Slow Cooker Pulled Chicken

Name: Slow Cooker Pulled Chicken
Total time: 260 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 kg boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs; 1 onion; 350 ml barbecue sauce; 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar; 1 tsp smoked paprika; to taste salt and pepper; for serving buns or rice

Fall-apart tender chicken in a tangy barbecue sauce, made hands-off.

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 250 min
Total: 260 min
Active: 15 min
Serves: 6
Difficulty: Easy
Cuisine: american

Servings6

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Ingredients

Steps

Scatter the onion in the bottom of the slow cooker and place the chicken on top.
Season with salt, pepper, and smoked paprika, then pour over most of the barbecue sauce, saving a little.
Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours, or high for 3-4 hours, until the chicken shreds easily (74°C / 165°F).
Shred the chicken with two forks right in the slow cooker.
Stir in the reserved sauce and the vinegar and mix well before serving.

Food safety Cook chicken to an internal temperature of 74°C (165°F).