Description
A delicious slow cooker recipe for shredded Hawaiian chicken featuring a sweet and savory blend of pineapple, coconut aminos, and lime, perfect for lettuce wraps, tacos, or bowls.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breast
- ½ lb. boneless skinless chicken thighs
- ½ small yellow onion, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 8-ounce can crushed pineapple, slightly drained
- ⅓ cup coconut aminos
- Juice of 1 lime (2 to 2 ½ tablespoons)
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
For Serving
- Swiss chard leaves
- Avocado slices
- Shredded carrots
- Shredded purple cabbage
- Green onions
- Sliced almonds
- Fresh cilantro
Instructions
- Prepare Ingredients: Place the chicken breasts and thighs, diced onions, and minced garlic into the slow cooker.
- Make Sauce: In a small bowl, combine the slightly drained crushed pineapple, coconut aminos, lime juice, ground ginger, red pepper flakes, sea salt, and black pepper; stir until well mixed.
- Cook Chicken: Pour the sauce mixture over the chicken and vegetables in the slow cooker. Cook on low for 6 hours or on high for 3 hours until the chicken is cooked through and tender.
- Shred Chicken: Remove the cooked chicken from the slow cooker, place on a plate or cutting board, and shred with two forks.
- Combine and Keep Warm: Return the shredded chicken to the slow cooker and stir it into the remaining juices. Set the slow cooker to the Keep Warm function until ready to serve.
- Serve: Assemble Swiss chard wraps with the shredded chicken and desired garnishes such as avocado slices, shredded carrots, purple cabbage, green onions, sliced almonds, and fresh cilantro. Alternatively, serve the chicken as tacos, over a salad, or bowl style.
Notes
- Use either a slow cooker or an Instant Pot for easy preparation and tender chicken.
- Adjust red pepper flakes to your preferred spice level.
- The shredded chicken is versatile and can be served hot or cold for leftovers.
- Substitute Swiss chard with large lettuce leaves if desired for wraps.
- For a gluten-free option, ensure coconut aminos used are certified gluten-free.
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
