Description
Simple recipe for making flavorful pulled chicken for sliders using a slow cooker.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup barbecue sauce
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 small onion, sliced
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 12 slider buns
- Optional toppings: pickles, coleslaw
Instructions
- Place chicken breasts, sliced onion, barbecue sauce, and chicken broth in a slow cooker.
- Sprinkle chicken with smoked paprika, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
- Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or on high for 3 to 4 hours, until the chicken is easily shredded.
- Remove the chicken from the slow cooker and shred it using two forks.
- Return the shredded chicken to the slow cooker and stir to coat it thoroughly with the cooking liquid.
- Let the chicken sit in the sauce for 15 minutes to absorb flavor.
- Spoon the pulled chicken onto the bottom halves of the slider buns.
- Top with desired toppings and place the top halves of the buns on.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- For extra flavor, toast the slider buns lightly before assembling.
- If you do not have a slow cooker, you can cook the chicken in a Dutch oven on low heat on the stovetop for about 2 hours, checking occasionally.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 6 hr
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slider
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 18
- Sodium: 650
- Fat: 8
- Saturated Fat: 2
- Unsaturated Fat: 6
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 40
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 30
- Cholesterol: 85
Keywords: bbq, pulled chicken, sliders, slow cooker, easy dinner, chicken sandwich