Hawaiian haystacks are a family favorite. This crockpot version is healthy, made without cream of soup, and completely customizable with all of your favorite toppings!
Prep Time: 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 4 hourshours
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Total Time: 4 hourshours15 minutesminutes
Servings:4servings
Ingredients
3largechicken breasts
2cupschicken broth
4tablespoonsbutter
2teaspoonsminced garlic
5tablespoonsflour
2cupschicken broth
1cupmilk , OR heavy cream
2teaspoonsonion powder
1 ½teaspoonssalt, (or to taste)
cooked white rice
Instructions
Fill your slow cooker with 2 cups chicken broth. Add chicken breasts. Cover and cook for 2 hours on high or 4 hours on low.
About 20 minutes before serving, shred the chicken with two forks and keep in slow cooker.
Add flour to pan. In a medium sauce pan on the stove melt butter, stir in garlic until fragrant, then sprinkle in flour and stir. Slowly whisk in remaining 2 cups chicken broth and milk and stir until mixture clumps up. When mixture is thickened, stir in onion powder and salt.
Add cream mixture to slow cooker and stir to coat chicken. Cook for another 15 minutes. Serve over rice with your favorite toppings.
Notes
Optional toppings: pineapple, crispy Asian noodles, olives, green onions, red peppers, avocado, coconut flakes.