Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken

This slow cooker pulled chicken recipe features a from-scratch barbecue sauce sweetened with maple syrup for delicious shredded meat sandwiches.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 6 hr 30 mins
• Total Time: 6 hr 35 mins
• Calories: 589 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 cup ketchup
• 2 tablespoons mustard
• 4 large skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 2 dashes hot pepper sauce, or to taste
• 8 sandwich rolls, split
• 0.125 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 0.5 teaspoon chili powder
• 0.25 teaspoon garlic powder
• 0.5 cup maple syrup

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place chicken breasts into the bottom of a slow cooker.

Step 2

In a bowl, stir together ketchup, maple syrup, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, chili powder, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, and hot sauce until mixture is well blended. Pour over chicken.

Step 3

Cook on Low for 6 hours. Shred chicken with 2 forks, then cook for 30 more minutes. Serve shredded chicken and sauce spooned into sandwich rolls.