Description
A warm and easy crockpot chicken dish that the whole family will love, perfect for busy weeknights.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4–6 chicken breasts
- 1 bottle Sweet Baby Ray’s barbecue sauce
- 1/4 cup vinegar
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Combine Sweet Baby Ray’s barbecue sauce, vinegar, red pepper flakes, brown sugar, and garlic powder in a bowl and stir until blended.
- Arrange the chicken breasts in the crockpot. It’s fine if they touch or overlap.
- Pour the sauce over the chicken and make sure each piece is coated.
- Cover the crockpot and set to cook on low for 240-360 minutes.
- Check at 240 minutes if the chicken was fresh; if frozen, cook closer to 360 minutes.
- Test the chicken for doneness; it should be tender and easy to shred.
- Shred the chicken with two forks or serve the breasts whole.
- Serve on buns, over rice, or with a side salad and let the sauce shine.
Notes
Avoid lifting the lid early to maintain heat. Use low heat to prevent drying out the chicken. Adjust sweetness by modifying sugar or adding vinegar.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 240 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 80mg
Keywords: crockpot chicken, BBQ chicken, easy dinner, family meal