Slow Cooker Barbecue Chicken #SundaySupper #FamilyDinnerTable

This week the Fall weather is finally creeping into the South. The air has been cool and crisp. I was excited to turn off the air conditioning and sleep with the bedroom window open the last few days. These are the days that I don’t want to spend inside working in the kitchen, so I grabbed my slow cooker and put it to work for me making this delicious
Slow Cooker Barbecue Chicken.

I leave to go to an office for my day job Monday through Friday. While it sounds great in theory versus working from home among the everyday chaos, it does take a huge chunk of time away from my family. Atlanta traffic is the bane of my very existence and easily adds 8-10 hrs to the length of my work week. I try and make up for this absence by spending quality time with my family on the weekends. Our summer was so wet and rainy, my body is craving the sun and a big does of vitamin D without the sweltering heat. Using the slow cooker not only allows us to be out and about while dinner cooks, but also the house stays cool by not using the oven to make dinner.

I always have large quantities of boneless, skinless, chicken breasts on hand (thanks to a large stand up freezer), so this recipe is an easy go-to for me. I can make a big batch of this shredded barbecue chicken if we have company or family over, or I can separate it after cooking to create multiple meals. I personally prefer to cook the chicken breasts in the slow cooker without extra liquid. Once the chicken is fully cooked, I can easily shred it with two large forks inside the crock of the slow cooker. I also prefer to add my sauce after the chicken is shredded and cook the remaining time needed. If I add it before shredding the chicken, I tend to make a huge mess spattering my kitchen with barbecue sauce.

For my slow cooker barbecue chicken, I like using my husband’s homemade Kansas City style barbecue sauce. However, I have been known to resort to my preferred brand of bottled barbecue sauce stashed in the pantry if necessary. Nothing like trying to call your husband in from from painting the deck to make some barbecue sauce. That is pretty much not going to happen. DH likes to take advantage of the nice weather too.

Since there is minimal work involved making this version of pulled barbecue chicken, the versatility is endless. You can feed a crowd, or split a large batch into two meals like I mentioned earlier. For the first meal, we can eat the chicken over hearty brown rice for a filling Sunday Supper, and then use leftovers for a fast weekday dinner using mini slider buns or rolled flour tortillas for a new twist on enchiladas.

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Slow Cooker Barbecue Chicken

Prep time

5 mins

Cook time

3 hours

Total time

3 hours 5 mins

Author: KP

Recipe type: Entree

Cuisine: American

Ingredients

4 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
18 oz bottle of your favorite barbecue sauce

Instructions

Add thawed chicken breasts to bottom of slow cooker
Cover with lid and cook on high for 3 hours
Uncover slow cooker and using two large serving forks carefully shred thoroughly cooked chicken breasts to desired consistency
Stir in barbecue sauce until evenly distributed through shredded chicken
Serve warm or let cool and portion for later use

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