Description
This Slow Cooker Shredded Hawaiian Chicken recipe combines tender chicken breasts and thighs with a sweet and savory pineapple sauce. Cooked low and slow in a slow cooker, the chicken absorbs tropical flavors from crushed pineapple, coconut aminos, lime juice, and aromatic spices. Perfect for versatile serving options such as Swiss chard lettuce wraps, tacos, salads, or bowls, this dish is simple, flavorful, and great for meal prep.
Ingredients
Scale
Chicken and Base Ingredients
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
- 0.5 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 0.5 small yellow onion, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
Sauce Ingredients
- 1 8-ounce can crushed pineapple, slightly drained
- 0.33 cup coconut aminos
- Juice of 1 lime (2 to 2.5 tablespoons)
- 0.5 teaspoon ground ginger
- 0.25 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 0.5 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 0.25 teaspoon black pepper
Serving Suggestions
- Swiss chard leaves
- Avocado slices
- Shredded carrots
- Shredded purple cabbage
- Green onions
- Sliced almonds
- Fresh cilantro
Instructions
- Prepare ingredients: Place the chicken breasts, chicken thighs, diced yellow onion, and minced garlic in the slow cooker.
- Make the sauce: In a small bowl, mix together the slightly drained crushed pineapple, coconut aminos, lime juice, ground ginger, red pepper flakes, fine sea salt, and black pepper until combined.
- Add sauce to slow cooker: Pour the prepared sauce evenly over the chicken and onions in the slow cooker.
- Cook chicken: Cook on low heat for 6 hours or on high heat for 3 hours, until the chicken is fully cooked and tender.
- Shred chicken: Remove the cooked chicken from the slow cooker onto a plate or cutting board and shred using two forks.
- Combine shredded chicken with sauce: Return the shredded chicken to the slow cooker and stir it into the juices, then set the slow cooker to the Keep Warm setting until ready to serve.
- Serve: Assemble Swiss chard wraps with the shredded Hawaiian chicken and desired garnishes such as avocado slices, shredded carrots, purple cabbage, green onions, sliced almonds, and fresh cilantro. Alternatively, serve as tacos, over salads, or bowl style.
Notes
- Use a slow cooker or Instant Pot for the best tender and flavorful chicken.
- You can substitute coconut aminos with low-sodium soy sauce if needed.
- Adjust red pepper flakes based on your preferred spice level.
- The chicken can be served hot immediately or enjoyed cold as leftovers.
- Swiss chard is a great low-carb alternative to tortillas or bread for wraps.
- Leftover chicken works well in salads, tacos, burritos, or grain bowls for versatile meals.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/6 of the shredded chicken
- Calories: 170 kcal
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 574 mg
- Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 9 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 22 g
- Cholesterol: 75 mg
