Slow Cooker Pineapple Chicken
Make sweet & tangy pineapple chicken right in your slow cooker. Juicy pineapples and tender chicken come together for a flavourful dinner.
If you’re like me, then you love finding new and easy slow cooker recipes to add to your meal rotation. This pineapple chicken recipe is a real winner – it’s simple to make, packed with flavor, and perfect for a busy weeknight.
The chicken is cooked in a delicious pineapple sauce, making it tender and flavorful. Plus, it’s easy to make- just toss everything into the slow cooker and let it cook! Serve this dish over rice or noodles for a delicious meal the whole family will win.
So what are you waiting for? Give this pineapple chicken recipe a try today!
How to Prepare Pineapple Chicken on the Stovetop
If you love this recipe but would prefer to make it on the stove top, I’ve got you covered!
To prepare on the stove top, season your chicken cubes with salt and pepper, and heat a skillet over medium-high.
When the skillet is hot, add 1 tablespoon of oil then add the chicken. Cook, stirring as needed until chicken is cooked through and lightly browned, Remove to a plate.
To the same pan, add 1 tablespoon more of oil, then saute onion until softened. Add in drained pineapple, with juices reserved, and red pepper and cook until red pepper is tender-crisp. Remove to plate with chicken.
Add butter, ketchup, and brown sugar to your skillet until brown sugar is dissolved. Whisk the cornstarch into the vinegar and stir into the skillet. Continue to whisk, and add in soya sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and reserved pineapple juice. Bring to a simmer and cook until thickened, about 2-3 minutes.
Stir in chicken, onion, red pepper, and pineapple until well coated in sauce and heated through.
Omit the chicken broth for the stove top version, and reduce the cornstarch to about 1/2 tablespoon. You can double the sauce if you like very saucy chicken.
How to Store Leftover Pineapple Chicken
If you have leftovers from your pineapple chicken dish, there are several ways that you can store them. One option is to place the leftovers in an airtight container and store them in the refrigerator for up to four days.
Another option is to freeze the leftovers for up to three months. When you are ready to eat the leftovers, be sure to reheat them until they are steaming hot.
About the Ingredients for Slow Cooker Pineapple Chicken
Chicken – I like to use chicken breast here but dark meat is pretty tasty too. Feel free to use chicken thighs instead for a cheaper protein option.
Pineapple – You can also use fresh pineapple chunks, but then you will need to use about 1/4 cup of pineapple juice as well.
Chicken broth – You can also substitute with water (less tasty) or pineapple juice (more flavour.)
Looking for More Recipes Made with Pineapple?
Check out some of my favourite pineapple recipes!
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This Pineapple Poke Cake is packed full of tangy sweet flavour that is sure to be a summertime hit.
This sweet & spicy pineapple salsa recipe is super easy and full of incredible fresh flavours.
How to Make Slow Cooker Pineapple Chicken
Yields: 6 Servings | Prep time: 15 Minutes | Cook time: 6 Hours
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1/3 cup Ketchup
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon soya sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 (14-ounce) can pineapple tidbits, with juice
- 6 Boneless, Skinless Chicken breasts, cubed
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 1 red pepper, diced
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/2 tsp sesame seeds
Directions:
In a 6-qt slow cooker, combine butter, ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, soya sauce, Worcestershire sauce, chicken broth, and pineapple with juice.
Stir together until combined.
Mix in chicken and onion.
Cover and cook on low heat for 5-6 hours or high for 2-3 hours.
In a small bowl, whisk together 1/4 cup water and cornstarch. Stir in mixture into the slow cooker. Place red pepper in the slow cooker.
Cover and cook on high heat for an additional 30 minutes, or until sauce has thickened.
Slow Cooker Pineapple Chicken
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1/3 cup Ketchup
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon soya sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 (14-ounce) can pineapple tidbits, with juice
- 6 Boneless, Skinless Chicken breasts, cubed
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 1 red pepper, diced
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/2 tsp sesame seeds
Instructions
- In a 6-qt slow cooker, combine butter, ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, soya sauce, worcestershire sauce, chicken broth, and pineapple with juice.
- Stir together until combined.
- Mix in chicken and onion.
- Cover and cook on low heat for 5-6 hours or high for 2-3 hours.
- In a small bowl, whisk together 1/4 cup water and cornstarch. Stir in mixture into the slow cooker. Place red pepper in the slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on high heat for an additional 30 minutes, or until sauce has thickened.
- Serve chicken immediately, garnished with sesame seeds.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1 gramsAmount Per Serving: Calories: 571Total Fat: 19gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 185mgSodium: 713mgCarbohydrates: 40gFiber: 2gSugar: 29gProtein: 58g
This information is provided as a courtesy and for entertainment purposes only. This information comes from online calculators. Although frugalmomeh.com attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
I am wanting to know can I use fresh pineapple in place of tinned pineapple. This sounds delicious.
Yes, absolutely!
Saved to my recipes! Definitely going to make this!
tasty! I love trying new slow cooker recipes!
Oh my goodness, this sounds and looks amazing. I love pineapple chicken and love slow cooker recipes even more. It is a total win-win. Thanks so much for sharing
This dish looks good! It actually inspired me to order some chicken from our Chinese restaurant since it is already late here.
This looks totally delicious and i seriously cant wait to try it !
This looks heavenly! I love anything that’s got chicken in it and pineapple. Probably one of my favorite chicken meals. This one looks outstanding I can’t wait to try it.
I love the flavor of pineapple in my recipes. This chicken looks absolutely delicious. Another recipe I must try.
Your food photography gets 5 stars. That chicken looks so juicy, tasty and colorful with all the veggies and pineapple in it. This one is going on my to-make this fall list.
IT looks sooo good! Fall is slow cooker time for me! Can’t wait to try it!
This looks amazing. I don’t think I’ve ever tried pineapple chicken before. It looks just stunning in the actual pineapple. We will have to try this!
First of all your photos are mouthwateringly DELISH!! Second of all I love the addition of pineapple in entrees and this recipe looks so yummy! Ready to break out my slow cooker!
Oh my goodness! I have never seen this type of chicken done before and it looks so good. Even bigger plus that you can make it in a slow cooker.
This looks delicious. Anything in a slow cooker is a winner in my book. I love how you put the food in the pineapple!
This looks so delicious and easy to make. I will have to get the ingredients I need to make this for dinner this week.
I am always looking for new slow cooker recipes to try. This looks so delicious. I know my family will love it.
This looks amazing. My family loves meals like this. I can not wait to try it.
This looks delicious! I love sweet flavored meats and how you can serve it in a pineapple!
That looks really great! My kids would enjoy this for dinner!
Pineapple chicken is a big favorite here!! I love how you plated it, too! I know my husband and I would love this as a date-night-in meal.
We celebrated our youngest son’s birthday tonight with a house full of family and friends. We had a Chinese dinner but I’m here to tell you… your awesome Pineapple Chicken would have been an over the top favorite with my family.
I LOVE a great slow cooker recipe and this looks like a worthy addition to my collection! I love the presentation too. The red peppers look very appealing!
Oh wow! That looks so good! And I love cooking in the slow cooker. Makes things so much easier. I have to try this.
Oh my word, that is amazing! I can only imagine how perfectly sweet and savory this is! Bookmarked.
I don’t know what it is about the fruit and meat together but man is it yummy!!! I heard it’s not good for the digestive system, but I can’t help a good pinapple hamburger sometimes!
This recipe looks fantastic. I love pineapple and chicken and now I love that you put them in a crock pot! Saving this recipe for a school night. Thank you!
omggg how awesome is this recipe and i love how you put it in the pineapple. very creative.
We’ve been using our crock pot more and more. We used to poo poo it but now with two kids in every extra curricular known to man plus three toddlers, it’s nothing short of amazing. I’m gonna talk the kids into letting me try this, this week.
How much pineapple juice do I use? 1 cup, or 1/4 cup, or 1 1/4 cups?
Thanks,
This Slow Cooker Pineapple Chicken looks amazing. I have been using my slow cooker and I love the tenderness it gives to protein. I think this recipe would be delicious cooked in it.
Thank you for sharing with us.
This looks really good and I am going to make it tonight. I have one suggestion 6 chicken breast if you put how many pounds of chicken because chicken breast come in different sizes so 2 chicken breast could be 4 pounds or 2 pounds. Just a suggestion 😉
Would the cook time change if I only use two chicken breast?
Yes, it will cook faster if you decrease the volume. You will just want to keep an eye on it.
Made this yesterday, but had to add some Hoisin sauce to my bowl, as we found it a tad bland. Will be making it again though. It’s nice and easy 🙂