Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken

Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken

from thepioneerwoman.com
Autumn
5 min
648 kcal / serving

Turn off the grill! This juicy BBQ chicken recipe is made in a slow cooker. Piled onto buns with plenty of coleslaw and pickles, it's delicious and easy.

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ c.bbq sauce
  • 2 tbsp.apple cider vinegar, plus more to taste
  • 2 tbsp.packed light brown sugar
  • 1 tsp.paprika
  • ½ tsp.kosher salt, plus more to taste
  • ½ tsp.ground black pepper
  • ¼ tsp.ground cayenne pepper
  • 4garlic cloves, crushed
  • ½ mediumyellow onion, thinly sliced
  • 3 lb.boneless, skinless thighs or breasts

Directions

  1. 1

    In a 6- to 8-quart slow cooker, whisk together the BBQ sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, paprika, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, garlic, and onion until well combined. Add the chicken, stirring to ensure it is fully coated with the sauce.

  2. 2

    Cover and cook until the chicken is tender and shreds easily, on low for 4 to 6 hours or on high for 2 to 3 hours.

  3. 3

    Remove the chicken to a large cutting board. Remove the garlic cloves, if you like. Using 2 forks, break up the chicken into chunks (or shred it more finely, if you like). Return the chicken to the sauce and stir very well.

  4. 4

    Cover and cook on low for 30 minutes more. Taste and add more salt or vinegar, if you like.