This Easy Crock Pot BBQ Chicken is an effortless and delicious meal that creates juicy and tender chicken smothered in sweet BBQ sauce. A perfect recipe for family dinners, pot lucks and parties.
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Why We Love This Crock Pot BBQ Chicken
- An effortless recipe that is quick to whip up and lets the crock pot do the rest.
- Minimal and simple ingredients is all you need.
- An easy dinner recipe to enjoy as is or use for sandwiches, salads, rice bowls, quesadillas, pizza topping and more.
- Great meal prep recipe that can be made into many different meals.
- Delicious family dinner option that is ready when you get home!
- The perfect crockpot recipe for game days, pot lucks, and parties.
Crock Pot BBQ Chicken Recipe Ingredients
- Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts
- Garlic Powder
- Onion Powder
- Paprika
- Salt
- Black Pepper
- Apple Cider Vinegar
- BBQ Sauce
Substitution Suggestions
- Chicken Breast: You can also use boneless, skinless chicken thighs or half breast and half thigh.
- Seasonings: If you want a bit more spice you can add some cayenne pepper or red pepper flakes. You can also use your favorite spice blend or bbq spice rub. The Pampered Chef Kansas City BBQ rub is a great one.
- Apple Cider Vinegar: White vinegar or red wine vinegar will work too.
- BBQ Sauce: Use your favorite bbq sauce or a homemade sauce. My favorite is Sweet Baby Ray's Honey BBQ Sauce.
This easy slow cooker bbq chicken is a delicious recipe for an easy weeknight dinner that the whole family is going to enjoy!
How to Make Crock Pot BBQ Chicken Breast
- Place chicken breasts in your crock pot.
- In a small bowl, mix together the garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt and black pepper. Sprinkle the spices over the chicken breast.
- Add the vinegar to the crock pot.
- Lastly pour the bbq sauce over the seasoned chicken breast.
- Cook on low heat for 4-6 hours.
- Now you can enjoy as is, or shred the chicken and make sandwiches, salads or rice bowls.
How to Serve Easy Crock Pot BBQ Chicken
This recipe can be served in many different ways. My favorite way is as sandwiches. Using tongs or forks break up the chicken until it's all shredded. Then place the shredded chicken on buns or kaiser rolls and add a little extra bbq sauce on top. Can also top with some sweet cole slaw.
Or add the bbq shredded chicken on top of baked potatoes, salads or pizza. Place it in tortillas and make it into cheesy quesadillas or on top of some cooked rice.
Lastly, just enjoy it the way it is. Slice the bbq chicken into pieces and serve with your favorite side dishes.
What to Serve with Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Breast
So many things can be paired with bbq chicken breasts. My favorite is any kind of potato and corn. Here are some of my family's favorite:
- Crispy Oven Fries
- Roasted Ranch Potatoes
- Air Fryer Potatoes
- Skillet Mexican Street Corn
- Cheesy Corn Muffins
- Instant Pot White Rice
- Classic Potato Salad
- Crock Pot Baked Beans
I love BBQ sauce, it's one of my favorite condiments. I love using it in my recipes too. This Oven Roasted BBQ Chicken recipe is the #1 recipe on my blog. It creates juicy chicken that is super delicious. I also have a tasty BBQ Meatloaf Recipe, a recipe for yummy BBQ Turkey Mini Meatloaves and the easiest BBQ Chicken Sliders recipe.
Storing Crock Pot BBQ Chicken
Storing: Store any leftover crockpot bbq chicken in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
Reheating: Reheat the bbq chicken in a low oven covered with aluminum foil, on the stove over low heat or in the microwave until warmed through.
Freezing: This chicken freezes great! Place the cooled BBQ chicken in a freezer safe air tight container or zip top freezer bag. Then label, date and freeze for up to 4 months. Thaw chicken overnight in the fridge.
Heather's Favorite Tools for this Recipe
- I love my crock pot that is programmable. It allows me to leave the house knowing the chicken won't be overcooked.
- These nestled mixing bowls are my favorite for prepping ingredients.
- These glass measuring cups from Pyrex are my favorite to use when measuring sauces or liquids.
- These kitchen tongs are my absolute favorite. They have little kickstands so you can set them on the counter without making a huge mess. Plus they can be stored hanging.
- I love these magnetic measuring spoons. They are easy to store and they have ⅛ teaspoon that a lot of measuring spoon sets don't include.
Tips for the Best Crock Pot BBQ Chicken
- Thawed room temperature chicken breast is best. Frozen chicken will add too much moisture to the chicken and bbq sauce.
- Double the recipe and freeze the extra for easy meal prepping and dinners later on.
- Make it an entire meal by adding some potatoes to the crock pot too. Add a layer of aluminum foil over the chicken and top with some cubed potatoes or whole potatoes that have been pierced with a fork. Cook as directed in recipe.
- Use a slow cooker liner for easy clean up!
More Crock Pot Chicken Recipes:
- Chicken Pot Pie Soup
- Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings
- Chicken Barley Soup
- Pizza Chicken
- Chicken Tacos
- Chicken Tortilla Soup
- Cilantro Lime Chicken
- Chicken and Potato Stew
- White Chicken Chili
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Easy Crock Pot BBQ Chicken
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 pounds chicken breasts, boneless, skinless
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1½ cups BBQ sauce
Instructions
- Place chicken breasts in crock pot.
- In a small bowl, mix together the garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt and black pepper. Sprinkle the spices over the chicken breast.
- Add the apple cider vinegar to the crock pot.
- Pour the bbq sauce over the seasoned chicken breasts.
- Cook on low heat for 4-6 hours.
- Enjoy as is, or shred the chicken and make sandwiches, salads or rice bowls.
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