BBQ CHICKEN RECIPE SLOW COOKER RECIPES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the garlic and onion powders, smoked paprika, salt and black pepper. Rub the spice mixture all over the pork. If you have time, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours or up to overnight. If you don’t, no worries; proceed to Step 2.
• Lightly grease the crock of a slow cooker. Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Sear the pork until golden brown on all sides, about 2 minutes each side. Add onion, if using, to the slow cooker. Add the pork on top of the onion. Pour soda over the pork and set the slow cooker to low for 6 to 8 hours, until the meat has collapsed and shreds easily.
• Drain most of the liquid from the slow cooker and shred the meat directly in the pot. Add about 1/2 cup of the barbecue sauce and stir to combine. (At this point, if you like crisp bits in your pulled pork, you can spread the shredded pork on a sheet pan and place under a broiler for a couple minutes then return to the slow cooker.) Taste and add more barbecue sauce, hot sauce, salt or pepper, if desired. Serve with soft rolls and extra sauce on the side.

Steps:

• In a slow cooker, combine barbecue sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, paprika, and garlic powder. Season generously with salt and pepper. Add chicken breasts and turn to coat breasts.  Cover and cook on high for 2 hours or on low for 4 hours.  Remove chicken from slow cooker to a plate. Bring barbecue sauce remaining in slow cooker to a boil in the slow cooker to reduce sauce to barbecue sauce consistency, about 5 minutes. (If slow cooker does not have sauté function, transfer to a medium pot and place over medium-high heat.) Using two forks, shred chicken. Pour reduced barbecue sauce over top, toss to coat. Serve on buns with coleslaw and pickles.