Shredded Barbecued Chicken Recipes

QUICK BBQ SHREDDED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together barbecue sauce, apple cider vinegar, and water. Set aside.
• Pat chicken breasts dry and lightly salt and pepper both sides. Heat a large skillet with a lid over medium-high heat and melt butter.
• Add chicken breasts to the pan and cook until lightly browned. Flip the chicken breasts and pour barbecue sauce mixture over the top.
• Bring sauce to a simmer and reduce heat to medium-low, keeping the sauce at just a simmer. Cover and cook for 5 minutes. Flip the chicken, re-cover, and continue to cook until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the meat reads 165°F, usually around 3 to 6 minutes more.
• Transfer the chicken to a cutting board, and allow it to rest for 5 to 10 minutes. Allow the sauce to continue simmering uncovered, stirring occasionally, until it thickens.
• Shred chicken breasts and return shredded chicken to the pan of sauce. Stir until well-coated. Serve and enjoy!

SHREDDED BARBEQUE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Put chicken breasts in a slow cooker and top with onion and barbeque sauce.
• Cook on High for 4 hours. Shred chicken with 2 forks and continue cooking Low for 4 hours more.

BBQ SHREDDED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 325°F. Remove the chicken from its packaging and pat it dry.
• In a Dutch oven or heavy pot (with a lid) heat a drizzle of olive oil over medium heat. Cook the onion and garlic for 5 minutes or until quite soft. Add the smoked paprika and stir. Add the chicken one piece at a time, stirring to mix well with the onion. Stir in the salt and a few generous grinds of black pepper. Pour in the barbecue sauce and bring to a simmer. Turn off the heat.
• Cover the pot with a heavy lid and put in the oven. Bake, covered, for 90 minutes, or until the chicken is extremely tender. Remove from the oven and use a slotted spoon to transfer the chicken to a large bowl. Use two forks to shred the chicken finely.
• While you're shredding the chicken, put the sauce, uncovered, back on the stove over high heat. Bring to a boil and reduce the liquid in the pan to about half of its volume. Pour this thickened sauce over the chicken and stir.
• Serve with buns, slaw, avocado, and extra barbecue sauce on the side. Refrigerate for up to 5 days or freeze for up to 3 months.

SHREDDED BARBECUED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix chili powder, paprika, cayenne, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp pepper together, then rub mixture evenly over chicken; transfer to slow cooker.
• Pour 1/2 cup barbecue sauce over chicken and toss to coat.
• Cover and cook until chicken is tender, 4-6 hours, on LOW.
• Transfer chicken to large bowl, let cool slightly, then shred into bite-size pieces; cover to keep warm.
• Let braising liquid settle for 5 minutes, then remove fat from surface using large spoon.
• Microwave remaining cup barbecue sauce in bowl until hot, about 3 minutes.
• Toss shredded chicken with hot barbecue sauce and 1 cup braising liquid; add more liquid as needed to keep meat moist.
• Serve.

SOUTHERN SHREDDED BBQ CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken in a 4-qt. slow cooker. In a small bowl, combine the tomato soup, brown sugar, vinegar, chili powder, salt, celery seed, soy sauce and cayenne. Pour over chicken. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until tender., In a large bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder and salt. Combine the eggs, milk and 4 tablespoons butter; stir into dry ingredients just until combined., Pour into a greased 8-in. square baking pan. Bake at 350° for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Drizzle remaining butter over warm bread., Remove chicken from slow cooker. When cool enough to handle, remove meat from bones; discard bones. Shred meat with two forks; return to slow cooker. Using a slotted spoon, the chicken over cornbread.

SHREDDED BARBECUE CHICKEN AND CHIPS

Steps:

• Chop or shred the chicken and set aside.
• In a large skillet, saute onion and bell pepper until soft. Add garlic at the last 1-2 minutes.
• Add reserved chicken, barbecue sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, and water and simmer until heated through (maybe 5 minutes or so).
• Either add the cheddar cheese at this point and stir until melted, OR save to sprinkle on top of chicken.
• Give each person some tortilla chips and top with chicken mixture. Add optional cheese.
• Top with some sour cream or plain yogurt, if desired.

SHREDDED BARBECUE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken breast in the crockpot and cook on high about 3 hours.
• Stir together all the sauce ingredients.
• Add the shredded chicken and heat.
• Serve on buns.

ZESTY SLOW COOKER CHICKEN BARBECUE

Steps:

• Place chicken in a slow cooker. In a bowl, mix the barbecue sauce, Italian salad dressing, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce. Pour over the chicken.
• Cover, and cook 3 to 4 hours on High or 6 to 8 hours on Low.