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A square image of Bbq pulled chicken slow cooker style on a bun. on a white plate with bbq sauce, apple cider and a light blue cloth behind it out of focus.

Easiest Ever Crockpot BBQ Chicken

There's a reason this is called the Easiest Ever Crockpot BBQ Chicken. Just mix 3 ingredients right in the pot and let the slow cooker do the rest! This is serious dinner goals!

Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword crockpot bbq chicken
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Inactive time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 5 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Author Jessy Freimann, The Life Jolie

Ingredients

  • 1 cup BBQ sauce
  • ½ cup apple cider (or apple juice)
  • 3 large boneless skinless chicken breasts

Instructions

Slow Cooker:

  1. Pour BBQ sauce and apple cider into the slow cooker and whisk together to combine.

  2. Turn each chicken piece in the sauce to coat and place them in the pot.

  3. Cover and cooking on high for 4-6 hours.

  4. Remove chicken from the pot and shred.

  5. Add some of the sauce left in the pot to the chick and toss to coats. Serve immediately.

Instant Pot:

  1. Pour BBQ sauce and apple cider into the Instant Pot and whisk together to combine.

  2. Turn each chicken piece in the sauce to coat and place them in the pot.

  3. Cover and turn set to "sealing." Set the Instant Pot to Manual High Pressure for 10 minutes.

  4. Once the 10 minutes is up, allow a 10 minute natural release and then do a quick release and remove the cover.

  5. Remove chicken from the pot and shred.

  6. Add some of the sauce left in the pot to the chick and toss to coats. Serve immediately.

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