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Best Crockpot BBQ Chicken

Best Crockpot BBQ Chicken

Your shortcut to tender, juicy, and utterly delicious BBQ chicken that practically cooks itself. With minimal effort and simple ingredients, it's about to become your go-to solution for those 'what's for dinner?' dilemmas.
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Cook Time 8 hours
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

Chicken
  • 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts
BBQ Sauce
  • 1 1/2 cups your favorite BBQ sauce
Vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
Seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Optional
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar for extra sweetness
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce for depth of flavor

Equipment

  • Crockpot
  • Bowl
  • Whisk
  • Forks (for shredding)

Method
 

  1. Place the chicken breasts in the crockpot.
    2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  2. In a bowl, whisk together the BBQ sauce, apple cider vinegar, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper, brown sugar (if using), and Worcestershire sauce (if using).
    1 1/2 cups your favorite BBQ sauce, 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar, 1 tablespoon paprika, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon onion powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  3. Pour the BBQ sauce mixture over the chicken breasts, ensuring they are evenly coated.
    1 1/2 cups your favorite BBQ sauce, 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  4. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours, or on high for 3-4 hours, or until the chicken is easily shredded with a fork.
  5. Once cooked, remove the chicken from the crockpot and shred it using two forks.
    2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  6. Return the shredded chicken to the crockpot and stir to coat it thoroughly with the BBQ sauce.
    2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts, 1 1/2 cups your favorite BBQ sauce
  7. Serve the Best Crockpot BBQ Chicken on buns, over rice, in salads, or however you like to enjoy your BBQ!