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    Slow Cooker Pulled Chicken

    BY: Courtney PUBLISHED: Sep 7, 2018 1 Comment UPDATED ON: Jan 18, 2019

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    This Slow Cooker Pulled Chicken is a must make! Enjoy this slow cooker bbq chicken as is or place it on a sandwich for a delicious meal!

    slow cooker pulled chicken

    We like to enjoy our slow cooker pulled chicken when the cooler months hit. It’s comfort food and set and forget!For years I never used a  slow cooker to cook meals. It wasn’t until I started working crazy hours a few years ago that I bought one and fell in love. Slow Cookers are great for prepping dinner and allowing it to cook for hours, even if you’re not home. I have used it for stocks overnight too!

    Slow Cooker Pulled Chicken Ingredients:

    • Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast
    • BBQ Sauce

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    How to make slow cooker pulled chicken:

    Place 4 chicken breasts into the slow cooker.

    pulled chicken crock pot

    Cover the chicken breasts with bbq sauce.

    pulled chicken recipe

    Set your slow cooker 2-3 hours on high or low for 4-5 hours.

    pulled chicken

    Once the chicken is fully cooked you can enjoy whole or shred.

    slow cooker shredded chicken

    You can easily double this bbq pulled chicken to make for guests.

    This slow cooker bbq chicken uses our homemade bbq sauce, but I leave the water out of the recipe. When you’re cooking the chicken in a slow cooker you’re going to notice that the chicken will release water, so that will add to the sauce. You could double the sauce if you like a lot of sauce on your pulled chicken.

    We use one batch of sauce for 4 organic chicken breasts. If you’re not using organic chicken breasts you may notice that your chicken breasts are larger. If you’re using 4 large chicken breasts we suggest doubling the sauce. This sauce is so good you’ll want to have extra at all times, we drizzle some on top of the cooked chicken too!

    If you like onions you can also make this slow cooker bbq chicken recipe like we make our BBQ Pulled Pork Recipe by adding onions into the crockpot while cooking the chicken.

    How long does it take to cook chicken in a slow cooker on high? 

    Depending on the size, it usually takes about 2-3 hours on high. I usually go for the higher setting since I’m home when it’s cooking. If you want to cook chicken breast in the slow cooker on low you’ll set it for 4-5 hours. To make slow cooker shredded chicken that is falling apart you want to cook it for a while so the protein and connective tissues break down and become super tender, it will easily fall apart just using a fork.

    We love enjoying these as a slow cooker pulled chicken sandwich but you could also just serve plain with your favorite sides. It’s also really delicious over our air fryer baked potato.

    bbq pulled chicken

    Here are a few of our favorite recipes to serve with this slow cooker pulled chicken recipe.

    • Cucumber Salad
    • Easy Macaroni Salad
    • Potato Salad with Eggs Recipe

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    Slow Cooker Pulled Chicken

    This Slow Cooker Pulled Chicken is a must make! Enjoy this slow cooker bbq chicken as is or place it on a sandwich for a delicious meal! 
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    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: bbq chicken, chicken breast, slow cooker
    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 3 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 8 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4
    Calories: 345kcal
    Author: Courtney

    Ingredients

    • 4 Chicken Breasts
    • 1 1/2 cups BBQ Sauce homemade
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    Instructions

    • Place 4 chicken breasts into the slow cooker.
    • Cover the chicken breasts with our homemade bbq sauce.
    • Set your slow cooker 2-3 hours on high or low for 4-5 hours.
    • Once the chicken is fully cooked you can enjoy whole or shred.

    Notes

    Nutrition will vary depending on BBQ Sauce used.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 345kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 47g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 144mg | Sodium: 657mg | Potassium: 978mg | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 70IU | Vitamin C: 2.7mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 0.8mg

    The nutritional information is automatically calculated and can vary based ingredients and products used. If the nutrition numbers are important for you we recommend calculating them yourself.

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    Family, Food, and Photography are Courtney's passions and you'll see all of that on this blog. She is happily married to her husband Chris and together they have two amazing kiddos!

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    1. Mindy

      January 19, 2019 at 11:48 pm

      This may be the best slow cooker pulled pork I’ve ever had! I made your homemade bbq sauce with it like suggested and wow!! Thanks for this recipe!

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