Slow Cooker Pineapple Chicken Chili is an easy recipe that makes it’s own tangy sauce as it cooks in your slow cooker! Sweet chili sauce, crushed pineapple and fresh lime juice combine with juicy chicken breasts making this a crockpot pineapple chicken recipe that’s bursting with flavor!
Slow Cooker Pineapple Chicken Recipe
With the fall arriving and the weather turning quite chilly, it’s time to heat up the slow cooker for Slow Cooker Chicken Chili, a warm and hearty chicken dinner.
Simmer chicken, crushed pineapple and a sweet chili sauce in your crockpot while at work, then stir in fresh lime juice and top with cilantro and scallions when you get home. It doesn’t get much easier…or more delicious…that that!
Our pineapple chili recipe tastes fabulous when you serve it with hot cooked rice or rice noodles. And may I recommend steaming up some broccoli and tossing a salad for a delicious dinner? There you go, you’re all set!
Your mouth will water when you taste the sweet and tangy sauce in this crockpot recipe. You’ll definitely be coming back for seconds! And when it tastes this good and cooks itself too, it’s safe to say our pineapple chicken slow cooker recipe is a winner-winner chicken dinner!
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Can I make chicken chili with chicken thighs?
Our chicken chili recipe calls for boneless chicken breasts but you can substitute boneless chicken thighs if desired.
You can also make our chili recipe with half boneless chicken breasts and half boneless chicken thighs. The choice is yours!
Can a slow cooker recipe be cooked in an instant pot?
The answer is yes. To cook this recipe in an instant pot:
- Place ingredients in instant pot as directed in recipe and set to slow cooker setting.
- For slow cooker low, cook on normal setting 7-8 hours.
- For slow cooker high, cook on high setting 3-4 hours, adding an extra 15 minutes for each hour.
ALWAYS CHECK YOUR INSTANT POT’S USER MANUAL FOR INSTRUCTIONS AS INSTRUCTIONS FOR SLOW COOKING MAY VARY WITH MODELS AND MANUFACTURERS.
Ingredients you will need to make this recipe
- boneless skinless chicken breasts
- sweet chili sauce
- crushed pineapple in 100% pineapple juice
- lime juice
- scallions
- cilantro
- lime
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Slow Cooker Pineapple Chili Chicken is an easy recipe that makes it's own tangy sauce as it
cooks in your slow cooker! Sweet chili sauce, crushed pineapple and fresh lime juice combine with juicy chicken breasts making this a pineapple chicken recipe that's bursting with flavor!
- 2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut in chunks
- 1 cup sweet chili sauce *
- 1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple in 100% pineapple juice
- 3 Tbs. fresh lime juice
- 2 scallions , sliced
- 1/3 cup chopped cilantro
- 1 lime , cut in wedges
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Arrange chicken in bottom of slow cooker.
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Combine sweet chili sauce and crushed pineapple with its juice and pour over chicken.
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Cook 6-8 hours on low or 3-4 hours on high.
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Stir in fresh lime juice and top with scallions and cilantro and serve with lime wedges.
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Serve, if desired, with hot cooked rice or rice noodles.
Makes 8 cups.
* Sweet Chili Sauce can be found in the condiment or ethnic section of your grocery store. Frank's and A Taste of Thai are two popular brands that make Sweet Chili Sauce.
To cook this recipe in an instant pot:
- Place ingredients in instant pot as directed in recipe and set to slow cooker setting.
- For slow cooker low, cook on normal setting 7-8 hours.
- For slow cooker high, cook on high setting 3-4 hours, adding an extra 15 minutes for each hour.
ALWAYS CHECK YOUR INSTANT POT'S USER MANUAL FOR INSTRUCTIONS AS INSTRUCTIONS FOR SLOW COOKING MAY VARY WITH MODELS AND MANUFACTURERS.
This recipe is part of Meal Plan Monday and Weekend Potluck
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