Slow Cooker Root Beer Chicken Sandwiches

Chicken thighs cooked in the slow cooker in root beer make the perfect filling for chicken sandwiches.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 8 hr
• Total Time: 8 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 619 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle root beer
• 3 pounds skinless, boneless chicken thighs
• 8 (2 ounce) hamburger buns, split
• 1 (18 ounce) bottle barbeque sauce (such as Sweet Baby Ray's®), or more to tast

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place chicken inside a slow cooker and pour the root beer over the meat. Cook on Low until meat easily shreds, 6 to 8 hours.

Step 2

Drain off the cooking liquid and use meat claws, two forks, or a large spoon to break the meat apart. Stir in barbeque sauce. Keep warm in the slow cooker until ready to serve.

Step 3

Place meat onto hamburger buns and serve drizzled with more barbeque sauce if desired.