp soy sauce use gluten free for a GF meal!
    • 1 tsp minced garlic
    • 20 oz. can pineapple chunks drained but reserve juice
    • Salt and pepper to taste
    • 1 Tbsp cornstarch
    • Sesame seeds garnish
    • 1 cup rice as side dish

    Instructions

    • Drain the pineapple juice into a small bowl. Set the drained can of pineapple to the side. Add the chicken stock, brown sugar, soy sauce and minced garlic to the bowl with the pineapple juice.
    • Place the chicken breasts in the base of the slow cooker and pour the pineapple chunks around the chicken. Season with salt and pepper. Pour the pineapple-soy sauce mixture over the top.
    • Set on low and cook for 8 hours. With 30 minutes, left in the cooking cycle, swirl the cornstarch with a few Tbsp of water and stir it into the sauce. Cook for 30 more minutes to allow sauce to thicken.
    • Cook the rice as directed.
    • Prepare veggies or salad.
    • Serve Slow Cooker Pineapple Chicken with sesame seed garnish over rice with veggies or salad.

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    Comments

    1. LL says

      May 26, 2019 at 7:49 pm

      This was good. I didn’t have cornstarch so I used beef gelatin but the sauce still never thickened. It was done in about half the time as well.

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