This is one of the easiest recipes to date! I am enjoying finding crockpot recipes and tweaking them a bit.
Now the color of this dish doesn’t look so appealing, but it is tasty!
Tender, fall apart chicken thighs with a sweety and salty sauce with tart pineapple.
Ingredients:
- 6 boneless, skinless chicken thighs (about 4 oz each)
- 1/2 cup of reduced sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon of minced garlic (1 large clove)
- 2 tablespoons of fresh grated ginger
- 1 cup of sliced pineapple (fresh or canned/drained).
- 2 teaspoons or cornstarch mixed with 1 tablespoon cold water
Mix the soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, and ginger in the crockpot. Add the chicken and stir around to coat. Then make sure the chicken is evenly distributed in the cooker.
Cover and cook on low for 6 hours.
Break up the chicken with a spoon, which can be done by pretty much stirring it because the chicken is so tender. Turn the cooker on high to bring to a boil, then add the cornstarch/water mixture and stir to thicken up the sauce. I actually transferred to another pot because we were hungry and didn’t want to wait for the crockpot to come to a boil 😀
Then stir in the pineapple and serve. This begs to be served with rice.
Notes: Do *not* add the pineapple in the beginning. Pineapple has enzymes in it that will break down the meat and make it mushy. Also, it will absorb too much of the sauce, so leave it to right before serving.
Nutritional info: Makes 4 very generous servings at about 250 calories (without rice)
** Tip for the ginger. Keep the ginger hand in the freezer, then use a microplane grater to grate the ginger. This makes it easier to grate, not to mention that you always have fresh ginger on hand if you keep it in your freezer!
This looks really good and I’m bookmarking the post to make it later. Thanks for the ginger tip – I have never tried fresh ginger, but I will. 🙂
Yum, this looks great.
YUMMMMM! I know chicken breast is all the rage, but I love chicken thighs, too!
Yummy!! Very reasonable calories too. Just right for when I am craving chinese food. Broccoli is the perfect side too!
Hi Lori, OOHHH, love crock pot recipes! This one looks delicious! I’ve bookmarked. Have a great day.
I’ve made a meal similar to this and I loved it. It looks very good.
I still need to get a crockpot!
I tossed mine out when we left the east coast as I ERRONEOUSLY thought it was only for cold climes 🙂
I would be bereft without my crockpot(s). It just makes life so easy!
I need a crockpot too! I am not a dark meat fan so I would have to use the breasts! 😉
Looks delish. I need more counter space then I am getting me a crockpot. Yummy!
That looks delicious. I like teriyaki chicken but I don’t cook it often because my boyfriend won’t eat it (it’s too sweet). It’s a pain to cook two different meals so I just don’t.
This actually isn’t all that sweet, so you should give it a try!
I know I would love this but my family does not like sweet main dishes. Whats wrong with them? The slow cooker is one of my best friends in the kitchen.
Love my crockpot! I have dinner in there right now 🙂
That recipe looks so good!