Wow! I am getting today’s post in just a little late in the day! Today was the first day of our garage sale and I was trying to work too so things were super busy. This recipe for Slow Cook Shredded BBQ Chicken is one I have made many times. Christine has been asking me to make it and I finally did last week. I love how easy this recipe is and I’ve always had great results.
To make it all you need is a 12 oz can of pop, 2 1/2 cups BBQ sauce and about 2 lbs of chicken.
Warm the barbecue sauce and then pour it into your slow cooker.
Add the can of pop and mix. I used Diet Dr. Pepper but I also made it with Diet Coke.
I cooked it on high for 5 1/2 hours and this is what it looked like.
Then, it was time to shred the chicken. I recently saw a tip from another blogger that they saw on Pinterest to use your Kitchen Aid mixer to shred your meat. So, I decided to try it. I dumped all of the chicken into the bowl.
And stirred it around a bit. Mine was a bit too shredded so next time I will mix it for even less time.
I returned the chicken to the sauce in the slow cooker and added some more barbecue sauce. I let the chicken soak up even more barbeque flavor in the slow cooker until we were ready to eat.
What’s your favorite way to make barbecue chicken?
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Does it have to be diet soda?
No, it can be regular soda! Best of luck! ~Tonia
Can I add potatoes and onions to this?
I can’t wait to try this! I have had the same shredding problem with my mixer. I found using the dough hook works really well for a larger shred. Thanks for the recipe!
How many people does this serve and how much chicken? And how much barbecue sauce?
Hi Charissa,
I’m not sure how many it serves. But it uses about 2 lbs of chicken and about 2 1/2 cups of barbecue sauce. I’ve updated the blog post. This recipe is easily adaptable for however many servings you need. Happy Cooking!
~Tonia
Thank you! Thank you for making such a simple recipe for a beginner cook like me! =)
Okay. If I were to half this recipe and use chicken breasts instead, how many breasts would I use? Sorry, beginner chef here!
I’m happy you are asking! Try using 2 frozen boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 1 pound), 1 cup of bbq sauce and 1/2 can of pop. You can always add more bbq sauce when you want (before, during and after cooking). Also, might take less time to cook since there is less chicken in the crockpot, about 3-4 hours on high or 6-7 hours on low. Good luck! ~Tonia
Thank you so much! Big help! =)
Something so simple but so delicious, amazing.
That looks soooo yummy! 🙂
This.Is.Perfect! Thank you for sharing- getting it on the menu next week!! Love my Crocker!
oh one of my favorite go to meals when i can’t think of anything else to make! love the cooking is done all day when i am at work. what a timesaver!! i will have to try diet dr. pepper in mine next time
Oh your making me hungry Tonia! Looks yummy and I like the simplicity of the recipe. Hope the garage sale is going well!
How easy is this, I love the pork with Dr Pepper but never thought about using chicken. Just hopping over from the May Day Hop and still love following you. I would love to invite you to visit my blog, and link this yummy post to my brand new hop starting today:)
Looks fantastic! Isn’t it great to have dinner after a freakishly busy day?
Yummo Tonia. You were doing okay until I read those dreaded words, Dr Pepper and then I read on and was pleased you followed it up with Diet Coke! LOL I’ll give it a try. I used to do something similar years ago with Coke and then cream added. Sounds bizarre but it was actually quite tasty.
Anne xx
OH, this looks delicious! I love using my slow cooker! Thanks for recipe!