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This crockpot pulled chicken is so easy to make – everything just goes into the slow cooker without any special prep. It’s fall-apart tender, juicy and delicious. We put it on rolls with our coconut coleslaw and crisp dill pickle chips.
It was sweet, salty, savory and so satisfying. I invited my family over for crockpot bbq chicken sliders and everyone loved them. My son even asked for refills on the chicken (which is a big deal). l’m pretty sure all of the adults had seconds. Great reviews all around on this one! If the picture above hasn’t convinced you yet, the next one will!
This is a great way to make meat for company or your family when you don’t have time to stand over the stove. You can throw everything in your slow cooker before church and it’s ready when you come home. Such a treat! PS. the coleslaw can be made when you start the chicken – just refrigerate it until ready to serve..
Ingredients for Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken:
3 lbs (about 5-6 count) boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed of fat
1 1/2 cups BBQ Sauce (Try Homemade BBQ Sauce or Sweet Baby Rays Honey BBQ)
1/2 medium onion, grated (with juice)
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp worchestershire sauce
2 Tbsp brown sugar
How to Make Crockpot BBQ Chicken:
1. Stir together all sauce ingredients in a 5-6 qt slow cooker.
2. Add chicken and turn to coat. Cover and cook on high 2 to 3 hours or on low for 6 to 7 hours. Check on it early since timing can depend on the thickness of your chicken and the size of your slow cooker. It will also cook faster if making a smaller batch. Chicken is done when cooked through to an internal temperature of 167˚F and easy to shred.
3. Remove chicken to a cutting board and shred each breast using two forks. Place shredded chicken back in the crock pot and stir to coat with the yummy sauce
↑↑↑ Wishing I had leftovers…
Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 lbs chicken breasts, (boneless, skinless)
- 1 1/2 cups BBQ Sauce, I used Sweet Baby Rays Honey BBQ
- 1/2 medium onion, grated (with juice)
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 Tbsp brown sugar
Instructions
- Stir together all sauce ingredients in a 5-6 qt slow cooker.
- Add chicken and turn to coat. Cover and cook on high for 2 to 3 hours or for 6 to 7 hours on low. Check on the chicken earlier if using smaller chicken pieces, if making a smaller batch, or if you know your slow cooker runs hot. Chicken is done when cooked through to an internal temperature of 165˚F and is easy to shred.
- Remove chicken to a cutting board and shred each breast using two forks. Place shredded chicken back in the crock pot and stir to coat with the yummy sauce.
Nutrition Per Serving
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Serve in buns with the best coconut coleslaw and dill pickle chips. Yum!!
Is it possible to use a whole chicken or to use bone in chicken thighs I have a lot of chicken thighs that I would like to use.
That should work fine, but you will need to to debone and remove the skin. I have instructions on how to cut up a whole chicken on my blog here.
This is delicious, but I would like to know the serving size, like how many grams is that 317 calories?
Hi Kyle, See the servings listed at the top of the recipe card. It will serve about 8 people, you can divide it to 8 to get the per serving size. I was not able to weigh it per serving.
Very good recipe! I made my own BBQ sauce and tortilla wraps. They were delicious!!!
That’s just awesome, Sally!
I dont see instructions for the seasoning or the onion? Can you be more specific please
Hi Rachel. It’s in the recipe card, it’s 1/2 medium onion, grated (with juice). You may check this portion of the recipe “How to Make Crockpot BBQ Chicken”
Thanks for sharing this recipe. I followed your recipe and it was delish!!!
This was absolutely delicious!!! I think the recipe is likely only as good as the BBQ sauce you use so make sure it’s one you love the taste of. I used Open Pit brand and followed the recipe exactly and everyone LOVED this! Thank you for sharing!
You’re very welcome, Susan! I’m so excited to hear you enjoyed it.
I make this all the time with Sweet Baby Ray’s Sauce and Love it Love it Love it….
I don’t want to mix in the bbq sauce. What should I use instead? Some guests don’t like sauce on their sandwich. Thanks
Hi MaryJo, you can still make this without sauce, but it will be drier and lacking flavor without a sauce (like BBQ).
You might try adding a bit of chicken broth to the slow cooker instead of the sauce so that the chicken doesn’t dry out too much.
This sounds delicious. How many people will this recipe feed?
Hi Laura! See the servings listed at the top of the recipe card. It will serve about 8 people.
I decided to cook 2kgs as an experiment to feed a family of 7, 2 children under 12yrs, 2 teens under 18yrs and 3 adults. I suprised myself and made 5 meals feed us all no complaints. Enchilada with side salad, Burgers with coleslaw and chips,wraps,Korean bowls Mash potato and steam broccoli. I’m so stoked.
Very tasty. Never shredded onion before. I think it added to the flavor of the dish
I omitted the Worcester sauce only because I didn’t have any and it still came out amazing!
I have boneless skinless breasts in my crockpot with a small amount of broth to keep them from drying out. Could I cook the sauce separately on the stove and then combine?
Hi Elisa! You can do that, but I would add it in the last 30-60 minutes of cooking so that the chicken has time to absorb the flavor.
So good! My family loved the pulled chicken sandwiches!
Hi! Can you use chicken thighs instead of breasts? Wanting to make this but don’t have chicken breasts in the house right now!
Hi Emma, that should be fine. I saw one of our readers shared this in the comments “What an easy and delicious recipe! I opted to use chicken thighs instead of breast and it was awesome. Definitely will make when I want hands off cooking!” Hope that helps!
Can I freeze after it’s cooked for one week?
Hi Linda! One of readers shared this comment “I routinely freeze half of it for an easy meal later. No complaints from my picky family. Great recipe!” Hope that helps.