BBQ Pulled Chicken

Easy pulled chicken starts on the stovetop and finishes in the oven, making it ready for however much barbecue sauce you like in under an hour.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 278 Calories

Ingredients

• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 3 pounds bone-in chicken breast halves, with skin
• 2 tablespoons avocado oil
• 0.5 cup barbeque sauce, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Pat chicken breasts dry with a paper towel. Season both sides with salt and pepper.

Step 3

Heat oil in a 12-inch, nonstick, oven-safe skillet over medium heat. Add chicken, skin-side down, to the hot oil and cook until lightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Turn and brown on the other side, 2 to 3 minutes.

Step 4

Cover the skillet and transfer to the preheated oven. Bake until an instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone reads 160 degrees F (71 degrees C), 25 to 30 minutes.

Step 5

Remove from the oven. Transfer chicken to a cutting board and cover with foil; let sit until cool enough to handle, about 10 minutes. The residual heat will bring the internal temperature to the recommended 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

Step 6

Remove and discard skin and bones. Use 2 forks to shred chicken.

Step 7

Serve warm with barbecue sauce.