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Shredded BBQ Chicken (Crock Pot Recipe)
Great on its own or on a sandwich! This Pulled BBQ Chicken recipe is so simple-- just throw all of the ingredients into your crockpot and let it cook. In no time you have a delicious meal - Fix it and forget it!
Prep Time
10
minutes
mins
Cook Time
7
hours
hrs
Total Time
7
hours
hrs
10
minutes
mins
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Servings:
8
Calories:
102
kcal
Author:
Jennifer Fishkind
Ingredients
3
chicken breasts
1
18 oz
Bottle Sweet Baby Ray’s Hickory & Brown Sugar Barbecue Sauce
⅓
cup
light brown sugar
2
tbsp
apple cider vinegar
1
tbsp
olive oil
1
tsp
garlic powder
1
tsp
onion powder
¼
tsp
smoked paprika
¼
tsp
chipotle chili powder
see note
¼
tsp
ground white pepper
Instructions
Place chicken breasts in the Crock-Pot. Turn heat to low.
In a separate bowl combine Sweet Baby Ray’s Barbecue Sauce, light brown sugar, apple cider
vinegar, olive oil, garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, chipotle chili powder, and ground
white pepper. Use a whisk to stir and combine.
Pour barbecue sauce mixture into the Crock-Pot with the chicken breasts. Use a spoon to stir and
coat all chicken with barbecue sauce mixture.
Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours, or high for 3-4.
When chicken is tender and pulls apart easily with a fork it is ready to be shredded.
Using two forks, shred chicken while still in the Crock-Pot. Mix chicken and barbecue sauce
together until well coated.
Serve on buttered and toasted hamburger buns.
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RECIPE NOTES:
If your chicken breasts are larger in size use 3. If they are on the smaller side use 4.
Do not cook chicken from frozen. Make sure the chicken is fully thawed before adding to Crockpot.
Ground black pepper can be substituted in place of the ground white pepper if needed.
If you don’t have Chipotle chili powder on hand you can substitute with regular chili powder.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS:
Butter and toast your hamburger buns before serving. It adds great texture and flavor!
Top your barbecue chicken with homemade coleslaw with serving. It adds a nice crunch to this already delicious sandwich.
IMPORTANT NOTE - THIS RECIPE WAS UPDATE IN 2021. SEE BELOW FOR THE ORIGINAL RECIPE:
Ingredients
6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
12 oz bottle BBQ sauce (We love Sweet Baby Rays)
½ cup Italian salad dressing (We always use Wish Bone)
¼ cup brown sugar
2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
Instructions
Mix BBQ sauce, Italian dressing, brown sugar and Worcestershire sauce together in a small bowl
Place chicken breasts in the crockpot.
Add sauce mixture over the chicken in the crockpot.
Cover and cook 3-4 hours on high or 6-7 hours on low.
Shred the chicken and mix with the sauce from the crockpot.
Serve on buns.
Nutrition
Calories:
102
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
10
g
|
Protein:
9
g
|
Fat:
3
g
|
Saturated Fat:
1
g
|
Trans Fat:
1
g
|
Cholesterol:
27
mg
|
Sodium:
55
mg
|
Potassium:
182
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
9
g
|
Vitamin A:
62
IU
|
Vitamin C:
1
mg
|
Calcium:
12
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg