Description
A flavorful Sweet Hawaiian Crockpot Chicken with tender chicken, bell peppers, pineapple, and a sticky-sweet soy garlic sauce — perfect for easy weeknight dinners or lazy weekends.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1½ lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs or breasts, cut into chunks
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 can (20 oz) pineapple chunks, drained (reserve ¼ cup juice)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ cup soy sauce
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup reserved pineapple juice
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp cornstarch + 2 tbsp water (slurry)
- Salt & pepper to taste
- Optional: chopped green onions & sesame seeds for garnish
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper, sauté until golden and cooked through, about 6–7 minutes.
- Add minced garlic, red and green bell peppers to skillet; cook 2–3 minutes until peppers soften and garlic is fragrant.
- Whisk together soy sauce, brown sugar, ¼ cup reserved pineapple juice, and vinegar in a small bowl.
- Pour sauce over chicken and peppers; stir to coat evenly. Simmer 2–3 minutes until sauce bubbles and reduces slightly.
- Mix cornstarch and water to make slurry; stir into skillet and cook 1–2 minutes until sauce thickens to glossy consistency.
- Stir in drained pineapple chunks; cook 1–2 minutes until heated through.
- Optional: garnish with chopped green onions and sesame seeds before serving.
Notes
To make in a crockpot, combine all ingredients except slurry in slow cooker and cook on LOW 4–5 hours or HIGH 2–3 hours. Stir in slurry and cook 15–20 minutes more to thicken. Serve over rice, noodles, or in lettuce wraps. Leftovers keep 4 days refrigerated or freeze up to 2 months.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Hawaiian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 900mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 85mg