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Slow Cooker Sweet BBQ Chicken Recipe
Slow Cooker Sweet BBQ Chicken Recipe is made with chicken breasts, bottle barbecue sauce, and apple cider vinegar.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 180 min
- Total
- 190 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 5 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Chicken
- Cuisine
- American
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: over 60 minutes
A few quick notes
1. Check when to cover
Follow the covered and uncovered stages in their stated order.
2. Prepare the first additions
Set out the ingredients needed for the first cooking step.
3. Choose the cooking schedule
Check the slow-cooker setting and timing before deciding when to start.
Get to know the ingredients
boneless skinless chicken breasts ( frozen or thawed)
In the method: Place chicken breasts in the bottom of slow cooker.
bottle barbecue sauce
In the method: In a mixing bowl, combine barbecue sauce, brown sugar, vinegar and Worcestershire sauce.
apple cider vinegar
In the method: In a mixing bowl, combine barbecue sauce, brown sugar, vinegar and Worcestershire sauce.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
Check ingredients as you prepare them. These checks stay on this page.
Ingredient note
Source: 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts ( frozen or thawed)Ingredient note
Source: 1 (18 ounce) bottle barbecue sauceIngredient note
Source: ½ cup brown sugarIngredient note
Source: ¼ cup apple cider vinegarIngredient note
Source: 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
How to make it
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Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Finish as directed
Cover and cook on high 3-4 hours or low for 4-6 hours.
A few questions you might have
What should I prepare first?
Set out the slow cooker. Start with this step: Place chicken breasts in the bottom of slow cooker.
Which preparation step should I plan for?
Follow the covered and uncovered stages in their stated order.
What happens at the end?
Cover and cook on high 3-4 hours or low for 4-6 hours.
How do I plan the ingredient amounts?
This version serves 4. Use the ingredient amounts listed for that yield. If you change the number of portions, check equipment and the full method as well as the shopping quantities.
Additional recipe notes
If you use frozen chicken the sauce might be a little more liquidy from the excess water in the chicken, but will still taste great. But, if you’d like a thicker sauce use raw unfrozen chicken.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: sixsistersstuff.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
Preparation notes follow the recipe shown here.
