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Crockpot Shredded BBQ Chicken will be your new go-to dinner option made with chicken breasts, your favorite barbecue sauce, and seasoning. It’s slow-cooked to tender chicken perfection and pairs wonderfully with rice bowls, fruit salad, baked potato, or potato salad. This is the easiest BBQ chicken meal and a weeknight win!

Crockpot BBQ Shredded Chicken

This easy slow cooker recipe is an easy dinner great for weeknights. All you need to do is throw the ingredients in a slow cooker, stir it up, cover it, and cook. When it’s time to eat, you can make chicken sandwiches or serve the chicken over rice. Pair the barbecue-cooked chicken with healthy sides to make it a complete meal.    

How To Make Crockpot BBQ Shredded Chicken

Place the chicken breast in the slow cooker with the chicken broth.

Top the chicken with the BBQ seasoning.

Place the lid on the slow cooker and set to cook on low for six hours or high for four hours.

When the chicken is cooked through, remove it from the pot and shred it with a fork.

Return the shredded chicken to the pot and stir in the BBQ sauce.

Place the lid on the slow cooker and set it to cook on high for 15 to 20 minutes, until the chicken is heated through and the sauce thickens slightly.

Expert Tips

These tips and tricks will help you make a delicious dinner out of this crock pot BBQ chicken recipe. 

• The chicken should be thawed and not frozen before putting it in the slow cooker.  
• A splash of chicken broth helps thin out the BBQ sauce so it’s not too thick.
• Make it spicy with cayenne pepper or red pepper flakes.
• Easily shred chicken with two forks after it’s cooked.

Variations 

This barbecue chicken uses simple ingredients and is easy to change based on your tastes and preferences.

• Use boneless skinless chicken thighs instead of chicken breasts if you’d prefer.  
• If you need to, you can substitute water for the chicken broth.  
• Use salt and pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, or a barbecue rub instead of barbecue seasoning. 
• Add a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar to the barbecue sauce. 
• Cook the chicken in an instant pot instead of in the slow cooker to save time.  

How To Serve 

There are many things you can do with this slow cooker BBQ chicken. One of the best ways is to make BBQ chicken sandwiches with hamburger buns.

Serve it with side dishes like Honey Butter Skillet Corn, Roasted Brussel Sprouts, or Oven Roasted Garlic Parmesan Asparagus.

How To Store 

Refrigerate: Store leftover shredded chicken in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to five days.

Reheat: When you’re ready to reheat some chicken to make sandwiches or just eat out of a bowl, you can put it in the microwave in 30-second increments until it’s heated through.

Freeze: This is a great dish to freeze and save for busy weeknights when you don’t have time to cook. Keep it in a plastic container or in freezer bags in the freezer for up to three months. When you’re ready to eat, set the container in the fridge overnight or heat it in the microwave until it’s warmed all the way through.

FAQs

How long does it take to cook BBQ chicken in the crockpot? 

This chicken BBQ chicken recipe needs to cook on low for six hours. You can also cook this on high for 3-4 hours.

What kind of seasoning should I use to make BBQ shredded chicken? 

You can use any kind of BBQ seasoning. I’m from Memphis and worked many years across the street from the Rendezvous, so it’s no surprise my favorite brand is Rendezvous Barbecue Seasoning and the Rendezvous Barbecue Sauce as well.

What kind of BBQ sauce should I use for crockpot shredded chicken? 

Your favorite BBQ sauce will work great! You can even make homemade BBQ sauce which would taste great with this chicken.