Crockpot Hawaiian Chicken BBQ Sliders

These Crockpot Hawaiian BBQ Chicken Sliders are perfect as a party appetizer, or as an easy weeknight dinner. This easy Hawaiian chicken recipe is also versatile with lots of options for leftovers! 

Christmas is nearly here, which means holiday parties are in full swing. These Crockpot Hawaiian BBQ Chicken Sliders are perfect for any party or as a simple weeknight dinner. This easy Hawaiian chicken needs basically no prep and everything cooks in the crockpot.

Finally, finish by shredding the Hawaiian chicken and you are ready to go! This is the perfect serve yourself slow cooker recipe that can sit and stay warm in the crockpot all evening. Which is great because that means less work and mess for you! Also, the BBQ chicken makes incredible leftovers and is super versatile.

Ingredients

• Chicken
• Some Veggies: Tomatoes, Red Pepper, Onion
• Pineapple
• Some Spices: Salt, Pepper, Red Pepper
• BBQ Sauce- Preferably Famous Dave's Sweet and Zesty
• To Serve: Cheese, King Hawaiian Rolls, Cabbage or Cole Slaw

Kitchen Tools

• A Crockpot/Slow Cooker
• A Knife and Fork
• Something to Serve with, like tongs

How to Make Crockpot Chicken Sliders

Basically, you put everything in the crockpot, turn it on and that's it. Pretty simple this Crockpot Hawaiian Chicken Recipe is!

1. First, for the red pepper, tomatoes, and onion just chop them into small pieces, they don't have to be perfect or pretty. 2.
2. Second, add the veggies to the crockpot along with your chicken. Next, add in your pineapple and BBQ sauce into the slow cooker. Personally, for the pineapple I like to use the canned tidbits, but you could use any canned kind you prefer or have available. If you have fresh you could use that as well.
3. Now for the sauce, I love, love, love, LOVE, the Famous Dave's Sweet and Zesty. If you can find this use it. It is wonderful and perfect for this easy Hawaiian chicken recipe. Alternatively, if you can't find it you can just use your favorite one.
4. Next, add in some salt and pepper to taste and some red pepper flakes if you want some heat.
5. Finally, cover and cook the slow crockpot Hawaiian chicken on high for 4 hours or low for 6 hours. Once the Hawaiian chicken is tender and falling apart, drain the excess liquid and shred the chicken. Stir it all together with veggies and additional sauce if desired. 
6. Finally, I love to serve this BBQ Hawaiian chicken with pepper jack cheese, King Hawaiian Rolls, and purple cabbage (or cole slaw).

Serving Tips

When serving these Crockpot Hawaiian Chicken Sliders there are a few different options.

1. You can just set out your buns, cheese, sauce, and cabbage and let each person build their own BBQ chicken sandwich. In my opinion, this is perfect for parties and large crowds. This is also the least amount of work for you.
2. Alternatively, you can toast the buns and melt the cheese. Who doesn't love some melty cheese?! To do this slice the buns in half and add cheese slices to the bottom. Next, brush melted butter on the top bun and place them open faced on a cookie sheet. Finally, broil on low until the buns are golden, about 2-3 minutes. This is the route I take when making these easy Hawaiian chicken sliders for dinner.

DO NOT put the pulled BBQ Hawaiian chicken on the buns with cheese and try and bake them together. This will result in a soggy hot-mess. I know I have seen so many recipes that you slice the buns down the middle and put your cooked meat on with cheese and bake it all together. This will not work for this recipe. Trust me, I've tried it. The slow cooker BBQ chicken has too much liquid in it from the sauce and pineapple and when you bake it in a dish all the moisture will release. The bottom bun will not survive this. Learn from me people, just add the Hawaiian chicken separately.

More Appetizer Ideas

Chicken Enchilada Dip
Ritz Rites with Ham, Brie and Cranberries 
Grilled Chicken Wings Recipe
Mini Cheese Ball Bites

Common Questions

Additional Ideas

Whenever I make this slow cooker Hawaiian chicken recipe I usually double the BBQ chicken recipe so I can have tons of leftovers for the week. This hawaiian chicken is very versatile and I use it for a number of things besides these sliders.

• Nachos. Layer your favorite tortilla chips on a baking sheet and top with this BBQ chicken, shredded cheese and some jalapenos if you love some spice. Bake until cheese is gooey and serve with guacamole and sour cream. These are beyond incredible and you will want to eat them all day everyday.
• Breakfast Burritos. Toss the BBQ chicken is a skillet with some scrabble eggs, cheese, bacon and wrap it up it a tortilla with some guac. Bonus: freeze them for meal prep or a quick breakfast.
• Salad. Add this to your salad to boost your lunch. Top with some ranch, cheese, croutons, avocado, and bacon bits. This salad is far from boring and you will actually enjoy eating it.

Whether you are having slow cooker Hawaiian Chicken Sliders for a Superbowl party, or on a Monday night for dinner I hope you and your friends and family love this BBQ chicken recipe!

Happy Eating!