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Picnic Pulled Chicken
Picnic Pulled Chicken is the most tender juicy chicken imaginable! Made with only a handful of ingredients, yet packed with flavor, there is no wonder this meal gets made on the regular rotation!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
3 hrs
Total Time
3 hrs 10 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 305 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 1 onion thinly sliced
- 1 cup barbecue sauce
- 1/2 cup Milo's Famous Sweet Tea
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
Optional- For sandwiches
- 6 sandwich buns
- 6 leaves butter lettuce
Instructions
- Combine the barbecue sauce, sweet tea, garlic powder, onion powder, and salt and whisk until smooth. Divide the sauce in half (roughly 3/4 cup each.)
- Trim the chicken and lay flat in the slow cooker. Pour one half of the sauce over the chicken, then top with thinly sliced onions.
- Cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 4-6 hours.
- Once done, remove the chicken and strain the onions out of the broth, Shred the chicken and combine with the onions and remainder of the sauce.
- Serve by itself, or on buns with a leaf of butter lettuce. Enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
305kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
30g
(10%)
Protein
30g
(60%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
144mg
(48%)
Sodium
819mg
(34%)
Potassium
514mg
(15%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
25g
(50%)
Vitamin A
143IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
34mg
(3%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 305
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 305kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 30g | 10% |
| Protein | 30g | 60% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 144mg | 48% |
| Sodium | 819mg | 34% |
| Potassium | 514mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 25g | 50% |
| Vitamin A | 143IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 34mg | 3% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.