5 from 80 votes
Crock Pot BBQ Chicken
Crock Pot BBQ Chicken slow-cooks boneless skinless chicken breasts with garlic powder, diced onion, barbecue sauce, and light beer or chicken broth until tender. The chicken is shredded and combined with cooking juices, then drizzled with additional barbecue sauce and served on hamburger buns with coleslaw. This method creates juicy, flavorful meat with ease, suitable for sandwiches.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
4 hrs
Total Time
4 hrs 20 mins
Servings:
8
servings
Calories:
382 kcal
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 pounds chicken breast approx. 4 breasts, boneless skinless
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 onion finely diced
- 2 cups barbecue sauce divided
- ½ cup light beer or chicken broth
To Serve
- 8 Hamburger Bun
- coleslaw
Instructions
- Place chicken breast in the slow cooker and season with garlic powder, salt and pepper.
- Add onion, 1 cup barbecue sauce, and beer. Cook on low 6-7 hours or high 3-4 hours.
- Remove chicken from the slow cooker and shred using two forks. Ladle some of the juices into the chicken.
- Drizzle with remaining barbecue sauce and serve on hamburger buns with coleslaw.
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Notes
- Chicken thighs can be substituted for breasts; remove skin and bones if using split chicken breasts.
- If beer is unavailable, use chicken broth instead without compromising flavor.
- Adjust sauciness by adding reserved cooking juices to shredded chicken as needed.
- Choose your preferred barbecue sauce brand; this recipe works well with a range of store-bought or homemade sauces.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1sandwich
Calories
382
(19%)
Carbohydrates
52g
(17%)
Protein
29g
(58%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
72mg
(24%)
Sodium
1082mg
(45%)
Potassium
659mg
(14%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
27g
(54%)
Vitamin A
194IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
107mg
(11%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 382
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1sandwich | |
| Calories | 382 | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 52g | 17% |
| Protein | 29g | 58% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 72mg | 24% |
| Sodium | 1082mg | 45% |
| Potassium | 659mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 27g | 54% |
| Vitamin A | 194IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 107mg | 11% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.