Best Slow Cooker Pulled Chicken Recipes

SLOW-COOKER BBQ PULLED CHICKEN, 4 WAYS RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Place the chicken breasts in the bottom of the slow cooker.
• Cover the chicken with ketchup, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, salt, pepper, paprika, cayenne, garlic powder, and Worcestershire sauce. Mix well.
• Cover, and cook on high for 3 hours or on low for 6 hours.
• In a large bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper.
• Add both kinds of cabbage and carrots to the bowl and gently toss with the dressing.
• Shred the chicken breasts with 2 forks in the slow cooker.
• Serve on a burger bun with slaw.
• Also great for BBQ Pulled Chicken Pizza, BBQ Pulled Chicken Nachos, and BBQ Pulled Chicken Mac 'n' cheese.
• Enjoy!

SLOW COOKER PULLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat the slow cooker to low and heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan. Brown the chicken in batches, transferring it to the slow cooker as you go. Add the remaining oil to the pan and fry the onions for 5 mins, or until just softened, then stir in the garlic and paprika and cook for another minute. Tip into the slow cooker, then swirl 100ml water around the pan and pour this in as well.
• Add the chipotle, passata, barbecue sauce, sugar and lime juice, then season and stir. Cover and cook for 6-8 hrs until the chicken is really tender. Using two forks, shred the chicken through the sauce. Serve in buns, taco shells, jacket potatoes or over rice, with coriander leaves, chillies and guacamole, if you like.

SLOW COOKER PULLED CHICKEN TACOS

Steps:

• Line a 4-6 quart slow cooker with a Reynolds® Slow Cooker Liner.
• Trim any large pieces of fat from chicken thighs. Season chicken with half the salt and pepper; add to slow cooker.
• Add onion, garlic, jalapeno, orange juice, lime juice, soy sauce, cumin, and the remaining salt and pepper to slow cooker. Stir gently with a wooden or silicon spoon to combine.
• Cover and cook on high setting for 2 to 3 hours or low-heat setting for 4 to5 hours, until chicken is done.
• Carefully remove lid to allow steam to escape. Use slotted spoon to transfer chicken to a large bowl or cutting board. Shred into bite-size chunks. The chicken should easily shred when it is cooked through.
• Ladle out some of the juices from the slow cooker, leaving enough to mix with shredded chicken.
• Spoon shredded chicken back into lined slow cooker. Season to taste with additional salt, pepper, and cumin, if necessary.
• Warm tortillas in oven or on stove top.
• To serve, top each tortilla with shredded chicken, diced red onion, chopped cilantro, and a squeeze of fresh lime juice.

SLOW COOKER PINEAPPLE HABANERO PULLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place the chicken thighs in the base of a slow cooker. Add the diced pineapple, tomatoes, lime juice, cumin, paprika, garlic, bay leaves, habaneros, onion, salt and pepper. Stir ingredients to combine well.
• Cover and cook until the chicken is fully cooked and can be easily shredded, on high for 4 hours or on low for 6 hours.
• Remove the bay leaves and discard. Remove the chicken to a platter and use 2 forks to shred. Stir the chicken back into the sauce along with the chopped cilantro.
• Taste and adjust with additional salt and pepper.
• Serve with rolls, corn tortillas, and other toppings as part of a sandwich or taco bar.

SLOW COOKER ALABAMA PULLED BBQ CHICKEN

Steps:

• Spread onion out in the bottom of a slow cooker. Whisk 3/4 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, paprika, and poultry seasoning together in a small bowl.
• Place garlic cloves inside chicken cavity, brush chicken all over with melted butter, and sprinkle paprika mixture all over chicken. Place chicken, breast-side up, into slow cooker. Pour water into slow cooker and sprinkle liquid smoke over chicken.
• Cook on High for 1 hour. Reduce heat to Low and cook for 8 hours. Remove meat from bones, shred meat with two forks, cut onions in half, and return meat and onions to slow cooker.
• While chicken is cooking, whisk mayonnaise, cider vinegar, white sugar, remaining salt, remaining black pepper, and cayenne pepper together in a bowl until sauce is smooth. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until flavors blend, at least 1 hour.
• Pour 2 to 3 tablespoons sauce over chicken mixture and continue cooking on Low for 1 hour.

SLOW COOKER BBQ PULLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Spray a slow cooker with nonstick spray.
• Season chicken with smoked paprika, seasoning salt, barbecue seasoning, and pepper; place in the slow cooker.
• Mix barbecue sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and liquid smoke together in a small bowl. Pour over chicken, making sure chicken is completely covered.
• Cover and cook until meat can be shredded with a fork, about 6 hours on Low or 4 hours on High.
• Remove chicken and pull. Return to the cooker and mix well with the barbecue sauce.
• Let sit 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

SLOW-COOKER ASIAN PULLED CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Spray 4- to 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In slow cooker, mix broth, 1/3 cup of the hoisin sauce, the ketchup, honey, soy sauce, garlic, 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon Sriracha, the gingerroot and 2 teaspoons sesame oil with whisk. Add chicken; toss to coat. Cover; cook on High heat setting 3 to 4 hours.
• During last 30 minutes of cook time, make coleslaw. In large bowl, beat rice vinegar, sugar, 2 teaspoons Sriracha and 1 teaspoon sesame oil with whisk. Add coleslaw mix; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes, tossing occasionally.
• Remove chicken from slow cooker using slotted spoon. Remove sauce to another bowl. Place chicken on cutting board. Shred chicken using 2 forks, removing any bits of fat.
• Return chicken and 1 1/2 cups of the sauce to slow cooker. Stir in remaining 2 tablespoons hoisin; decrease to Low heat setting. Cook about 20 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
• Serve on buns; top with coleslaw. Serve with remaining sauce, if desired.

PULLED BBQ CHICKEN - SLOW COOKER

Steps:

• Place chicken in slow cooker.
• In a separate bowl, mix bbq sauce, italian dressing, brown sugar, and worchestersire sauce. Pour over chicken.
• Cover and cook 3-4 hrs on high or 6-8hrs on low.
• Open crockpot and pull chicken breasts apart using 2 forks. Chicken should shred easily.
• Serve!

SLOW COOKER NORTH CAROLINA STYLE BBQ PULLED CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Combine vinegar, brown sugar, salt, hot sauce, and black pepper in your slow cooker. Add chicken.
• Cook in a 3-4 quart slow cooker, on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 4-5 hours. If using a larger 5-6 quart crock-pot, cook on low for about 6 hours.
• Just before serving, shred chicken (with two forks) and stir into sauce to incorporate.
• Serve on buns with coleslaw on top or as an accompaniment on the side, and pass hot sauce as needed.

SLOW COOKER TERIYAKI PULLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine chicken pieces, soy sauce, honey, garlic, ginger, and rice vinegar in a slow cooker.
• Cook until chicken is no longer pink in the centers, on Low, 6 to 8 hours, or High for 4 to 6 hours. Remove chicken to a cutting board and shred using 2 forks.
• Pour liquid from the slow cooker into a small saucepan and heat over low heat. Mix tapioca flour and water in a small bowl to create a slurry and add to the liquid. Simmer until sauce has thickened to desired consistency, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Pour sauce over pulled chicken and mix well.

EASY SLOW COOKER PULLED CHICKEN TACOS

Steps:

• Layer salsa, chicken, diced tomatoes, bell peppers, onion, jalapeno, garlic, and corn in a slow cooker, in that order. Stir until everything is coated.
• Cook on Low until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 6 to 8 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Remove chicken from the slow cooker and shred with 2 forks. Return to the slow cooker and mix with the sauce to coat.
• Serve with warm tortillas.

SLOW COOKER MEXICAN PULLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place ingredients in the slow cooker in the following order: chicken, taco seasoning, black beans, salsa, corn, onion, bell pepper, and water.
• Cook on Low until chicken is no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, 6 to 8 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Shred chicken with 2 forks.

BBQ PULLED CHICKEN IN THE SLOW COOKER

Steps:

• Spray a large slow cooker with cooking spray. Add tomato sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, cider vinegar, Sriracha, garlic powder, and pepper flakes; stir until well combined.
• Clean the chicken and tie the legs. Add to the slow cooker and turn several times to coat in the sauce.
• Cover and cook on Low for 5 to 7 hours or on High for 3 to 4 hours. If possible, use a ladle to pour sauce over chicken every now and again to keep it moist. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Remove chicken from the pot. Shred meat into a bowl and remove/discard all bones. Put chicken back into the slow cooker and stir to combine with the sauce.

SLOW COOKER SHREDDED OR PULLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in slow cooker stoneware, laying dark meat (legs and thighs) on bottom and white (breasts) on top.
• Add water to cover.
• Cover and cook on low for 6 hours, until chicken is cooked through.
• Allow to cool in liquid.
• Remove skin and bones from chicken and shred by pulling the meat off the bones and apart with your fingers.
• Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.

SLOW COOKER BBQ PULLED CHICKEN RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Steps:

• Place chicken in slow cooker. Mix seasoning mix, ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar and water until blended. Pour over chicken. Cover. Cook 5 hours on LOW or 2 1/2 hours on HIGH. Remove chicken from slow cooker. Shred chicken using 2 forks. Return chicken to slow cooker; mix and heat with sauce before serving. Serve on sandwich rolls, if desired.

SLOW COOKER PULLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• 1.Stir tomato sauce, chiles, vinegar, honey, paprika, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, ground chipotle and salt in a 6-quart slow cooker until smooth. Add chicken, onion and garlic; stir to combine. 2.Put the lid on and cook on low until the chicken can be pulled apart, about 5 hours. 3.Transfer the chicken to a cutting board and shred with a fork. Return the chicken to the sauce, stir well and serve.