Description
This Crockpot BBQ Chicken recipe delivers tender, flavorful shredded chicken slow-cooked in a tangy BBQ sauce perfect for sandwiches, serving as a satisfying and easy meal option. Utilizing a slow cooker ensures the chicken becomes melt-in-your-mouth soft, infused with smoky, sweet, and spicy notes from the sauce blend.
Ingredients
Scale
Chicken
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 4 medium breasts)
BBQ Sauce Mix
- 1.5 cups BBQ sauce (use your favorite brand)
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
For Serving
- Buns
- Coleslaw
Instructions
- Prepare the chicken: Place the boneless skinless chicken breasts at the bottom of your slow cooker, ensuring they are laid out evenly for uniform cooking.
- Make the BBQ sauce: In a medium bowl, combine the BBQ sauce, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, chili powder, onion powder, and garlic powder. Stir thoroughly until the sauce is smooth and all spices are evenly incorporated.
- Coat the chicken: Pour the prepared BBQ sauce mixture over the chicken breasts in the slow cooker. Toss gently to ensure each piece is well coated with the sauce.
- Cook the chicken: Cover the slow cooker with its lid and cook on high for 3 to 4 hours (3.5 hours recommended) or on low for 6 to 7 hours. The chicken should become tender and easy to shred when done.
- Shred the chicken: Using two forks, shred the chicken directly in the slow cooker to your preferred texture, whether fine or chunky. Stir the shredded chicken in the sauce to coat evenly.
- Final seasoning and serve: Taste the shredded chicken and adjust with salt and pepper if needed. Serve the BBQ chicken on buns topped with coleslaw or your favorite sandwich toppings for a delicious meal.
Notes
- This recipe makes enough BBQ chicken for approximately 6 to 8 sandwiches unless you stuff them generously.
- You can shred the chicken to your desired texture, either finely shredded or coarser chunks.
- Substitute chicken breasts with chicken thighs for a slightly juicier outcome if preferred.
- The recipe is designed for a Crockpot-style slow cooker, but instructions for Instant Pot adaptation are available separately.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich (about 1/6th of recipe)
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1.5g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
