Crockpot Spicy Pulled Chicken
Dec 30, 2024 09:10 AM
Looking for a great weeknight chicken recipe? My Crockpot Spicy Pulled Chicken Recipe is the perfect 5-ingredient meal! Cooked in a slow cooker, it’s sweet and spicy and perfect by itself or made into pulled chicken sandwiches!
My daughter always tells me I make 5 things for dinner and they’re all the same: some version of chicken and vegetables. And, I mean, she’s not wrong: we eat chicken a few times a week and usually I do serve it with some sort of vegetable, like green beans or carrots. I will admit that sometimes I get on the lazy train and just make simple grilled chicken with a boring vegetable and I’ll admit, it is boring.
My daughter is a bit picky with her flavors (as am I) but one flavor she’s always liked is barbecue. When she was little we’d make (boring) grilled chicken and she’d dip it in barbecue sauce and I often make a baked BBQ chicken that’s to die for. Lately I’ve been relying on my crockpot more because I love do-ahead meals I can set and forget, and that’s how this spicy pulled chicken was born.
Typically you see pulled pork as a crockpot dish, but we’re not huge pork eaters. I like it okay, but I prefer chicken. BBQ pulled chicken like this can totally be made into pulled pork by just substituting pork shoulder or some other similar cut of meat.
Crockpot Spicy Pulled Chicken has just 5 ingredients and is made in the slow cooker. It’s great alone or over rice, or served on Hawaiian rolls!
Ingredients:
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 large yellow onion sliced thin
- 18 ounces barbecue sauce use your favorite
- 12 ounces chili sauce such as Heinz
- 8 ounces root beer
Prep Time:
5 minutes
Cook Time:
120 minutes
Total Time:
125 minutes
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