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Brioche bun with pulled barbecue chicken and chopped parsley on white plate.
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Simple Slow Cooker Shredded BBQ Chicken

This simple Slow Cooker BBQ Shredded Chicken is a great dinner for busy weeknights. An easy recipe that only requires about 10 minutes of prep and perfect for pulled bbq sandwiches and more! Leftovers freeze well too!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time4 hours
Total Time4 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 270kcal
Author: Lorie Yarro

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Place the red pepper and onion on the bottom of crock pot. Place the chicken breasts on top.
  • Whisk together the spices, salt and pepper and cover the chicken on both sides, rubbing into the chicken.
  • Whisk together 1 cup BBQ sauce, olive oil, apple cider vinegar and Worcestershire sauce. Pour over the chicken and cover completely.
  • Close and heat on low for 6-8 hours or high for 4-6 hours.
  • When chicken is cooked through, using two forks, shred chicken and stir well to allow it to absorb the sauce. Add remaining BBQ sauce. Serve on toasted buns and with your favorite sides.

Notes

  • Use thawed chicken versus frozen. Frozen chicken can take a long time to come to the correct internal temperature. It can also cause food borne illness if using frozen meat.
  • Use chicken that is uniformly sized. If you have one piece of chicken that is much larger than the others, pound the chicken to keep sizing even. This will make for even cooking.
  • For easier clean up, you can use a crockpot liner. I am not a huge fan of crockpot liners as I find sometimes the flavor is slightly different in the dish when using one. However, they can certainly help when it comes to clean up so feel free to use one!
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy only and should be construed as an estimate rather than a guarantee. Ingredients can vary and Lemons + Zest makes no guarantees to the accuracy of this information.

Nutrition

Calories: 270kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 957mg | Potassium: 654mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 963IU | Vitamin C: 29mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 1mg