Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Recipe

Close up of Slow Cooker Barbecue Chicken in a serving bowl, ready to eat.

5 from 1 vote

Slow Cooker Barbecue Chicken is the ultimate easy weeknight dinner! Made with just six simple ingredients—chicken, your favorite BBQ sauce, onion, brown sugar, honey, and garlic—it’s tender, flavorful, and perfect for sandwiches, tacos, rice bowls, or salads. This Crockpot BBQ Chicken is great for meal prep, family dinners, or anytime you want a no-fuss homemade meal.

Prep Time10

Cook Time8

Total Time8 10

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: pulled chicken

Servings: -4 ounce servings

Calories: 194kcal

Author: Mindy Boyd

Ingredients

1 ½ pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 ½ pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs
1 cup barbecue sauce
½ cup onion
1 clove garlic
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons honey

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.
Pile this tender chicken on buns, stuff it into tacos or quesadillas, or spoon it over rice or salad — it’s delicious any way you serve it!

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Notes

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

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

This recipe makes about 12 servings. Each serving is roughly 4 ounces of chicken along with a bit of the sauce and other ingredients.

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