Honey Garlic Pulled Chicken with Pineapple Slaw

A tasty slow cooker pulled chicken served alongside a sweet and spicy pineapple slaw.

Prep Time:  15 minutes   |    Cook Time:  4 hours   |    Total Time:  4 hours, 15 minutes   |    Servings:  6

Ingredients:

Chicken:

• ¼ cup Burman's  Low Sodium Soy Sauce
• 2 tablespoons  Simply Nature  Organic Wildflower Honey
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 pound  Kirkwood  Chicken Thighs, skin removed
• 2 pounds  Kirkwood or  Never Any!  Fresh Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts

Pineapple Slaw:

• 1 cup diced pineapple
• 4 cups shredded cabbage
• ¼ cup chopped green onions
• ¼ cup chopped cilantro
• 1 jalapeño, minced
•   ¼ cup  Simply Nature  Organic Apple Cider Vinegar
• 2 tablespoons  Carlini  Pure Olive Oil
• 2 teaspoons  Simply Nature  Organic Wildflower Honey
• Stonemill  Iodized Salt, to taste
• Stonemill  Ground Black Pepper, to taste

Directions:

1. For the chicken: In a slow cooker, add soy sauce, honey and garlic. Stir until honey is dissolved. Add chicken and coat in sauce.
2. Turn slow cooker on high and cook for 2 hours. Turn chicken and continue cooking another 2 hours.
3. For the slaw: In a large bowl, combine pineapple, cabbage, green onion, cilantro and jalapeño.
4. In a separate medium bowl, whisk together apple cider vinegar, olive oil, honey, salt and pepper. Toss with cabbage mixture and refrigerate.
5. Transfer chicken to a large bowl. Discard bones and shred the meat. Keep warm.
6. Strain the liquid into a small saucepan. Cook on high until reduced by half. Toss with shredded chicken.
7. Serve chicken alongside slaw and your favorite tortillas.

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Recipe Courtesy of Chef Linsey, ALDI Test Kitchen

Calories 290   |   Total Fat 11g   |   Sodium 500 mg   |   Total Carbohydrate 15g   |   Fiber 2g   |   Sugars 12g   |   Protein 31g