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BBQ Chicken Chili Recipe
Slow cooked chicken is fall-apart tender, infused with the melding flavors of BBQ sauce and bourbon, with nutritious beans and veggies in the mix! It's a smoky, rich, sweet, and savory one pot dinner that is so easy to make - just throw it all in the slow cooker and come back to a warming and flavor-packed BBQ chicken chili dinner!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 hrs
Total Time
10 hrs 10 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 335 kcal
Cuisine:
North American
Ingredients
- 1 1 medium onion diced
- 2 2 carrots diced
- 2 2 red bell peppers diced
- 3 3 cloves garlic minced
- ½ ½ cup BBQ sauce homemade for refined sugar-free
- ½ ½ cup bourbon can sub light beer or chicken stock
- 3 3 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 1 teaspoon Each: cumin, smoked paprika, and sea salt
- 28 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes
- Optional: 1-2 tablespoons honey see notes
- 3 3 chicken breasts can sub 6 chicken thighs
- 19 19 ounce can kidney beans drained and rinsed
- 1 1 cup frozen corn
- Optional toppings: grated cheese, sour cream, and cilantro
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients EXCEPT the chicken breasts, kidney beans, corn and honey to your crockpot and stir to mix well. Taste the chili and add the honey if you would like it to be sweeter.
- Nestle the chicken breasts on the top and set your crockpot to high for 6 hours or low for 10 hours.
- Remove the chicken from the crockpot. Add the corn and beans to the pot and stir. Shred the chicken using 2 forks then stir it back into the chili. Taste and season with sea salt then let the chili reheat for a few minutes before serving it. Serve topped with any or all of the toppings.
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Notes
- BBQ sauce can vary in sweetness. Taste the chili before adding the honey and only add it if you would like it to be sweeter.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1 serving = ⅙ of the recipe
Calories
335kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
48g
(16%)
Protein
21g
(42%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
36mg
(12%)
Sodium
1186mg
(49%)
Potassium
1226mg
(35%)
Fiber
11g
(44%)
Sugar
19g
(38%)
Vitamin A
6181IU
(124%)
Vitamin C
69mg
(77%)
Calcium
113mg
(11%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 335
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 serving = ⅙ of the recipe | |
| Calories | 335kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 48g | 16% |
| Protein | 21g | 42% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 36mg | 12% |
| Sodium | 1186mg | 49% |
| Potassium | 1226mg | 26% |
| Fiber | 11g | 44% |
| Sugar | 19g | 38% |
| Vitamin A | 6181IU | 124% |
| Vitamin C | 69mg | 77% |
| Calcium | 113mg | 11% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.