3 Ingredient Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken

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   Lolita August 13, 2014 at 3:11 pm MST

   What kind of chicken breasts? Boneless/skinless? Frozen/fresh? I am always looking for ways to make chicken, as I have not mastered any lol.

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  Lina (Hip's Modern Martha) August 13, 2014 at 3:13 pm MST

  I used boneless and skinless. I use fresh, but if they are frozen it will just take longer to cook maybe twice as much? I have used a onlinebo of breast and thighs, works well too!

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  Lolita August 13, 2014 at 3:20 pm MST

  Cool, thanks!!!

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  Steven January 29, 2015 at 6:05 am MST

  try thawing out the frozen breasts first and it won’t take as long. I think using a normal chicken breast would be more flavorable. It isn’t hard to take the skin off before cooking and deboning once the chicken is cooked enough to shred.

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   Pergo August 13, 2014 at 3:22 pm MST

   I just love these 3 ingredient recipes.

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   td August 13, 2014 at 3:28 pm MST

   i make the same thing with pork and my bf loves it!

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   Anna B August 13, 2014 at 3:29 pm MST

   We love this recipe and have used it with pork and Dr Pepper as well. We like to top it with coleslaw right on the sandwich! Yummy!

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  Lina (Hip's Modern Martha) August 13, 2014 at 3:34 pm MST

  Great idea Anna!

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  Lolita August 13, 2014 at 3:36 pm MST

  Are you a Tar Heel?

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  Merideth August 14, 2014 at 8:33 am MST

  I was wondering the same thing! Slaw is standard on a bbq sandwich in these parts 🙂

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  Pam April 2, 2016 at 10:24 am MST

  That sounds really good!!

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   e August 13, 2014 at 3:33 pm MST

   We regularly cook shredded chicken in the slow cooker. Throw a whole pile of trimmed chicken in the slow cooker and cover with water. Then we drain it and shred it. Everyone makes it into whatever they want. Add BBQ sauce for sandwiches. Mayo and veggies for salad. Salsa for tacos. Very versatile and different each time you eat it!

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  Lina (Hip's Modern Martha) August 13, 2014 at 3:34 pm MST

  Yes awesome! We’ve done that too! I love pesto with it also..yum

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   Jennifer August 13, 2014 at 4:11 pm MST

   We are having pulled pork BBQ in the slow cooker tonite! Wished I would have looked at this earlier and I would have tried the root beer. Gonna throw some slaw on there tho, thanks Lina! Can’t wait to try the chicken!

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   Jennifer August 13, 2014 at 4:14 pm MST

   Pesto with shredded chicken in a pita pocket. Yummy light meal!

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   farah August 13, 2014 at 4:41 pm MST

   Is it 1/2 can of root beer or 1 full can? Thanks

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  Lina (Hip's Modern Martha) August 13, 2014 at 5:13 pm MST

  1/2 can. Thanks!

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   Karen August 13, 2014 at 5:12 pm MST

   Wow! I know this will please three of my five so I think we will try it next week. The other two can just eat plain chicken! It looks easy and sounds great! Thanks!

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    samantha August 13, 2014 at 6:19 pm MST

    So… am I the only one that has never heard of using soda… This seems strange to me, but I am all for trying it. Could someone explain why you use soda?

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  erika August 13, 2014 at 9:29 pm MST

  flavor

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  samantha August 13, 2014 at 9:40 pm MST

  ahh, thanks!!!

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  PJ May 20, 2018 at 1:30 pm MST

  It sweet and flavorful and not to thick for easy cooking.

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    Stephanie August 13, 2014 at 7:29 pm MST

    Why is it preferred to use full soda, not diet? I can’t drink sugar soda.

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  Bunny August 13, 2014 at 10:22 pm MST

  The sugars in the soda caramelize and give the chicken the good flavor. This wouldn’t work with diet soda Stephanie.

  Since you can’t use regular soda, I’d reonlinemend cooking the chicken in your crockpot without the soda, then shred it afterwards and add the barbecue sauce. However, if you are sugar sensitive, you should check the ingredients on your barbecue sauce as some are high in sugar content.

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  Jen November 29, 2014 at 3:50 pm MST

  I felt bad for Stephanie, knowing my own husband’s battle with diabetes, so I found:
  https://www.pinterest.online/pin/462322717970518035/
  which is a 3-ingredient recipe for spicy buffalo chicken.
  and then I thought, “Why NOT have shredded bbq chicken, just diabetic style?” so I kept looking and found this:
  https://www.diabetes.org/mfa-recipes/recipes/2013-08-slow-cooker-pulled-bbq.html
  which is a bbq-style, shredded chicken you make in the crock pot. You’ll say, “But it isn’t a 3-ingredient,” which honestly, I’d say yes and no – it can be 4-ingredient.
  Something I’m HUGE about doing is making up my own seasoning mixes. Well, I didn’t invent them; I just mixed them up and packaged them. Save your small, leftover jars from the grocery store, or ask people for theirs. Label the ingredients. I have one for Taco Seasoning, simply by tripling the seasoning mix recipe. The most important thing is, before tripling a seasoning mix recipe, is to count-up how much you’ll need. Watch this:
  1 tablespoon paprika
  1 teaspoon chili powder
  1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  1 teaspoon garlic powder
  1 teaspoon salt (optional) – I ALWAYS leave this out; you could always onlinee in and add a teaspoon of salt to your recipe after TASTING, and then you have control over how much you need for it to taste good. And often you don’t miss it.
  3 tsp = 1 tbsp. In this case, it works out: 1 tsp each of chili, pepper, and garlic. They also had a tbsp of paprika to begin with. That equals 2 tbsp.
  Now, triple your recipe: 3 tbsp paprika, a tbsp each of the others. Mix WELL, and store in an airtight container. Label it “bbq mix” – and if you can, also list the rest of the recipe, as if you were doing a “gift from a jar,” which is where I got my idea. Now, whenever you are making the Slow Cooker Pulled BBQ Chicken, you only have to grab 2 tbsp of your mix, making it “one” of your ingredients.
  The other needed ingredients are chicken, an onion, and bbq sauce – making it a 4-ingredient slow cooker recipe, per se.
  I’M SO SORRY that this was such a long post, but I really wanted to offer this suggestion to those who hadn’t thought of if yet.

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  Kathleen June 18, 2015 at 10:21 am MST

  This was very thoughtful of you Jen!

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  Sallys February 10, 2018 at 11:24 am MST

  sounds really good I plan to try the buffalo chicken and making up a bottle of seasoning mix! In this snowstorm we have going on I was looking for something productive to do!

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    Heather August 13, 2014 at 7:54 pm MST

    I use the same recipe with pork! I have wondered about chicken, I will try it :). The easiest recipe ever, I wonder sometimes why I waited so long to learn how to slow cook!!!!

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    Karen August 13, 2014 at 8:07 pm MST

    okay..just showed my mom this recipe and I have now been nominated to make it for this weekends get together…lol..

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    Megan August 14, 2014 at 5:10 am MST

    I do a similar recipe with Diet Coke/Pepsi and Ketchup instead of BBQ sauce. The Ketchup and soda make their own BBQ. Sooo good!

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    Sonya October 2, 2014 at 4:45 pm MST

    How many does this recipe feed?

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  Shannon January 6, 2015 at 6:29 pm MST

  I used 5 boneless, skinless chicken breastfeeding and that feed 5.

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    Diana October 3, 2014 at 6:01 am MST

    If I set it to low, would I cook it for about 5 hours? Or is it better on high for 3? Thanks.

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    Lisa November 6, 2014 at 10:36 am MST

    I tried this recipe last night for my daughter’s birthday dinner because she loves anything root beer. I have to say it was a huge hit. The chicken came out tender and tasted yummy without being to sweet. Also it was so easy, which is great for us working moms. We all loved it! Thank you for sharing.

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    Dori December 15, 2014 at 3:32 pm MST

    Is this four whole chicken breasts, or two breasts, four pieces?
    thanks.

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    Shannon January 6, 2015 at 6:21 pm MST

    Made this tonight with Dr.Pepper and the house was so quite. And not a bite left over. Was a huge hit for my picky bunch!

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    Christina January 7, 2015 at 3:26 pm MST

    So will this work if you let it cook all day (like from 8-5) on low instead of 3 hours on high?

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  Natalie S February 11, 2015 at 9:46 am MST

  I was wondering this too!

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  Natalie S February 12, 2015 at 4:34 pm MST

  Cooked it all day on low today and it worked well!

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    Carly March 1, 2015 at 7:51 pm MST

    Why can’t you just slow cook the root beer and BBQ sauce together?

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    Tyler April 20, 2015 at 12:18 pm MST

    About how much weight are you looking at with the breasts?

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    Heather June 6, 2015 at 8:06 am MST

    What time on low?

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    Katie June 19, 2015 at 10:57 am MST

    Can I just leave out the bbq sauce and do root beer and chicken and have bbq sauce on side for people who don’t like bbq

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  Debbie June 25, 2015 at 2:30 pm MST

  No, that will not work.

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    Tonia June 21, 2015 at 1:50 pm MST

    If I only have 2 chicken breasts instead of 4 do I cook for a shorter amount of time? I am new to the crockpot! Thank you!

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  Debbie June 25, 2015 at 2:32 pm MST

  You would not change the cooking time. You could probably cut the sauce part of the recipe in half if you like.

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    Debbie July 19, 2015 at 10:33 pm MST

    Please add me to your email list. You had me at the BBQ chicken recipe, sounds yummy!

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    Kimberly July 24, 2015 at 3:43 pm MST

    Thank you for sharing your recipe. 🙂

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    Kolleen August 17, 2015 at 7:17 pm MST

    Send me all these recipes

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    Tami September 17, 2015 at 11:21 am MST

    It’s in my slow cooker now! Can’t wait to try it! Dinner will be ready to eat before soccer practice! Yay!!

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    Stephanie L. September 21, 2015 at 6:52 pm MST

    How many sandwiches will this recipe make? It sounds delish!

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  Stephanie L. September 24, 2015 at 10:53 am MST

  I made this last night and the sauce was heavenly! Next time, I will use add more chicken breasts (I used 5) and it was very saucy.

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    Marene AuFrance October 18, 2015 at 10:17 am MST

    Could you use canned shredded chicken, drained?

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    Sarah January 10, 2016 at 9:54 am MST

    what size for the root beer? a 2 liter or personal size?

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    Scott B March 26, 2016 at 11:44 am MST

    What’s the easiest way to shred the chicken? I think I’ve seen posts on other sites abut using a blender.

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  Emily May 2, 2016 at 10:44 am MST

  I use my KitchenAid mixer! It’s so ridiculously easy. Put the paddle attachment on and your hot, cooked chicken breasts in the bowl. Start it on low or you’ll have hot chicken chunks flying everywhere. Slowly increase the speed until it’s shredded to your desired consistency. Sure beats using forks!

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    Crystal May 1, 2016 at 7:46 am MST

    Can u do this for 20 people or more?? Anyone try it for party? Tips??

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    Jill Hamby February 2, 2017 at 10:40 pm MST

    Is it sweet tasting?

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    Blake February 1, 2020 at 3:29 pm MST

    Do you shred the chicken before or after?

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  Jennifer (Hip Sidekick) February 1, 2020 at 3:49 pm MST

  You cook the chicken first, then shred after it is cooked.

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    MR May 5, 2020 at 1:23 pm MST

    This is not your normal easily set it & forget it recipe
    Never trying this one again

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    Melissa May 12, 2020 at 8:15 pm MST

    How big of a pork roast would you suggest if doing with pork?

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  Lina D (Hip2Save Sidekick) May 12, 2020 at 8:34 pm MST

  I feel like a 2-3 pound pork roast would be good for this idea!

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    Patricia Huffman June 15, 2022 at 4:07 am MST

    I don’t have a slow cooker but I have a pressure cooker , A ninja foodie one anyone know if this could be done in that?

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  Lina D (Hip2Save Sidekick) June 15, 2022 at 8:13 am MST

  I would try cooking chicken on a high pressure with root beer for 8 minutes and with a natural 10 minute release. Then add the sauce.

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