Sweet Baby Ray's Crockpot Chicken (Printable)
Tender chicken slow-cooked in Sweet Baby Ray's barbecue sauce with honey, Worcestershire, and spices for an effortlessly delicious main dish.
# What You Need:
→ Meats
01 - 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
→ Sauce
02 - 1 1/2 cups Sweet Baby Ray's Original Barbecue Sauce
03 - 2 tablespoons honey
04 - 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
05 - 2 teaspoons garlic powder
06 - 1 teaspoon onion powder
07 - 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
08 - 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
→ Garnish
09 - Fresh chopped parsley
# Steps:
01 - Place chicken breasts in the bottom of the crockpot in a single layer.
02 - In a bowl, whisk together Sweet Baby Ray's barbecue sauce, honey, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, and black pepper.
03 - Pour the sauce mixture evenly over the chicken.
04 - Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or on high for 2-3 hours, until the chicken is tender and cooked through.
05 - Remove chicken, shred with two forks, return to crockpot, and stir to coat with sauce. Serve hot, garnished with fresh parsley if desired.
# Expert Advice:
01 -
- Five minutes of active work yields something that tastes like it simmered all day
- The sauce creates this gorgeous lacquered finish that makes people think youre secretly a restaurant chef
02 -
- The sauce will thin out during cooking but thickens back up beautifully if you let it sit for about 10 minutes before serving
- Chicken breasts can dry out if overcooked, so start checking at the 4 hour mark on low
03 -
- Spray your slow cooker insert with cooking oil before adding chicken, otherwise that sugar-rich sauce creates stubborn cleanup
- If using chicken thighs, they can take slightly longer to become tender, so give them an extra 30 minutes on low