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A beautifully plated dish of Crockpot BBQ Chicken on a white round plate, featuring tender chicken flavored with BBQ sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, garlic powder, and red pepper flakes, topped with freshly chopped cilantro.

Crockpot BBQ Chicken Recipe

Crockpot BBQ Chicken is a delicious, hands-off recipe that involves slow-cooking chicken breasts in a sweet and tangy BBQ sauce mixture. The result is tender, flavorful chicken perfect for sandwiches, tacos, or serving over rice.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 10 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4 people
Calories 364 kcal

Equipment

  • Mixing bowl
  • Slow cooker
  • Spoon or tongs
  • Forks (for shredding)
  • Measuring spoons
  • Whisk

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 bottle barbeque sauce
  • 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
  • ½ tsp red pepper flakes
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup distilled white vinegar

Instructions
 

  • Place chicken breasts in the slow cooker.
    Raw chicken breasts placed into the slow cooker, ready to be transformed into flavorful Crockpot BBQ Chicken.
  • In a bowl, whisk together BBQ sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, garlic powder, and red pepper flakes until the sugar dissolves.
    A bowl filled with BBQ sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, garlic powder, and red pepper flakes being whisked together to create a rich and tangy BBQ marinade.
  • Pour the sauce mixture over the chicken breasts.
    The tangy and flavorful BBQ sauce being poured over the chicken breasts in the slow cooker, ensuring the chicken is coated evenly for slow cooking.
  • Cover and cook on Low for 4 to 6 hours.
    Chicken breasts slowly cooking in the crockpot, immersed in the BBQ sauce mixture, infusing the dish with a rich smoky flavor.
  • After cooking, remove the chicken from the slow cooker.
    Tender and juicy BBQ chicken being carefully lifted out of the slow cooker, ready for shredding and mixing with sauce.
  • Shred the chicken using two forks.
    Fully cooked chicken breasts being shredded with a fork, creating tender pieces perfect for soaking up the BBQ sauce.
  • Return the shredded chicken to the slow cooker and mix it with the sauce.
    Shredded chicken being mixed back into the slow cooker with the tangy BBQ sauce, ensuring every piece is coated for maximum flavor.
  • Serve the BBQ chicken and enjoy!
    A serving of Crockpot BBQ Chicken plated with a garnish of fresh chopped cilantro, showcasing tender, juicy, and saucy barbecue chicken ready to enjoy.

Notes

  • For a spicier version, add more red pepper flakes.
  • You can use chicken thighs instead of breasts for a juicier result.