Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Chicken with Homemade Barbecue Sauce | Father’s Day Recipe

BBQ sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade BBQ sauce

💰Cheaper: ketchup + vinegar + spices

Homemade BBQ sauce can be lower in sugar and tailored to taste.

chicken breasts

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: whole chicken

Thighs are juicier and whole chicken can be more economical.

buns

🥗Healthier: whole grain buns

💰Cheaper: white bread

Whole grain buns provide more fiber.

pickles

🥗Healthier: cucumber slices

💰Cheaper: no pickles

Cucumber slices add crunch without extra calories.

Measure and add 1 and 1/4 cups of ketchup to a small saucepan.

Pour in 1/4 cup of apple cider vinegar.

Add 1 tablespoon of dijon mustard.

Add 1 tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce.

Add 1 tablespoon of molasses.

Add 1 teaspoon of paprika.

Add 1 teaspoon of salt.

Add 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne pepper.

Add 1/2 teaspoon of chili powder.

Add 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder.

Add 1/2 teaspoon of onion powder.

Add 1/2 teaspoon of cumin.

Place the saucepan on the stove over low heat and stir to combine all the ingredients together, heating throughout for 10 minutes.

Place 2-3 lbs of boneless, skinless chicken thighs in a slow cooker.

Pour all the prepared barbecue sauce all over the chicken.

Lift the sides of the chicken up to ensure the sauce covers the bottom of the meat as well.

Cover the slow cooker.

Cook on high for 3 to 4 hours or on low for 6 to 7 hours.

After cooking, take the lid off the slow cooker and remove just the chicken thighs and place on a separate platter.

Use two forks to easily shred the chicken into small pieces.

Add all the shredded chicken back to the slow cooker with the remaining sauce.

Stir the pulled chicken with the barbecue sauce until fully combined.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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