Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, pulled bbq chicken. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
This crockpot pulled chicken is so easy to make - everything just goes into the slow cooker without any special prep. BBQ Pulled Chicken is a summer favorite of ours, much easier and less messy to eat than classic BBQ chicken, we make this dish so often the kids call it summer chicken. A simple recipe for how to make BBQ pulled chicken (also known as Crock Pot BBQ Chicken!) at home in your slow cooker!
Pulled BBQ Chicken is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Pulled BBQ Chicken is something that I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have pulled bbq chicken using 15 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Pulled BBQ Chicken:
- Take 4 chicken breasts (boneless, skinless)
- Prepare 1 bag hamburger buns
- Take Brine Ingredients
- Prepare 8 cup water
- Prepare 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- Take 2 tbsp salt
- Get Sauce Ingredients
- Prepare 1 1/2 cup water
- Take 1 1/3 cup barbecue sauce
- Get 6 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- Take 2 -3 drops hot sauce
- Make ready 1 cup onion (finely chopped)
- Make ready 4 clove garlic (minced)
- Get 1 dash salt
- Prepare 1 dash black pepper
So, take out that crock pot and let's make the easiest slow cooker BBQ Pulled Chicken recipe of all time. Doesn't get much easier than this. All you need is a crockpot, chicken breast and a bbq sauce of your choice. Simply put the chicken breast in the crockpot.
Instructions to make Pulled BBQ Chicken:
- Brine:
- Combine Brine Ingredients in pot and place on medium heat, stirring occasionally.
- Remove from heat when the salt/sugar have dissolved and let cool to room temperature.
- Place chicken in plastic bag/bowl and pour in brine to cover.
- Place in refrigerator for 4-24 hours.
- Remove chicken from brine, rinse, and pat dry.
- Sauce/Chicken:
- Using the Sauce Ingredients, combine water, bbq sauce, vinegar, hot sauce, onion, and garlic in a heavy pot.
- Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Place into sauce pot, ensuring the chicken is covered by the liquid.
- Bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes (or until chicken is cooked through). Remove chicken.
- Boil the sauce until it reduces by about half.
- While sauce is boiling/reducing, shred chicken with two forks. Note that the longer you let your chicken sit in the brine, the easier it will shred.
- When sauce has reduced, turn heat down to low. Add salt/pepper to taste.
- Add shredded chicken to sauce and heat through. Plate onto buns and serve.
Serve on a burger bun with slaw. Also great for BBQ Pulled Chicken Pizza, BBQ Pulled Chicken Nachos. This BBQ pulled chicken recipe for Instant Pot or slow cooker is a quick, easy, family-friendly dinner. It's also great at a party. Make it into sandwiches, put it on salad, or meal prep it for the week.
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