Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken
Perfect for a crowd, this slow cooker bbq chicken is made with just 3 simple ingredients!
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 258kcal
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2 cups bbq sauce use your favorite brand (or use homemade - see note #1 below)
- 1/2 cup diced white or yellow onion optional but recommended
Instructions
Prepare
- Chop onion, if using, and gather ingredients.
Slow Cook
- Add chicken to bottom of a slow cooker insert (this recipe was tested using a 6 quart slow cooker).
- Top with onion and bbq sauce, then cover and cook on LOW for 6-7 hours. For best texture, I do recommend cooking on low, but if you have to, you can cook it on HIGH for 3-4 hours.
Shred
- Remove chicken from the slow cooker and shred, using two forks or tongs.
- Return the chicken to the slow cooker and toss in the sauce. Alternately, you can add the chicken to a bowl after shredding, and add ladles of the sauce. This will allow you to control the "sauciness" level.
Serve
- Serve on buns if desired.
Notes
- The two homemade sauces we love for this recipe are: balsamic bbq sauce or bourbon bbq sauce.
- I highly recommend a great coleslaw to go alongside this shredded bbq chicken. Either of these two would be great options: Chick-Fil-A copycat coleslaw or classic sweet and tangy coleslaw
- We love to pile this bbq chicken on a bun, but it's also great on bbq chicken pizza, in wraps, in quesadillas, etc.
Nutrition
Calories: 258kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 869mg | Potassium: 607mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 194IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1mg