Crockpot Pineapple Chicken- My Way!

Okay, Tonight I am making crock pot pineapple chicken.  It's not a family recipe but nevertheless I thought I would post it.  As anyone who has dined at my home knows, I never follow a recipe.  If I do use a recipe, I make some changes as I go along.  It's a little trick passed down from Mother to Daughter for many generations.  ha! I have been seeing a pineapple chicken crock pot recipe floating around on the Internet so I thought I would add the Jill twist to it!

The ingredients

The original recipe called for : 1 Cup pineapple juice, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/3 cup soy sauce, boneless skinless chicken

What I used: 1 cup pineapple juice, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/3 ish cup soy sauce, a few dashes of honey, a very,very small sprinkle of cloves, a few dashes of sesame seeds

Get the old Crock pot out!  Mine was a gift from my Mom.  She is one of the best cooks around!  Make sure you spray it with non stick cooking spray.  Easy cleanup later!  You can use butter to coat it. In the words of one of my friends, "I'm not tryin' to be a hero here".  Just making things easy as possible.  I have three small children. I clean up plenty of messes.  Hopefully a stuck-on crock pot will not be one of 'em! 

Add the pineapple juice.  A little trick I do is sitting the measuring cup in the pot so ingredients don't splash out.  If they do, it just goes in the pot!  See- easy clean-up! Then do the same with the brown sugar. 

One of my helpers.  Okay. actually,  I mean leg grabbers!  The boys are taking a hiatus from kitchen work today.
They are playing cowboy instead.  They run through the kitchen and I have to dodge them!  

Next, add the soy sauce.  I "eyeballed" it.  Then add a very,very small shake of cloves. I like that little "spice" the cloves add.  Add a few shakes of sesame seeds for texture and looks!

A few squirts of honey!

Be sure to rinse your chicken. 

Add your chicken. Mix a bit. 

Now. Add the lid and turn to low.  Cook low and slow!

Now, take 1 tablespoon of cornstarch and add cold water. Mix until it looks like milk.  Pour into the crock pot.  This will help to thicken it.  Not a necessity but will make it thicker.  Yes, notice my bowl.  I ain't fancy fo sho!!! My Mimi would cringe at my use of ain't and my Pop would smile.
 I am a little combination of both I reckon.  See, there's my Pop again!  ha.  

The finished product!  Yum!!!  I served with a side of asparagus and garden salad.