It’s a special day in our house…today is our oldest’s Sweet 16 birthday. To celebrate, I am making her new favorite, Crock Pot Pineapple Chicken Quesadillas, aka, Hawaiian Chicken!
Crock Pot Hawaiian Chicken (Barbecue Pineapple Chicken)
This awesome 3 ingredient slow cooker chicken can be served over rice with your favorite vegetables, made into barbecue sandwiches or quesadillas. A versatile chicken recipe that’s simple to make, so good. A family favorite!
Quesadillas above are made with the shredded BBQ Pineapple Chicken and Cheddar Cheese, with pineapple salsa for dipping.
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Ingredients
- 3 lbs Chicken Breast (uncooked and *thawed)
- 20 oz can of Pineapple (sliced or chunks – drained – cut to bite size)
- 18 oz bottle of BBQ Sauce (I use Sweet Baby Ray’s – use your favorite)
- 1 tsp of Crushed Red Pepper (optional – see tip below)
Directions
Spray crock-pot with non stick cooking spray.
Place chicken breast on bottom of crock-pot. Mix BBQ sauce, drained pineapple and crushed red pepper together, pour over chicken. Cook on low for approximately 6-8 hours, until tender. Enjoy over rice with steamed veggies, or shred to make BBQ sandwiches or yummy quesadillas!
Tips
Cooking times may vary from crock pot to crock pot, adjust cooking time according to your slow cooker. The crushed red pepper makes it a little spicy/hot. If you don’t care for spicy, reduce the amount of red pepper to 1/4 – 1/2 teaspoon, or just skip the red pepper.
One more tip…to get all the BBQ sauce out of the bottle, I poured approximately 2 Tablespoons of the juice from the can of pineapples into the bottle and shook it up!
If you LOVE pineapple, add more…you can’t add too much!
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Cheers!
tishel pimento
Was your frozen chicken raw or cooked?
julie gendron
I'm trying this right now, but i only have about 6 ounces of bbq sauce in the bottle so im cutting the pinapple down from 20 0z to 10 and just giving this a little try.. cant wait to get to the g-store!
Shannon
In the pot for dinner tonight. Smells good so far.
Heather Rice
My chicken was a little on the dry side when all done…did I miss something?
Anonymous
Hi, I just got a horseradish bark and I don't know what to do with it.
Does anyone know?
Grin Reaper
wonder if you could use franks hot sauce, would it be to thin?
Brandie S.
You are so creative! Love recipes like this!
Sarah Sloop
Well. I missed the drained part for Pineapple! This is what happens with a 2 year old running wild and a 1 year old on my hip trying to get a hold of the computer. We'll see how it is in a few hours! Excited to give it a taste!
Sarah Sloop
Well. I missed the drained part for Pineapple! This is what happens with a 2 year old running wild and a 1 year old on my hip trying to get a hold of the computer. We'll see how it is in a few hours! Excited to give it a taste!
Mary
Hi Sarah, I'm sure it turned out great! The sauce is not thick to began with, it's more of a marinade for the chicken. When we have the chicken with rice and veggies, I ALWAYS pour the sauce on top. So good! I hope you loved it!
Thanks for the visit! Have a great day!
Anonymous
Can you use pineapple juice instead of canned pineapple?
Mary
I am sure you could…I'll heave to try that and let you know!
ArtistaScar
this looks YUMMY and can't wait to make it! I was wondering if you have to thaw out the chicken or do you put it in frozen? hope that's not a dumb question. THANKS!! (can't wait to make the crazy cake either….problem is choosing WHICH)
ArtistaScar
hi there!! this recipe sounds so delish I can't wait to make it. question…..do you thaw out the chicken or put it in frozen? I hope that's not a dumb question 🙂 THANKS!!
Mary
Hi There….Not dumb at all – I threw it in frozen and cooked it on high in my crock-pot for about 5 hours. So easy! You can use thawed too, just adjust the cooking time, and maybe cook it on low for 6-8 hours, depending on how fast your crock-pot cooks! Hope you love it! It makes great leftovers, so many things you can make! The pepper flakes add some kick, so you can use a much or little are you like…adjust to your taste! You can also add more pineapple too! Enjoy! Thanks so much for the visit! Have a great weekend!
Kayla
So…I have a bag of [raw] chicken breasts in the freezer that already have a bottle of BBQ sauce on them because I intended on cooking them in the crockpot and shredding them. I am totally going to put in a can of pineapples when I cook it :). Thank you for another variation of something we already like. I like hot and sweet so I'm sure the red pepper flakes will make it even more awesome :).
Mary
I hope you loved it! I am just reading this now! 🙁 Not sure how I missed your comment! Thanks so much for the visit!
Anonymous
This sounds delicious, thank you! Out of curiousity, do you drain the pineapple and just use 2 tablespoons of the juice to "clean out" the BBQ sauce bottle or do you use all of the pineapple juice?
Thanks again!!
Mary
Hi – Sorry about that – I just updated the recipe so it says (DRAINED) for the pineapples – just save approx 2 Tablespoons for the BBQ sauce bottle.
Thank you for the visit & GOOD question! I hope you make this, it's so simple and good! If you do, please stop by and let me know what you think!
Hope you have a great night! Thanks again!
Anonymous
hi, im a new fan, i tried it and loved it, thanks :*
Mary
Thank you!!! I'm so glad you stopped by to let me know!!! I hope you are having a great week!
Anonymous
Hi Shirley,
how many frozen chicken breast did you put in the crock pot
Mary
I use 5 good size frozen breasts – I use a 3 lb bag.
If you have any other questions, don't hesitate to ask!
Have a good night!
Schnookums
Happy Birthday to your daughter… this too shall pass. 🙂 Our daughter was (is) a delight- our son gave us starts and fits (but grew out of it)…will be trying her fave at our next Friday night card game. Thanx for the great idea!
Karly Campbell
Oh, goodness, that sounds good! I can always use more crockpot recipes, too!
Thanks for linking up to What's Cookin' Wednesday!
Sherri @ The Well Floured Kitchen
Always looking for new crockpot ideas, for those busy weeknights. The kids will love this one! Thanks for the idea.
Mary
Hi Sherri! Thank you! You are so welcome. Hope you try this recipe. It is so easy and I was able to get two great meals out of it with a family of 4 (I made quesadillas the 2nd night). The whole family loves it!
Thanks for the sweet comment and visit! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Heather @ The Beating Hearth
This sounds so good. I love bbq and chicken and pineapple…yum.
Mary
Hi Heather – Thank you & ME TOO! I love bbq, chicken & pineapple….yummmm!!! 🙂
Marissa
Wow!! I need to try this one.. I am always looking for SIMPLE!! thanks for sharing.
Mary
Hi Marissa ~ Thank you! My family LOVES this dish…I love that it was so easy to make, and it makes great leftovers (Quesadillas). Thanks for the sweet words & visit!
Lisa ~ The SweetTalk Shop
Happy Sweet 16 to your daughter and thanks for sharing this sweet recipe. I look forward to trying this soon!! Pinning as a reminder!!
Mary
Hi Lisa!
Thank you! She is taking her driving test tomorrow morning! YIKES!!!
Thanks so much for the visit, sweet comment & pin!
I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Natalie @ NorthShore Days
Could this be any easier? Or more delicious looking? I am making this for dinner tomorrow night!!! – I just need the pineapple and I have all the ingredients – Printing and pinning NOW!!!!
Mary
I know you will love it! I made Quesadillas AGAIN tonight for Mr. R 🙂 He loves them!!! Let me know how yours turn out!! Thanks for the pin and love!
Mel@Mellywood's Mansion
Yum Mary this looks so delicious and easy, perfect thanks for sharing 🙂
Mary
🙂 Thank you Mel!!!
Sherry @ Thrift My House
This sounds so awesome! I love pineapple. Yum! Happy Birthday to your daughter!
Mary
Hi Sherry! Thank you! We had it AGAIN tonight! 🙂 It's super easy and it makes great leftovers….we had Quesadillas! Thanks so much for visiting! Hope you have a great weekend!