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Slow-Cooker Hula Chicken

Tieghan Gerard
Updated Jun 23, 2022
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Let your slow cooker take care of dinner tonight and make this juicy, Hawaiian-inspired pineapple chicken. Freeze the mixture ahead of time for fuss-free morning prep!

Slow-Cooker Hula Chicken

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 6 hr 15 min
  • Servings 4
  • Ingredients 11
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup pineapple juice
  • 1/3 cup soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 cloves fresh garlic, finely chopped or grated
  • 1 tablespoon grated gingerroot
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons Sriracha sauce
  • 2 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs or breasts
  • 1 can (16 oz) crushed or diced pineapple, drained, juice reserved
  • Chopped fresh cilantro, if desired

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In 5- to 6-quart slow cooker, mix pineapple juice, soy sauce, ketchup, rice vinegar, brown sugar, garlic, gingerroot and Sriracha sauce. Add chicken and crushed pineapple.
  • Step 
    2
    Cover and cook on Low heat setting 6 to 8 hours or High heat setting 4 to 6 hours. Once chicken is cooked through and sauce thickened, remove chicken; shred with 2 forks. Return chicken to sauce, and turn heat to High. Cook, uncovered, 25 to 30 minutes or until sauce is thickened. If sauce gets too thick, add the reserved pineapple juice from the can.
  • Step 
    3
    Serve warm over a bed of rice with a side of pineapple salsa, if desired, and chopped fresh cilantro.

Nutrition

520 Calories
11g Total Fat
50g Protein
55g Total Carbohydrate
48g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
520
Calories from Fat
100
Total Fat
11g
16%
Saturated Fat
3g
16%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
220mg
73%
Sodium
1700mg
71%
Potassium
830mg
24%
Total Carbohydrate
55g
18%
Dietary Fiber
1g
6%
Sugars
48g
Protein
50g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%
6%
Vitamin C
20%
20%
Calcium
8%
8%
Iron
20%
20%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 1 1/2 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 7 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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