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    Crockpot BBQ Pulled Chicken

    by Mindy Boyd · Published: Jul 8, 2016 · Updated: Dec 10, 2024

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    Crockpot BBQ Pulled Chicken: bottled sauce, onion, garlic, brown sugar and honey.

    This Crockpot BBQ Pulled Chicken is so easy. Use your favorite bottled (or homemade) barbecue sauce and it will certainly become a family favorite.

    Put everything in the slow cooker in the morning and forget about it until you are ready for dinner (or lunch). Now this is my kinda cooking!

    This recipe for Crockpot BBQ chicken combines your favorite bottled barbecue sauce with onion, garlic, brown sugar and honey. Super easy and delicious.

    How to make Crockpot BBQ Pulled Pork:

    • Trim the fat from 1 ½ pounds boneless skinles chicken breasts and 1 ½ pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs.
    • Chop ½ cup onion and 1 clove garlic.
    • Spray crock pot with cooking spray or line with plastic liner.
    • Put everything in the crock pot, stir and cook on low for 7-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours.
    • Remove chicken and shred using two forks.
    • Return chicken to the crockpot and stir. Serve on a bun with additional barbecue sauce, if desired.

    This recipe for Crockpot BBQ Pulled Chicken combines your favorite bottled barbecue sauce with onion, garlic, brown sugar and honey. Easy and delicious.

    Prepare this Light Potato Salad or Garden Pasta Salad and a Fruit Salad ahead of time to go with this and you’ll have dinner on the table in minutes! Your family and/or friends will be so impressed!

    This recipe for Crockpot BBQ Pulled Chicken combines your favorite bottled barbecue sauce with onion, garlic, brown sugar and honey. Easy and delicious.

    If you choose a barbecue sauce that has honey in it then you can leave the honey out if you want.

    This recipe is also versatile and can be made with all breasts, all thighs, or a combination of the two.

    This recipe for Crockpot BBQ Pulled Chicken combines your favorite bottled barbecue sauce with onion, garlic, brown sugar and honey. Easy and delicious.

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    This recipe for Crockpot BBQ Pulled Chicken combines your favorite bottled barbecue sauce with onion, garlic, brown sugar and honey. Easy and delicious.

    Crockpot BBQ Pulled Chicken

    Mindy Boyd
    This recipe for Crockpot BBQ Pulled Chicken combines your favorite bottled barbecue sauce with onion, garlic, brown sugar and honey. Easy and delicious.
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 8 hours hrs
    Total Time 8 hours hrs 10 minutes mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine American
    Servings 12

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 ½ pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
    • 1 ½ pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs
    • 1 cup barbecue sauce + extra for serving
    • ½ cup onion
    • 1 clove garlic
    • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
    • 2 tablespoons honey
    • hamburger buns or other sandwich bread
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    Instructions
     

    • Trim the fat off of the chicken. Chop the onion and garlic.
    • Spray crock pot with cooking spray or line with plastic liner. Put everything in the crock pot, stir and cook on low for 7-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours. Remove chicken and shred using two forks. Return chicken to the crockpot and stir. Serve on a bun with additional barbecue sauce, if desired.
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    1. Maria Matlock says

      July 19, 2016 at 9:55 pm

      I love your heart dishes!!

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      • Mindy Boyd says

        July 20, 2016 at 12:03 am

        Thanks! They are measuring cups that I bought on clearance at Gordman’s.

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