Slow Cooker Hawaiian Pineapple Chicken with crispy chicken thighs, fresh pineapple chunks, onions and bell pepper takes 15 minutes of prep!
Slow Cooker Hawaiian Pineapple Chicken is a quick and easy meal that you can make on a weeknight that will transport you to the Hawaiian Islands.
The first time I make Slow Cooker Hawaiian Pineapple Chicken it was because we were looking for a healthier option to replace Sweet and Sour Chicken, which is one of our favorite takeout meals. As in the past this post is generously sponsored by Foster Farms, who I use exclusively for chicken and have since I was a kid growing up in California.
The tangy and sweet sauce with the pineapples, onions and bell peppers is a flavor we weren’t looking to lose, but the deep fried chunks of chicken had to go.
Foster Farms is a player in the “New Comfort Food” movement which looks to take recipes out of the box, use local, fresh and high quality products (which by the way are antibiotic free) and change the way you think of comfort food.
Gone is the old school Sweet and Sour Chicken takeout and here today is an amazing Slow Cooker Hawaiian Pineapple Chicken that helps you keep your time management in check after you get home from work or school.
With just fifteen minutes of prep time in the morning you can come home, put some rice on the stovetop and by the time it is done cooking you’ll have a fantastic home cooked meal with fresh ingredients instead of takeout!
Comfort Food is moving in a whole new direction these days. People are interested in knowing more about the quality of the products they’re using and where they’re coming from.
Fruits and vegetables are making their way onto the dinner plates with much more frequency and according to a Foster Farms national survey, more than 80 percent choose healthier recipes and more fruits and veggies in their comfort food meals.
Looking for more slow cooker Chicken Recipes?
- Crisp & Juicy Slow Cooker Chicken
- Slow Cooker Jerk Chicken
- Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Garlic Chicken
- Slow Cooker Indian Butter Chicken
- Slow Cooker Thai Peanut Chicken
Tools Used in the making of this Slow Cooker Hawaiian Pineapple Chicken:
Low Sodium Soy Sauce – I find regular soy sauce much too salty, remember you can always add salt but you can’t subtract it. Starting with low sodium allows you to alter to your tastes if necessary.
Slow Cooker: Love this slow cooker and how programmable it is, it has been a workhorse for me… until…
My New Slow Cooker: This recipe was made in this slow cooker. For larger roasts I also brown the meat in the insert and not lose a bunch of the flavor by transferring the meat and leaving the browned bits behind. If you’re thinking of a new slow cooker, consider it if your budget is open.
Slow Cooker Hawaiian Pineapple Chicken
Ingredients
- 4 Foster Farms Simply Raised 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 your Foster Farms Simply Raised 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 Foster Farms Simply Raised 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.
Recipe Video
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Foster Farms Simply Raised Chicken.
Made this tonight. Smelled wonderful cooking. The chicken was moist and fall off the bone, but took none of the sweet flavor of the sauce. The chicken was very bland
these are very big thighs, how long do you suggest?
Just use enough to create a single layer at the bottom of the slow cooker. You don’t want them to be overlapping too much.
This recipe looks marvelous but my husband only eats chicken breasts. To prevent them from drying out could I wrap each one with a slice of bacon?
Thank you
Sure 🙂
Such good recipes!!
Thank you!
Can I use chicken leg quarters
Sure 🙂
I want to slow cook all the recipes that aren’t spicey! They look delicious!
Enjoy!
love this one….
I have been making making and loving this recipe for years. I recently started a blog (gracefullybusy.com) and plan to link to this recipe in one of my posts because I love it so much. Thank you for sharing!
Hi Sabrina!
Can you clarify this for me. What is a cast aluminum slow cooker insert? It looks like the standard inserts are made of ceramic like mine. Also does that mean to put the insert directly over stove to brown the chicken or to brown it on high in the crockpot? Sorry this was the only part that was confusing for me.
The insert just allows you to cook everything inside of one dish using the slow cooker vs having to use a skillet to brown. Hope this helps to clear things up.
Made this recipe today with a few tweaks. Used canned, drained pineapple, garlic powder & freeze dried onion. It was delish & now written in my recipe book.
Made this last night, I cooked it on high for 3 and a half hours. It was awesome with a side of yellow rice. Make sure you drain your canned pineapple really well and get rid of all the syrup otherwise it will be too sweet.
Thanks for your sharing!!!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it, Selina. Thanks for the 5 stars.
Your pineapple chicken recipe looks delicious. My question is this, my family will not eat dark meat poultry (and yes, they consider thighs dark meat). Can I substitute chicken breast or boneless breast and if so, is the cooking time the same? Thank you in advance for your response.
Lower the cooking time to 5 hours on low. Hope this helps 🙂 You also may need to thicken the leftover sauce in a saucepan with 1 tbsp of cornstarch mixed in a bit of cool water, simmer until thickened on medium heat.
Made this last night, I cooked it on high for 3 and a half hours. It was awesome with a side of yellow rice. Make sure you drain your canned pineapple really well and get rid of all the syrup otherwise it will be too sweet.
How can the calories be 193 per serving when just one Foster Farm Bone in skin on is 240 calories? I put the ingredients through a recipe calculator, minus the onion, and using 16 ounces boneless skinless chicken thighs and got 404.
It’s an automatic calculation once I enter the ingredients. I’ll have to take a look at how it imported the ingredients. Thanks for letting me know.
hi. this sounds delicious! wondering about making it in my dutch oven instead of the crock pot. if you have a suggestion of how long and what temp, i would appreciate it.
Sorry, it looks like your comment got stuck in my spam filter. If you want to make this in a dutch oven, you can cook it for 2-3 hours at 325 degrees. Enjoy!
Can this be made in an instant pot? Can I leave out the soy sauce?
I haven’t tested it yet but I’m sure you can use an IP. Leaving out the soy sauce will change the flavor so as long as you’re ok with that, go ahead. Enjoy!