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Slow Cooker Barbecue Chicken and Veggies
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Slow Cooker Barbecue Chicken and Veggies

Too-good-to-be-true Slow Cooker Barbecue Chicken and Veggies - a savory, healthy, “set it and forget it” recipe your family will love!

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
6 hrs
Total Time
6 hrs 15 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 720 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 4.5 pound chicken thawed (1 chicken, whole
  • 2 tablespoons butter melted
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 cup BBQ sauce divided, Sweet Baby Ray's
  • 2 small zucchini halved and sliced
  • 2 small yellow squash halved and sliced
  • parsley chopped, for garnish, fresh

Instructions

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  1. Place 5 foil balls into the bottom of a 6-quart slow cooker. Remove anything from the inside of the chicken (like the neck, etc.) and discard. Place the chicken on top of the foil balls. Brush the butter onto the chicken, sprinkle with the salt and pepper.
  2. Brush 1/2 cup of BBQ sauce on the chicken.
  3. Cover and cook on LOW for 4.5 hours. Don't open the lid while the chicken is cooking.
  4. After the chicken has cooked for 4.5 hours, open the lid and add the sliced zucchini and squash and cook for 1.5 hours longer on HIGH. (I do this part on HIGH because heat escapes when I open the lid to put in the veggies).
  5. Brush the chicken with the other 1/2 cup BBQ sauce.
  6. Transfer the chicken to a cutting board and cut it ino sections (breast and wing & thigh and leg). Server warm with veggies and sprinkle with chopped parsley if desired.

Nutrition Information

Calories 720kcal (36%) Carbohydrates 33g (11%) Protein 48g (96%) Fat 43g (66%) Saturated Fat 14g (70%) Polyunsaturated Fat 8g (47%) Monounsaturated Fat 17g (85%) Trans Fat 0.5g (25%) Cholesterol 199mg (66%) Sodium 1104mg (46%) Potassium 941mg (20%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 27g (54%) Vitamin A 915IU (18%) Vitamin C 25mg (28%) Calcium 71mg (7%) Iron 3mg (17%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4 Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 720

% Daily Value*

Calories 720kcal 36%
Carbohydrates 33g 11%
Protein 48g 96%
Fat 43g 66%
Saturated Fat 14g 70%
Polyunsaturated Fat 8g 47%
Monounsaturated Fat 17g 85%
Trans Fat 0.5g 25%
Cholesterol 199mg 66%
Sodium 1104mg 46%
Potassium 941mg 20%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 27g 54%
Vitamin A 915IU 18%
Vitamin C 25mg 28%
Calcium 71mg 7%
Iron 3mg 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.