Eureka! I’ve finally found a slow cooker (or crock pot, if you will) shredded chicken recipe that tastes delicious and is the perfect amount of BBQ spice and flavor! I’ve tried a few different recipes in the past but they never made it into my recipe book, or on the site, because they didn’t have that wow factor that made me want to make it again!
Now, using a combination of a few different recipes, I think I’ve got it right! I actually screwed up (“Who me, cooking, that never happens?!”) and made sauce for double the meat I used, but I adjusted the recipe below so you’ll still have a lot of sauce. You’re more than likely going to have leftovers but that’s ok because this is one of those recipes where the leftovers taste even better the next day! My son (8 years old) ate five sandwiches last night. You can see why I think it’s such a winner!
- 4 large chicken breasts
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp garlic salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 bottle of beer
- 1 bottle BBQ sauce
- Place chicken in the slow cooker and season with paprika, garlic salt and pepper
- Add onions, beer, and BBQ sauce
- Mix well, cover, and cook on low 7 hours
- At 7 hours, shred chicken in the pot with forks, cover and continue cooking for the final hour
That looks delicious!
I’ve been wanting to makes something like this and finally an easy and delicious set of ingredients! YUM
Mmmmm But do you really think it needs beer? It seems like so much liquid when combined with the sauce.
If you did sauce only, it would be a pretty thick sauce and would burn on the sides because of all the sugar in the BBQ sauce. You’d need some sort of liquid – try Ginger Ale!
I am certainly going to try your recipe!
Looks delicious!
Do you taste the beer at all? I hate the taste of beer. I know it’s supposed to tenderize meat….
I will give it a shot because it looks so delicious!
Try Ginger Ale instead Tania, I’ve heard it’s a good substitute!
I get so excited when you post new recipes!! This one looks good! Thank you
Yum! I think the beer will just make it better.
Looks so yummy! I’m always down for some good BBQ!
That loooks and sound delish!
Looks yummy!!!
Made this last night for supper and it was sooo good!
That’s great to hear! Leftovers?
Mmmm… I’m going to try this one out on the weekend!!!! Bookmarked!
This looks amazing and easy. Just the way I like my recipes!
I’m the same Sarah – all my recipes on my recipes page are super easy, I promise! Let me know what you thought of this one later this weekend!
What temperature is low ? Gas mark ?
Typically slow cookers have a low and high setting – are you asking about in the oven?
Is it low on the slow cooker ? What size beer do I need ? Looking forward to trying it.
sounds super easy
I have made your recipe 4 or 5 times now and every time it’s a hit. My brother-in-law begged me for the recipe and I finally gave it to him..I didn’t want to because I wanted to be the only one in the family to make this..lol.
Beer and BBQ sound like a winner to me! I’ve made pulled pork in the slow cooker but never chicken. I’ll have to try it!
Hmm I would have to go to my son’s for some beer. lol This sounds like it would be really tasty. I must give it a try.
This is like having a beer rotisserie chicken smothered in BBQ sauce. Looks great. Great for a party too, if we keep it warm in the slow cooker.
This sounds delicious! I love the combination of bbq sauce and beer!
I tried a slow cooker beer pulled pork recipe & it turned out awful. I notice your recipe has bbq sauce so perhaps that would make it better, more flavorful. And it’s with chicken instead which is something I haven’t tried.
Beer is good in slow cooker recipes but you still need the spice from a nice BBQ sauce! Hope you have better luck with this one!