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Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken Recipe

Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken Recipe ingredients and barbecue sauce base in a white slow cooker
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This BBQ shredded chicken recipe is made in the slow cooker with chicken breast and thighs for a juicy barbecue chicken every time.

Ingredients

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  • 2 cups favorite BBQ sauce (mine is Sweet Baby Ray’s original)
  • ½ cup chicken stock
  • ½ cup grated yellow onion (about ½ of a medium onion)
  • ¼ cup light brown sugar (packed)
  • 2 teaspoons minced chipotle in adobo
  • 1 ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoons smoked paprika
  • 1 tablespoon no-salt Cajun seasoning (such as Tony Chachere's)
  • 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast
  • 1 ½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
  • 1/3 cup minced green onions

Instructions

  1. In a slow cooker, stir together the BBQ sauce, chicken stock, onion, brown sugar, chipotle, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, and Cajun seasoning.
  2. Add the chicken and coat it with the sauce.
  3. Set your slow cooker to high and cook for 2 hours, stirring occasionally, until the thickest portion of the chicken breast registers 165°F on an inserted digital thermometer. Remove from the slow cooker and using two forks, shred the chicken.
  4. Return shredded chicken to the slow cooker, stir to coat with sauce, and continue cooking for 10 minutes. Stir in green onions and serve hot.

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Find it online: https://recipenly.com/slow-cooker-bbq-chicken/