Slow Cooker Pulled Chicken

Name: Slow Cooker Pulled Chicken
Total time: 240 min
Yield: Family
Ingredients: 800 g chicken breasts; 1.5 cups barbecue sauce; 1 onion, diced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar

Slow cooker pulled chicken is juicy, saucy, and endlessly versatile, ready to pile onto buns, tacos, or salads. The chicken cooks low and slow in a smoky sauce until it shreds at the touch of a fork. It is a dump-and-go recipe perfect for meal prep or feeding a crowd.

Gluten-Free Dairy-Free High-Protein Slow Cooker Lunch Dinner Family Meal Prep Party Chicken

⏱ 240 min
📊 easy
🍽 Family

Ingredients

800 g chicken breasts
1.5 cups barbecue sauce
1 onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar

Instructions

Place the chicken breasts in the slow cooker in a single layer.
Stir together the barbecue sauce, onion, garlic, paprika, and vinegar, then pour over the chicken.
Cover and cook on low for 4 hours, until the chicken is tender.

Remove the chicken and shred it with two forks.
Return the shredded chicken to the sauce and stir to coat.
Cook 15 more minutes on low to absorb the sauce, then serve on buns or in tacos.

💡 Chef's tip

Do not lift the lid while it cooks; each peek releases heat and adds 20 to 30 minutes to the cooking time.

Chicken breasts stay surprisingly moist here because they cook submerged in sauce at low heat, and shredding them back into that sauce lets the meat soak up every bit of flavor.