Pulled Chicken Sandwiches

Fall Sundays often involve a decent amount of NFL football on in our household, as Ken is a huge fan.  While having football on the TV (even if it’s on mute) is not my favorite thing in the world, Ken tries to make up for it by cooking something as well, so I guess you could call it an even trade.  Last week, it was Pulled Chicken Sandwiches in our slow cooker (crock pot).   They were really good (and definitely healthier than pulled pork).

ingredients

ingredients

Ingredients:

* 2 1/2 pounds of chicken – use assorted pieces (we used breasts and thighs)

* 1 medium sized onion

* 2 peppers (any color, we happened to have yellow and orange)

* 2 carrots

* 2 stalks of celery

* 10 oz of barbecue sauce

* Buns (I like sesame)

BBQ sauce

This is the BBQ sauce we used. I am a sucker for packaging.

Directions:

* Chop up all of the vegetables.

rainbow

rainbow

* Place the chicken pieces on the bottom of the slow cooker.

chicken

raw chicken. yeah.

* Spread the veggies evenly on top.  As you could guess, this pulled chicken recipe is more veggie-intensive than average.

cover

Blanket of veggies.

* Spread the BBQ evenly on top.

sauce

Smother in sauce.

* Set on low and cook for 7 1/2 hours. I know, SUPER long. But set it, and forget it!

* Take the chicken pieces out and shred by hand (and take the bones out).

* Mix and slow cook for another 1/2 hour.. and that’s it!

after

8 hours later....

* Toast the buns and serve!

sandwiches

Get in my belly. (On toasted buns)

Outside of my Vitamix, I think the slow cooker is my favorite kitchen appliance.  I highly recommend.  Simple, easy to clean, and most importantly, a really easy way to make great food with minimal work.

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3 Comments

  1. I’ve never had pulled chicken before. Just pulled pork. I will give it a shot!

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