Slow Cooker Teriyaki Pineapple Beef

I have always been a fan of the slow cooker, I think that's probably becoming apparent by now. I mean really, taking ingredients, dumping them into a pot, and setting the timer - what could be worse?! The slow cooker does all the work!

And this doozie was a mere three ingredients: beef, teriyaki, & pineapple chunks. Similar to the chicken I made last week, all you do is dump the sauce over the meat and let it rip. An hour or so before you want to eat, dump in the pineapple and away you go!

I did, however, find the sauce to be a little runny, so while I boiled the noodles, I removed the lid from the slow cooker, added in a slurry (cornstarch + water), and turned the heat to high until the noodles were done cooking (leave it uncovered). Perfect.

Slow Cooker Teriyaki Pineapple Beef

Slow Cooker Teriyaki Pineapple Beef

What You Need:

• 2 lbs stew meat
• 1 bottle teriyaki sauce
• 1 can pineapple chunks, drained

How You Do It:

1. Combine the beef and teriyaki sauce in slow cooker.
2. Cook on low 7-8 hours.
3. During the last hour, add drained pineapple.

Slow Cooker Teriyaki Pineapple Beef recipe adapted from Eat At Home.

Slow Cooker Hawaiian BBQ Chicken

A week or two ago, my colleague suggested I implement a 5-star rating to indicate just how much we liked the meal I was dishing about.  She said she would be more likely to try a recipe I ranked with 5 stars than one I'd only awarded, say, a 3.  I told her I'd consider it.  Well, until I actually get that up and running:

Chris -- this would be a 5!

Talk about an easy and delicious dinner!  This puppy literally took 3 ingredients, 2 minutes to prepare, 6 hours to cook (all on its own), made 8 servings, and took 1 bite to become a new favorite.  And really, what's to be wrong with chicken, bbq sauce, and pineapple.  I mean, really.

This made enough for the hubs and I to have dinner last night, lunch for today, and another healthy 4 servings packaged into the freezer.  Plenty.

Just one little note -- when you get home or go over and look at the slow cooker and see all that extra sauce, fret not.  When you shred up the chicken, the sauce becomes the perfect amount (even for you, mom!).  And, if you're worried about the pineapple disintegrate during the low and slow cooking process, worry not.  They stay whole.

A new shredded chicken recipe for me, for sure.

Slow Cooker Hawaiian BBQ Chicken

Slow Cooker Hawaiian BBQ Chicken

What You Need:

• 5 chicken breasts, mine were frozen
• 1 20-oz bottle of your favorite BBQ sauce
• 1 20-oz can pineapple chunks, drained

How You Do It:

1. Place chicken breasts in bottom of slow cooker.
2. Top with entire bottle BBQ sauce.
3. Top with drained pineapple.
4. Cook on low 6 hours. 
5. Using tongs, shred chicken right in slow cooker.

Slow Cooker Hawaiian BBQ Chicken recipe adapted from Six Sisters' Stuff.