Barbecue Style Chicken for the Slow Cooker
Transform weeknight dinners with this irresistibly tender and flavorful Barbecue Style Chicken for the Slow Cooker. This easy recipe combines juicy boneless chicken breasts with a rich, tangy barbecue sauce infused with apple cider vinegar, honey, smoky paprika, and aromatic garlic and onions. With just 15 minutes of prep, your slow cooker does all the work, delivering perfectly shredded, saucy chicken that’s ideal for sandwiches, rice bowls, or a classic pairing with coleslaw. Perfectly seasoned and cooked low and slow, this dish is a must-try for effortless, mouthwatering barbecue flavor at home.
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Recipe Information
Ingredients
- 4 pieces boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1.5 cups barbecue sauce
- 1 medium yellow onion
- 3 cloves garlic cloves
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
Dice the yellow onion and mince the garlic cloves.
Place the chicken breasts in the bottom of the slow cooker in a single layer.
In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine the barbecue sauce, apple cider vinegar, honey, smoked paprika, salt, and black pepper. Stir until well mixed.
Spread the diced onion and minced garlic evenly over the chicken.
Pour the barbecue sauce mixture over the chicken and onions, ensuring the chicken is fully coated in the sauce.
Cover the slow cooker with the lid and cook on low for 4 hours or until the chicken is tender and fully cooked, reaching an internal temperature of 165°F (74°C).
Once cooked, shred the chicken with two forks directly in the slow cooker or remove it to shred on a cutting board before returning it to the sauce.
Stir to fully coat the shredded chicken in the barbecue sauce.
Serve the barbecue chicken on sandwich buns, over rice, or with a side of coleslaw. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
Calories |
2052 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
% Daily Value* |
|||
| Total Fat | 28.1 g | 36% | |
| Saturated Fat | 7.2 g | 36% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.4 g | ||
| Cholesterol | 592 mg | 197% | |
| Sodium | 7088 mg | 308% | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 216.7 g | 79% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 7.0 g | 25% | |
| Total Sugars | 174.9 g | ||
| Protein | 221.5 g | 443% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.2 mcg | 1% | |
| Calcium | 264 mg | 20% | |
| Iron | 10.3 mg | 57% | |
| Potassium | 3035 mg | 65% | |
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
