Description
A simple recipe, this slow cooker pulled BBQ chicken is a family favorite for summer dinners on the deck or melt in your mouth pulled chicken sandwiches any time of year!
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 chicken breasts
- 18 ounces Sweet Baby Ray’s Hickory & Brown Sugar Barbeque Sauce
- ⅓ cup light brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ¼ teaspoon chipotle chili powder
- ¼ teaspoon ground white pepper
Instructions
- Step: Place chicken breasts in the slow cooker. Turn the heat to low.
- Step: 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.
- Step: Pour the barbecue sauce mixture into the slow cooker with the chicken breasts. Use a spoon to stir and coat all the chicken with the barbecue sauce mixture.
- Step: Cover and cook on low for 6 to 7 hours, or high for 3 to 4 hours.
- Step: When the chicken is tender and pulls apart easily with a fork, it is ready to be shredded.
- Step: Using two forks, shred chicken while still in the slow cooker. Mix the chicken and barbecue sauce together until well coated.
- Step: Serve on buttered and toasted hamburger buns.
Notes
If your chicken breasts are on the smaller side, use four instead of three for this recipe. Do not cook chicken from frozen. Make sure your chicken’s internal temperature reaches 165°F. If your slow cooker has a ‘warm’ setting, switch to this once it’s done to prevent it from continuing to cook in the sauce.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 7 hours
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 186 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 138 mg
- Fat: 4 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 13 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 24 g
- Cholesterol: 72 mg
Keywords: pulled chicken, slow cooker, BBQ chicken, crock pot, chicken sandwiches