liz texted me this morning for a good crockpot recipe so i decided to share the wealth on here. i recently read this, this, and this and it pretty much changed the way i think about a crockpot now. i love all of her ideas... you better check out the second link if any.
then i found A Year of Slow Cooking blog and it looks pretty good too. i have two crockpots so i have no more excuses!
crockpot barbecue chicken
adapted from here
4-6 pieces boneless skinless chicken breasts (i threw them in frozen... even easier!)
1 bottle BBQ sauce (sweet baby ray's all the way!)
1/4 c vinegar
1 tsp. red pepper flakes
1/4 c brown sugar
1/2 - 1 tsp. garlic powder
mix BBQ sauce with all ingredients listed under it. place chicken in crockpot. pour sauce over it and cook on LOW for 4-6 hours. you pretty much don't even have to stir it... how easy is that!? and please eat it with these.
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thank you! and i even went to all of the links. i've been needing some good crockpot recipes since i've been working more and don't want to come home and make pancakes for dinner anymore. yumm-o. i'll let you know how it goes...
I am making these right now with your recipe. :)
I love my crock pot! Thanks!
how would I use chicken legs or chicken with a bone in this recipe?
Found your recipe from MoneySavingMom and it looks delicious. Your recipe calls for a bottle of barbecue sauce. What size of a bottle?
@Alicia, I'm not the original poster, but I use ~18 oz bottles. It really doesn't matter--if you use a bigger bottle you'll just have a lot more BBQ sauce on them. ;)
Visiting from Money Saving mom. Does the chicken stock make it too soggy and flavorless with this method? Perhaps, I should get a different brand of chicken breast that hasn't been infused with additional moisture like the ones in my store to avoid that.
Oh my goodness that looks divine. I've been scrambling for GOOD crockpot recipes for the school year (I need 2-3 a week in order to deal with our tae kwon do schedule and NOT hit the drive through).
I want to try this one FIRST.
This looks terrific! Thanks for sharing! I hate to ask a silly question but- here goes: If I'm trying to cook ahead (freezer cooking) do I make it the same? Any storage tips after frozen? Thanks! :)
@Terri - I'm a freezer cooker for 3 years now and would just put it all in together in a gallon sized ziploc bag. Make sure you mush it around a little so it gets mixed before freezing. Defrost then dump in crockpot. :o) We might give it a try!! ;o)
I know we all love crock pot recipes... But chicken breasts shouldn't take 4-6 hours, even on low... Couldn't I use the same recipe and bake it in the oven at 350 for 40 minutes? That way I could have bbq deliciousness in under an hour! :)
PS. The cheddar and herb biscuits look fantastic. I usually just whip together Bisquick and milk for the easiest drop biscuits in the world, but those look like they're worth making from scratch!!!
@ Betsy Joy - I'm sure you could do that or even throw them on a grill pan, BUT... that would sort of defeat the purpose of a blog post about crockpot cooking - lol! The original post did say she started with FROZEN chicken breasts (which is what I'm doing too)and I think 4 hrs on low seems reasonable for that.
Yum! I'm scouring Pinterest for crock pot recipes. Can't wait to try this one and thanks for the crock pot blog link. XOXO ThreeMangoSeeds.blogspot.com
Making them now ... and the smell is just WOW!
This is cooking now. It smells and tastes great. I ended up shredding my chicken breasts and I plan on serving them on buns.
Thanks, gonna make these soon!!!
Hmm looks great. Found your site via moneysavingmom.com
I am also from money saving mom's site. :P
I am currently making these as we speak.....
update from post making them, They were a hit! Kids & hubby <3'd them. They had a nice kick to them too. :)
Thank you for sharing this.
We just moved and are using new grocery stores. Apparently the frozen chicken we bought had a lot more moisture in it. The beautiful, delicous smelling bbq sauce ended up very watered down in the crockpot once the chicken was cooking. I will definatly try it again but maybe with fresh chicken next time.
Found on pinterest and made these tonight. It was DELICIOUS and so easy! Thanks for the great recipe.
Yeah, so I tried this and it was my first crockpot dish ever (my crockpot has been sitting around for a few years unused) and it was a smashing success. This chicken is amazing. I shredded it and put it on toasted buns and it was delish! Seriously, thank you.
I am a fail when it comes to crock pots, however this little recipe gives me hope! Thank you so much! Absolutely delicious, super cheap, and doesn't take that long. I shredded my chicken to make sandwiches or just a pile of it is great! Thank you! My first success!
Could I leave these cooking for say 8-9 hours? That's when I'll get home from work!!
Are you sure this is a photo of the end product? How did you get the blackened parts. Looks grilled.
Thanks for the fabulous recipe. I've made it several times and have had rave reviews!
I made these yesterday and they were yummy. I used Kraft Spicy-Honey sauce. Like previous comments, my sauce got really runny too. I turned the crock-pot up to High and let it cook for an hour with the lid off. That allowed some of the water to evaporate which made the sauce thicker. I will be making this regularly. Thanks for sharing!
If you want to make the recipe look like the photo... Here is the real recipe.
http://www.keyingredient.com/recipes/5811018/pressure-cooker-bbq-chicken/
It looks like she borrowed the photo from this recipe. Totally different recipe... Everyones sauce is runny because that is what happens when you cook it in a crock pot. It won't look like the photo she used because it is not a photo of this recipe.
Not saying it is not a good crock pot recipe, just saying don't expect it to look like the photo.
Making this right now! I can't wait to taste it!! Looks delish!!
Hi, it looks delicious to me. I have not down the recipe and will send it to my cousin who is good in making chicken. She is good in giving bbq chicken parties every month. You know butter just make this bbq chicken recipe better than any other chicken.
bbq chicken recipe
What does Vinegar do to the recipe. I hate it with a passion and want to leave it out, but will it destroy the recipe and end result?
Found this on Pinterest and can't wait to try!
@Betsy Joy, if you are looking for BBQ deliciousness quickly, try boiling. I boil chicken breasts (frozen or thawed) if they are frozen, after about 10 minutes I take them out to cut them up, if thawed I cut beforehand. Boil until cooked (usually 10-15 minutes after cut up) and add BBQ sauce. But crockpot aways tastes a bit better :)
Foudn this on pintrest a couple weeks ago and I vowed to try a new every week day for the next month and this is recipie #5 its in the crock pot and so far smells wonderful!!!!
Came home at lunchtime today to throw this in the crockpot for dinner tonight. The comments about the sauce being watery kept ringing in the back of my mind, so on the way home from work I stopped off and picked up buns in case I needed to shred the chicken. I am glad I did because it was very watery :( I am cooking on high with the top off until dinnertime like Jen825 suggested. Taste is good, though!
My son LOVED, LOVED, LOVED this!
I didn't have red pepper flakes, so I didn't put them in. I had frozen chicken breast, and after reading what others wrote about it being runny I put the chicken breasts in and went to work. When I got home at 2pm I drained out all the liquid from the chicken and poured the sauce over. DELISH!
Found this on pinterest and threw it in before I left to pick out appliances for my new kitchen (not knowing I wouldn't be back for SIX hours) came home to moist, fall apart DELICIOUS BBQ chicken. Oh my gosh I wish I had made more for leftovers! Thank you for sharing! We found a new staple :)
Just made this today. We used Sweet Baby Ray's raspberry bbq sauce and it was such a nice flavor. I shredded the chicken about 1/2 hour before it was done cooking and we ate it as sandwiches. It was delicious!
This looks so good! Featured your recipe in my Food Trend article today on the RecipeLion blog. http://is.gd/QgEcu4
Does anyone have issue with this recipe coming out excruciatingly dry? I cannot go past 4 1/2 hours on LOW in the slow-cooker or its dry as a bone.
How many would this serve, typically, if shredded for sandwiches? I need to serve approx. 10.
I like your blog a lot but might I make one tiny suggestion? Could you provide a link for a printable version of the recipe?? That would be super helpful!
I'm more than a little disappointed that the blogger used a photo from a different recipe. My food is already cooking so if it's runny then it's runny. Oh well. This is a pretty basic recipe but I've never tried cooking chicken in a slow cooker before. I'll be pairing it with wild rice and veggies.
Looks and sounds absolutely delicious! But it's not a good recipe for me because of the short cook time. I wish it took longer to cook - I am at work from 6:45 - 4ish. This, as with so many other crock pot recipes never work out because cooking time never lines up with a 6:30 start and a 5:30 meal. There is just no way I can leave work in the middle of the day to come home :(
@Dee
I work long shifts too, so I prep everything in my slow-cooker ready to go, and plug it into a timer that's plugged into the power-point, so I can set the timer to switch on (and provide power to the slow-cooker) several hours after I've left. So, you can set the timer to come on at 10am and your slow-cooker will fire up then and your chicken will be ready for you when you get home!
Having read previous comments I was prepared for my sauce to come out watery (which it did) so after the chicken was cooked I drained the sauce into a pot and simmered it with some corn-flour (made into a paste with some water, and stirred into the sauce) until it thickened. :)
new foller here! love your blog! this recipe sounds fab!
check out my blog too! thanks! have a great day!
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ha! follower! geesh... proofreading ability low at 8am.
I followed the recipe to a tee; chicken was dry and sauce was super runny. I won't make it again. :(
yeah, this should be made with dark-meat chicken only. Way too dry.
Made this for lunch today and my boys and husband just loved it....nice and juicy! I will make again!! Thanks for the recipe!! Now onto what to make for tomorrow!!
I also omitted the red pepper. I put them in frozen and cooked for 5hrs. The last 30 mins I shredded it for sandwiches. They turned out wonderful. I will make these again for sure. We used onion buns and honey BBQ sauce served with french fries.
You CAN use bone-in chicken, I made it with bone-in thighs and even left the skin on, but brown the chicken first, so the skin doesn't turn all rubbery and soggy... it will stay nice and 'crisp'...and go the whole 4-6 hours even 8 won' hurt.
I tried this tonight, and while the taste was good it was more like BBQ soup. I removed and saved most the liquid and left the lid off for about an hour so what was left would thicken. The only way to get that browned and crispy look like in the pic is to stick it under the broiler for a few minutes....definitely don't need a bottle of BBQ sauce in a crock pot...but again, the taste was good...
making these for dinner tonight:)
making this for the second time, it was so yummy! For those that had dry chicken and runny sauce, here are a couple tips. If you're using breasts you always run the risk of dry chicken. Before you put in crockpot tenderize them a bit and poke holes through them. This will help them absorb the sauce more. For the sauce, cut back the vinegar and also, about 15 min before you want to serve remove the chicken. Take 2 Tbls cornstarch and Two Tbls of the sauce mix together and put back in sauce, put chicken back in and continue to cook, this should thicken it up a bit.
This was just okay. Definitely don't need more than 4-5 hours to cook. And definitely better if you shred and add back in but altogether not the best.
What kind of vinegar do you use?
Recipe looks yummy but just a tip - the USDA recommends that chicken NOT be put in a crock pot frozen, the temp does not get high enough fast enough to guarantee safety.
Made this today for dinner. Everyone ate it up. Very tasty!!
Is it alright to just use 2 big chicken breasts? Do I need to alter the recipe at all?
wish I would have found this earlier! Will be making in the near future. Sounds great!
I made the biscuits for a hamburger stew and my family ate them right up, my dad had like 3 or 4 biscuits himself and he doesn't usually eat much. I cheated and made them with bisquick and mixed cheddar with a little garlic powder in it because I was in a hurry but they were delicious all the same then made the butter mixture and spread spoonfuls on top when they came out of the oven. I am making the BBQ chicken recipe next week (I make dinner every wednesday) but my cousin is the one that showed it to me and she said it was fall apart amazing :)
Tried this recipe tonight. It came out looking nothing like your picture LOL. It tasted pretty good, but it was really runny (i'll have to try the cornstarch method next time) and I also noticed that the chicken breasts were a tad on the soggy side, maybe I won't cook it for quite as long. The biggest hit though, were the cheddar garlic biscuits. Definitely going to have to make that a regular menu food :)
The more I dive into your blog, the more yummy ideas I find! My culinary wheels are spinning!
I made this tonight and it was such a hit at our house!! Yes my sauce was runny but if I wanted it black like the picture I would have grilled it and it was no where near dry. In fact it was so tender it fell apart when I removed it from the crock pot!!
I tweaked this recipe and posted it on my site...my kids DEVOURED it! SO yummy! http://allergictoair.com/blog/2012/01/slow-cooked-bbq-chicken/
I found your recipe on Pinterest a couple months ago and have made this every week since. My hubby and I love it. I tried cooking it on high once and it came out dry, so it's important to cook it on low. I also remove the lid on the crock pot and turn it up to high for the last 30 - 40 minutes. That allows some of the water to evaporate making the sauce thicker. After about 6 hours of cooking the chicken just falls apart. Love it!
I made this tonight and its absolutely delicious!! I left out the vinegar and my sauces wasn't runny. Tasted so good definitely making this again.
i just made these and its all runny. it looks like soup with chicken breasts in it. i'm 100% sure i followed the directions.
why did it do this?
I use leg quarters and my favorite bbq sauce all the time. Losen the skin and pierce them with a fork, dump them in the crockpot and let them go on high for 4 hours. Wasn't sure about using boneless, skinless, frozen breasts but will sure give it a try. Thanks!
These were really good! I cooked them on low for 4 hours and they were definitely done, pulled right apart. The red pepper made them really spicy so I will either omit it next time or not add as much.
I just made this today...I am not a cooker at all...so I thought I would try it out and surprise my hubby when he came home from work...as pulled chicken it came out fabulously!
my husband was amazed I made something that actually tasted good!
Work all day so love this chicken crock-pot recipe for the simple ingredients to the all ready to eat when I get home. I'll let you know how the family likes it later.
I will try this in my Celebrating Homes beanpot in the oven or maybe the microwave.
COLLETTE
@Angie! I love that idea, I definitely want to serve mine on buns! Anyone know where I can get a good recipe for bbq pork as well? Lol Thanks!
hi! I am making this chicken now, but I am doubling the amount of chicken to feed my family and another family I am taking a meal to. How should I adjust the sauce, cooking time, ect. ? thank you!
I'm making this right now! Can't wait...
I made this a couple weeks ago when I first came across the recipe. It's sooo good! I made extra to shred for chicken sandwiches. My husband and I loved it so much, it's currently in the crock pot, ready for dinner tomorrow. So simple and yummy! Enjoy.
I cannot wait to try this! Looks delicious...and the bicuits? Yum! @Sparkleprincess - My bbq pork crockpot recipe is this: pork roast (cheap is good in the crockpot!) and cover with root beer. Cook on LOW for 8 hours. Remove from crock-pot and let cool for 10-15 min (discard liquid). Then shred with 2 forks and put pork back into the crockpot. Dump in in a bottle of Sweet Baby Ray's and after a few minutes on HIGH to warm up the bbq sauce...voila! The easiest, delicious (and so economical) bbq pork. I serve it with German Potato salad. De-lish!
I am making this right now, and my house smells wonderful, but I put my own touch to it. Instead of chicken I am using Pork Chops (bone in)and used Budweiser BBQ, and apple cider vinegar, also put in some baby red potatoes, and slices of onion. YUMMO!
Found you via Pinterest. Made this tonight. It was SUPER YUMMY! My husband said it was probably the best chicken I've made yet! (I've been trying TONS of new recipes recently). I omitted the vinegar and ours wasn't runny at all! SUPER DELICIOUS! I also made the biscuts and they went GREAT together! Thanks for the recipe! I will give you a shout out in my blog!
making this right now as part of my parents anniversary dinner, along with the biscuits and other things :) can't wait! smells amazing so far. :)
I made this tonight and really liked it. For the last 1/2 hour or so, I removed the lid from the crockpot and the a lot of the liquid in the pot evaporated off, making the sauce really thick and tasty.
Hi there! Just wanted to let you know -- I'm linking to this post on my new "Project: learn to cook" page on my blog (http://onedaysdreams.blogspot.com/p/project-learn-to-cook.html) and I'm totally not trying to steal it or anything. I just think this recipe is awesome and I must *evenutally* try it :)
keep up the great work!
SO GOOD and SO EASY - thanks for sharing this recipe! I blogged about my experience here: http://sweatlikemambo.com/2012/02/21/bbq-chicken-creamed-corn/
I have made this before and loved it... What if the chicken is frozen?? do i just cook it a little longer??
LOVED this chicken!!! After reading the other comments, I decided to shred the chicken about 30 minutes before it was done. I think thats truly the best way to maximize this recipe- it absorbs the amount of sauce pretty perfectly. The chicken was tender and juicy and flavorful. I made some slaw and ate it as a sandwich! Will most definitely make again!
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