Description
Juicy slow cooker BBQ pulled chicken brings southern comfort to your dinner table with minimal effort. Tender, flavorful meat drenched in smoky sauce promises a mouthwatering meal you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Protein:
- 3–4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Sauce and Seasoning:
- 1 cup barbecue sauce
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
Aromatics:
- 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
Instructions
- Arrange raw chicken breasts in a single layer at the base of the slow cooker, ensuring they are evenly spread.
- Create a fragrant foundation by distributing thinly sliced onions across the chicken surface.
- Enhance the flavor profile by uniformly sprinkling garlic powder and cayenne pepper over the onion layer.
- Generously drench the entire mixture with barbecue sauce, ensuring complete and thorough coverage.
- Secure the slow cooker lid and set to low temperature for 6-8 hours or high temperature for 4 hours, allowing chicken to become supremely tender and infused with robust flavors.
- Once cooking is complete, carefully extract chicken and use two forks to meticulously shred the meat into delicate strands.
- Return shredded chicken to the slow cooker, gently folding and mixing with the remaining sauce to guarantee each morsel is luxuriously coated and seasoned.
Notes
- Choose boneless, skinless chicken breasts for the most tender and easy-to-shred meat.
- Adjust the cayenne pepper amount based on your spice tolerance, adding more for heat or less for a milder flavor.
- For a healthier version, use a low-sugar or homemade barbecue sauce to reduce overall calories and control ingredients.
- Leftover pulled chicken can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 4 days and reheated in the microwave or on the stovetop.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 hours (on Low) or 4 hours (on High)
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 220 kcal
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 450 mg
- Fat: 3 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 12 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Cholesterol: 75 mg