Sweet Chili Pineapple Chicken (2024)

Published: Jan 20, 2016 · Modified: Mar 10, 2023 by Bren

Sweet Chili Pineapple Chicken is an easy crock pot recipe that is afavorite at our house. My family loves it for the taste, I love it because it is a simple “throw and go” recipe for the crock pot.

The ingredients might sound a little odd(sweet chili sauce and vegetable), but don’t be fooled.My kids describe the taste as, “sweet &sour chicken, but much, much better!”

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Ever feel like you’ve turned into a short order cook at dinner time?

My kids attend two different school and take part in fiveafter schoolclubs and two different sports. I love their interests but can spend WAY too much time preparing quick meals that work with all of our different schedules.

Add in my work schedule, my husband’s job, and a German Shepherd that needs two walks daily and you have the makings of a CRAZY MOM who is sick of cooking.

(Or so I’ve heard…wink, wink!)

Crock Pot Mealsfor Busy Days

A slow cooker or crock pot can be a lifesaver when schedules are busy and no one has time to sit down to a family dinner.It keeps meals hot for several different dining times and allows me to quickly prepare our evening meal in the morning.

I affectionately refer to my favorite type of crock pot mealsas throw and go recipes. These recipes require no complex chopping, pre-browning, or onion sauteing at 6 a.m. You simply add the ingredients to the slow cooker and then forget about it until dinner.

Crock pot mealsthat require little to no prep keep our familyeating healthy and help us resist the call of the drive-thru window. A greasy burger seems much less tempting when a tasty crock pot full of Sweet Chili Pineapple Chicken iswaiting to be eaten at home.

Sweet Chili Pineapple Chicken

This recipe uses frozen chicken and your favorite vegetables to make ahealthyAsian inspired dinner.

All you need to do is layer chicken, sweet chili sauce and pineapple in your slow cooker. (This takes less than 5 minutes!)Whilethe chicken cooks the sweet chili sauce and pineapple turn into a delicious sweet and sour sauce (with a little kick!).

Crock Pot Steamed Vegetables

When I get home from carpool duties I add our favorite vegetables to the crock pot and allow them to cookuntil they are tender crisp. The hot chicken and sauce help the slow cookergently steam the vegetables without turning them to piles of mush.

I hate recipes that turntender, delicious vegetables into indistinguishable lumps by adding them to the cooker at the same time as the raw meat. The broccoli, pepper and pea pods in this meal all cook quickly and can be steamed toperfection in just a few minutes.

The vegetable cooking timeis the perfect opportunityto cook rice and set the table, then voila… a delicious andhealthy family dinner is ready to serve!

Sweet Chili Sauce

Don’t be intimidated if you’ve never used sweet chili sauce. It’s not scary or fish flavored, I promise!

Sweet Chili Sauce is a classic Thai sauce; it is made with red chilies and is slightly sweet. Sweet chili sauceis often served as a dipping sauce forchicken skewers,spring rolls, and dim sum. My kids lovethesauce (sometimes called duck sauce)with crispy tofu.

You can buy Sweet Chili Sauce in the Asian foods section of your local grocery store. My local market carries several Americanized versions including Panda Express Sweet Chili Sauce as well as more authentic versions such as Mae Ploy andJufran brands.

I hope you try Sweet Chili Pineapple Chicken. Even my picky eater loves it and asks for seconds. Score one for mom!

DinnerSupplies

I love kitchenware and wanted to share some of my favorite items from this recipe with you.

• Crock Pot – My currentslow cookerisaCrock-Pot 7-qt. Slow Cooker with a lovely chevronpattern.

• Rice Cooker – I use a small rice cooker to quickly prepare rice. Itis a great appliance that make perfect rice and doesn’t take up muchcupboard space.

• Chopsticks – Mystainless steel chopsticksare from Korea, you can buythemhere. I love chopsticks that can safely go in the dishwasher! (Get my favorite Korean recipe.)

• Dishes – I purchase my blue and whitedishes in Japan (get my favorite Japanese recipe). You can get beautifulJapanese dishes at World Market. (I am tempted to buy the cherry blossompattern every time I visit the store.)

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