Hawaiian Shredded Chicken
An easy breezy dinner recipe!
Say “Aloha” to your new favorite slow cooker dish – Hawaiian Shredded Chicken! This recipe combines sweet and tangy crushed pineapple with a handful of other ingredients like BBQ sauce, soy sauce, and garlic for a fall-apart chicken that is packed with flavor. Prep it in the morning, then cook this dish low and slow all day. Easy as that, dinner is ready to go! Grab some buns and coleslaw for a delicious sandwich or serve a generous portion over a bowl of rice, it’s sure to be a hit either way.
The preparation for this recipe couldn’t be much easier. To start things out, add your chicken breasts to the slow cooker. You’ll then add all the sauce ingredients, a can of crushed pineapple, and some thinly sliced yellow onion. Give it a good mix to fully coat the chicken then set your slow cooker to low for 6 hours or high for 4 hours (I recommend low if you have time!). Now let the slow cooker work its magic and don’t lift that lid until the time is up!
Once the chicken is fully cooked it’s time to get shredding. I like to do this with two large forks, tearing apart the breast into bite-sized pieces and allowing the meat to soak up all that yummy sauce. Easy as that, you’re Hawaiian Shredded Chicken is ready to serve! Whether you’re feeding a crowd or just meal-prepping for the week, this tasty dish is sure to become a regular in your dinner rotation.
Hawaiian Shredded Chicken
Yield(s): Serves 4-6
10m prep time
4h cook time
Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 (20 oz) can crushed pineapple, drained
- ½ yellow onion, thinly sliced
- 1 cup BBQ sauce
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon ginger
Preparation
- Arrange chicken breasts in the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Add remaining ingredients to the slow cooker and mix to coat chicken.
- Cover and set slow cooker to low for 6 hours or high for 4 hours. Try to avoid removing the lid as chicken cooks.
- If sauce is still thin when chicken is done cooking, remove lid and allow more liquid to cook off.
- Use two large forks to shred cooked chicken before serving
