Make juicy, sweet and tangy chicken in your crockpot with this easy Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken recipe! Perfect for weeknights, impressive enough for guests!
Can I use Boneless Chicken?
Absolutely!
Instead of broiling the chicken, place the boneless, skinless chicken breasts in the bottom of the crockpot.
Top with the homemade barbeque sauce mixture. Cover and turn the slow cooker on low for 6-8 hours, or high for 4 hours.
Shred chicken with fork and enjoy!
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- Mississippi Pot Roast Recipe
- Firecracker Chicken
- French Dip
- Chicken Enchilada Chili
- Chicken Curry
- Meatball Subs
- Cilantro Lime Chicken
- Salad and Side dishes that go great with BBQ Chicken!
Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken
Make juicy, sweet and tangy chicken in your crockpot with this easy Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken recipe!
Ingredients
- 2-3 pounds of chicken drumsticks
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 cups Sweet Baby Rays original BBQ sauce
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 teaspoons yellow mustard
- 2 teaspoons worchestershire sauce
- tabasco sauce, optional
Instructions
- Place chicken on broiler pan and sprinkle chicken generously with salt and pepper, on both sides.
- Broil 4-5 inches from heat for 24 minutes (12 minutes on each side) until browned and fully cooked.
- Transfer to crockpot.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the bbq sauce, honey, mustard, worchestershire sauce and a couple shakes of tabasco. Stir until blended and pour over chicken.
- Cover crockpot and cook on high for 2 hours, or low for 4 hours. Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
2 drumstickAmount Per Serving: Calories: 313Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 144mgSodium: 828mgCarbohydrates: 25gFiber: 1gSugar: 22gProtein: 28g
*Nutrition facts are an estimate and not guaranteed to be accurate. Please see a registered dietitian for special diet advice.
Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken is tangy and sweet and the perfect dinner to make on a weeknight and impressive enough to serve friends!
I’m unsure if I’m supposed to broil it on Lo or Hi…. I chose Lo. Hopefully that’s right!
Our family loves this recipe. We’ve made it three times in the past six months or so. It’s first on the list when we want drumsticks. We use Trader Joe’s Organic Kansas City Style BBQ Sauce to avoid the high fructose corn syrup. I’m going to add a roughly chopped onion on the bottom tomorrow, like we do when we’re preparing shredded chicken breasts. Some shakes of rub after broiling is something I’m considering, as well
Can I use the breast and thighs in this recipe?
Sure, you may just have to adjust the initial broiling time to make sure they are fully cooked 🙂
Why broil? Could you just stick it in crockpot on low for 4 hours?
I supposed you could. But I like the texture it gives the chicken, similar to putting it on the grill!
Do you follow the recipe the same if you use chicken wings instead of the drumsticks?
Yes, except you can cut the broil time down to 8-10 minutes per side, depending on size of wings.
Confused – we’re broiling it till fully cooked and THEN putting it in the cp on high? Doesn’t that result in it literally falling apart?
Two hours on high (at least on my crockpot) results in tender chicken…but NOT falling apart. More than that? Yes, maybe. But this is a great dish to make ahead of time and serve a crowd. It’s also the best BBQ chicken ever 🙂
What i really like about using slow cooker is that the chicken can really absorb the flavor.
I am and interested in and looked at Amazon for the Ninja and saw 2 or 3 different models. Which would you recommend?
This is the one I have and LOVE: http://amzn.to/2eESMxv
I love my Ninja, too, and am always looking for new ways to use it. These look perfect!!
My slow cooker is one of my all time favorite appliances! My family loves bbq chicken, so can’t wait to try this – it looks wonderful!
I love easy recipes like this! I know this chicken would be a hit at our house!
You can’t go wrong with BBQ chicken especially when it’s as easy as sticking it in that Ninja slow cooker! It looks so juicy and I’m glad you coated it with plenty of barbecue sauce!
I am going to have to take a look at that Ninja Slow cooker. My slow cooker just died 🙁 And I love meals like this!
Not gonna lie, if my Ninja ever quit working, I’d be on Amazon getting a new one ASAP. Best crockpot I ever owned (did I mention how easy it is to clean?)
Manually lighting gas fueled things make me a little nervous also, so that’s a great idea! This chicken looks fantastic!
Maybe this is a dumb question but do I broil it on high or lo?
High 🙂