Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Sandwiches
You can of course just throw chicken and BBQ sauce in your Crock-Pot to slow cook all together, but you get more depth of flavor and less goopiness if you cook and shred the chicken & seasonings first, then add the BBQ sauce at the end. :)
Servings 8
Ingredients
- 1 medium yellow onion, sliced
- 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika (substitute regular if you don't have, but smoked adds a nice BBQ flavor)
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne
- 2 cloves chopped garlic (or 1 teaspoon minced)
- 2 cups vegetable or chicken broth
- 1 cup BBQ sauce, plus additional for serving
- Hamburger buns, for serving
- Optional toppings: Pickles, coleslaw, red onion, shredded lettuce...
Instructions
- Arrange onion slices evenly across the bottom of your slow cooker.
- Place chicken on top and season with garlic and spices.
- Pour broth around chicken, then cook on low for 5-5.5 hours.
- Remove chicken to a separate dish and shred.
- Discard cooking liquid, then add shredded chicken back into the slow cooker.
- Stir in BBQ sauce and cook on low another 20 minutes or until heated through.
- Recommended: Serve BBQ chicken sandwiches on hamburger buns, topped with something crunchy and tangy such as pickles or coleslaw. Put out the rest of the BBQ sauce so that people can add to their sandwiches as desired.
Notes
You can easily double this slow cooker BBQ chicken sandwiches recipe if you’re feeding a crowd; the Crock-Pot is very forgiving and this is a great potluck or party dish buffet option. Just put out a big dish of shredded BBQ chicken, buns, and toppings, then let people go to town!