Description
This Sweet Baby Ray’s Crockpot Chicken is the ultimate set-it-and-forget-it comfort meal: tender, juicy shredded chicken simmered low and slow in a tangy, smoky BBQ sauce. With just a few pantry staples and minimal prep, you’ll have perfectly saucy, flavorful barbecue chicken that’s ideal for sandwiches, rice bowls, or weeknight family dinners.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ sauce
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Chopped green onions, for garnish (optional)
- Buns, rice, or preferred sides, for serving
Instructions
- Place the chicken breasts in an even layer in the bottom of the crockpot.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ sauce, chicken broth, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper until smooth.
- Pour the sauce mixture evenly over the chicken, turning the pieces so they are well coated on all sides.
- Cover the crockpot with the lid and cook on LOW for 6–7 hours or on HIGH for 3–4 hours, until the chicken is very tender and easily shreds with a fork.
- Once cooked, use two forks to shred the chicken directly in the crockpot, pulling it into bite-sized pieces.
- Stir the shredded chicken into the sauce until it is evenly coated and saucy. Taste and adjust seasoning with additional salt and pepper if needed.
- Serve the BBQ chicken on buns, over rice, or alongside your favorite sides. Garnish with chopped green onions, if desired, and enjoy warm.
Notes
- For thicker sauce, remove the lid during the last 20–30 minutes of cooking on HIGH to let some liquid evaporate.
- If your chicken breasts are very large, you may need a bit more cook time; always cook until they shred easily.
- Taste your sauce mixture before adding to the crockpot and adjust the sweetness, smokiness, or salt to your preference.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 6–7 hours (low) or 3–4 hours (high)
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 of recipe
- Calories: 320 kcal
- Sugar: 18 g (approximate)
- Sodium: 780 mg (approximate)
- Fat: 7 g (approximate)
- Saturated Fat: 2 g (approximate)
- Unsaturated Fat: 4–5 g (approximate)
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g (approximate)
- Fiber: 0–1 g (approximate)
- Protein: 36 g (approximate)
- Cholesterol: 95 mg (approximate)
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