Description
This delicious crockpot BBQ chicken is made with simple ingredients and is perfect for a busy weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 chicken breasts (boneless and skinless, fresh or previously frozen)
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 teaspoons onion flakes, (minced)
- ½ teaspoon garlic salt
- 1½ cups barbecue sauce, (divided into ½ cup and 1 cup)
- 12 ounces Coca-Cola, (divided into 1 cup and ½ cup)
Instructions
- Spread the chicken breasts in the bottom of a 6-quart crockpot.
- Sprinkle the pepper, minced onion flakes, and garlic salt over the chicken. Pour ½ cup of the barbecue sauce over the chicken.
- Pour 1 cup Coca-Cola into the slow cooker.
- Cover and set on a high setting for 4 hours or low for 6 to 7 hours.
- After the chicken has cooked for about 3 hours on high (or 5 hours on low), drain all liquid from the slow cooker, leaving the chicken in the pot. Add the remaining ½ cup of Coca-Cola and the remaining 1 cup of barbecue sauce to the slow cooker. Continue cooking for the remaining hour.
- Serve whole with sauce spooned over the top or shred chicken and mix with the excess sauce.
Notes
- For best results, use fresh chicken breasts.
- This recipe can be easily doubled for larger gatherings.
- Leftover chicken can be stored in the fridge for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Crockpot
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken breast
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 12 grams
- Sodium: 480 mg
- Fat: 8 grams
- Saturated Fat: 2 grams
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 grams
- Trans Fat: 0 grams
- Carbohydrates: 28 grams
- Fiber: 0 grams
- Protein: 25 grams
- Cholesterol: 80 mg