5-Mins Prep BBQ Pulled Chicken (Crock Pot Easy)

Name: 5-Mins Prep BBQ Pulled Chicken (Crock Pot Easy)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 5 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts (or boneless, skinless chicken thighs); 1 tablespoon paprika; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; ½ teaspoon cumin; ½ teaspoon garlic powder; ½ teaspoon onion powder; ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper; ½ teaspoon kosher salt; 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar; 2 tablespoons water; ¾ - 1 cup BBQ sauce (I use Sweet Baby Ray's); 6 Brioche buns (for serving); fresh pineapple, cored and sliced (for serving); 14 ounce bagged slaw mix; ½ cup fresh cilantro (chopped); 1 tablespoon fresh jalapeño (minced); 13 ounce coleslaw dressing

5 steps

Prep:5minCook:3h

BBQ Pulled Chicken recipe is tender, flavorful and ridiculously easy to throw together. It takes two simple steps, five minutes to prepare, and, effortlessly, dinner or party food is ready to go in the slow cooker or Instant Pot.

Updated at: Wed, 09 Jul 2025 13:02:22 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories516 kcal (26%)

Total Fat24.9 g (36%)

Carbs37.5 g (14%)

Sugars28.8 g (32%)

Protein35.8 g (72%)

Sodium1055.7 mg (53%)

Fiber2.3 g (8%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

2 poundsboneless skinless chicken breasts

or boneless, skinless chicken thighs

1 tablespoonpaprika

1 tablespoonbrown sugar

½ teaspooncumin

½ teaspoongarlic powder

½ teaspoononion powder

¼ teaspooncayenne pepper

½ teaspoonkosher salt

2 tablespoonsapple cider vinegar

2 tablespoonswater

¾ cupBBQ sauce

cored and sliced, for serving

14 ounceslaw mix

bagged

½ cupfresh cilantro

chopped

1 tablespoonfresh jalapeño

minced

13 ouncecoleslaw dressing

Instructions

Step 1

In a small bowl mix together paprika, brown sugar, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne pepper, and kosher salt. Rub seasoning mix all over chicken breasts, on each side.

Step 2

In crock pot pour apple cider vinegar and water. Place chicken on top and cook on high for 3 hours or low 5 hours. When chicken is tender, use two forks to shred in slow cooker. Pour in BBQ sauce and stir to combine.

Assembling Sandwiches

Step 3

For pineapple slices, grill about 4 minutes per side, or until pineapple starts to char. You can also place pineapple on a cookie sheet and broil 4 minutes per side.

Step 4

Meanwhile, place slaw mix, cilantro, and jalapeño in large bowl. Pour in the coleslaw dressing and stir to combine.

Step 5

Serve sandwiches on buns with pineapple, cilantro jalapeño slaw, and additional BBQ sauce.

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