Slow Cooker Island Chicken
Yield: 4 servings
Active Time: 10 minutes
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 8 hours in slow cooker
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Enjoy a taste of summer with this sweet and citrus chicken!

Ingredients for Single Meal

  • 4 - small boneless chicken breasts
  • - Salt and pepper
  • 1 - cup(s) orange juice
  • 1/2 - cup(s) lime juice
  • 1/4 - cup(s) brown sugar
  • 1 - Tbsp cumin
  • 1 - tsp paprika
  • 1 - 20 oz. can(s) pineapple slices
  • Side: - rice
  • Side: - veggies
  • 1 - gallon-size freezer baggie(s)
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Cooking Directions for Single Meal

  1. Place the chicken breasts into the base of slow cooker and season with salt and pepper.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the orange juice, lime juice, brown sugar, ground cumin, and paprika.
  3. Pour the marinade over the chicken, then add the pineapple slices around and on top of the chicken and marinade. Slow cook on low for 8 hours.
  4. Cook the rice as directed.
  5. Prepare the veggies.
  6. Serve Slow Cooker Island Chicken over rice with veggies.

Freezeasy Meal Prep Directions

    To each gallon-size plastic freezer baggie, add the following ingredients:

    • 4 small boneless chicken breasts
    • Salt and pepper
    • 1 cup orange juice
    • 1/2 cup lime juice
    • 1/4 cup brown sugar
    • 1 Tbsp cumin
    • 1 tsp paprika
    • 1 - 20 oz. can sliced pineapple

    Remove as much air as you can and seal. Freeze up to 6 months in your fridge freezer or 12 months in a deep freezer.

    Freeze & Thaw Instructions

    Put baggie in the freezer and freeze up to 6 months in fridge freezer or 12 months in a deep freezer. Thaw in the fridge overnight, or a warm bowl of water for about 20 minutes, before transferring to the slow cooker and cooking on low for 8 hours.

    Dairy-Free Modifications

    Recipe is dairy-free when served with dairy-free sides.

    Gluten-Free Modifications

    Recipe is gluten-free when served with gluten-free sides. Serve with cauliflower rice for Paleo meal.

    Printable Label Recipe Title

    Slow Cooker Island Chicken

    Printable Label Instructions

    Thaw and slow cooker on low for 8 hours.
    Serve over rice with veggies.

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