BEST Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Recipe | Easy Crockpot Dinner for Busy Nights #subscribe

chicken

🥗Healthier: skinless chicken

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Skinless chicken is lower in fat; chicken thighs are often cheaper than breasts.

barbecue sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade barbecue sauce

💰Cheaper: ketchup

Homemade sauce can be lower in sugar; ketchup is a budget-friendly alternative.

Spray the slow cooker with cooking spray.

Add 3 lbs of boneless, skinless chicken thighs to the slow cooker.

Season the chicken thighs with chicken seasoning and hickory honey brown sugar seasoning to taste.

Mix the seasonings with the chicken to ensure it's evenly coated.

Spread the chicken out evenly in the slow cooker.

Add fresh minced garlic and finely diced onions on top of the chicken (optional).

In a separate bowl, mix together barbecue sauce, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce.

Pour the barbecue sauce mixture over the chicken and spread it out evenly.

Place the lid on the slow cooker.

Cook the chicken thighs on low for 5 to 6 hours or on high for just under 3 hours until fall apart tender.

Once cooked, remove the chicken from the slow cooker and shred it in a bowl.

Return the shredded chicken to the slow cooker and set it to warm.

Mix the shredded chicken with the barbecue sauce in the slow cooker.

Let the chicken soak in the sauce for about 10 to 15 minutes on warm (or low for 5 to 10 minutes if no warm setting is available).

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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