Description
This Slow Cooker Huli Huli Chicken recipe offers a delicious Hawaiian-inspired meal featuring tender chicken breasts slow-cooked in a sweet and tangy sauce made from pineapple juice, brown sugar, soy sauce, and ginger.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup pineapple juice
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon minced ginger
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons water
- Sliced green onions, for garnish
Instructions
- In a medium-sized bowl, combine the brown sugar, pineapple juice, ketchup, soy sauce, chicken broth, minced ginger, and minced garlic. Mix well until the brown sugar is fully dissolved.
- Place the chicken breasts evenly in the slow cooker. Pour the prepared sauce over the chicken.
- Cover the slow cooker with its lid and cook on low heat for 6 to 7 hours.
- Remove the cooked chicken from the slow cooker and set aside. In a small bowl, mix the cornstarch with water to form a slurry. Stir this slurry into the sauce in the slow cooker.
- Increase the slow cooker temperature to high and cook for an additional 15 to 20 minutes until the sauce thickens.
- Slice or shred the chicken and return it to the thickened sauce. Serve hot over cooked rice and garnish with sliced green onions.
Notes
- Perfect for busy days.
- Can be served over rice or in wraps.
- Customize the sauce with additional spices if desired.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: Hawaiian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 75mg