This lovely pin was sent to me by my sister-in -law (thank you!). I’m always taking suggestions of things to try and this was a good start. I loved that it fit my easy and fast criteria, but I think it was maybe a little too easy as the directions on the pin seemed to be lacking a bit. You’ll find my suggestions at the end.

What you need:

2lb. Chicken tenderloin chunks (I used about 1.5lbs)

1 cup pineapple juice

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/3 cup soy sauce

Flour (I ended up adding about 2 tablespoons to thicken the sauce at the end)

Of course, your Crockpot

The directions on the pin said to take  the chicken chunks, pineapple juice, brown sugar, and soy sauce and put in a crockpot. The usual cook times apply 3-4 on high, 6-8 on low.

I followed this completely. I added my liquids then whisked in my brown sugar, finally stirring in my chicken.

But about an hour before dinner I checked on it and while the chicken was cooked, it looked nothing like the picture, and the sauce was really runny. I had to at least thicken the sauce so here is where the flour came in. A little at a time I sifted it in then let it sit until we were ready.

The result was really good. Hubby had seconds. I could eat just the sauce on rice all day! But here are my thoughts. I think for the chicken to look like it does in the picture, it should be fried a bit first. Maybe even battered and fried.

I was thinking next time I might dip the chicken in that wonderful broth, then flour, and fry it before putting it in the crockpot. Also the addition of broccoli would be nice. You could just throw in frozen broccoli and let it cook.

Serve it up over rice and an easy dinner is yours!