Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Chicken

Being a college student means you don’t have a lot of time to spare, especially when it comes to cooking. A slow cooker is a great investment for students who enjoy the taste of a home cooked meal without all the the hassle. Below is a recipe for mouth-watering slow cooker BBQ pulled chicken.

Ingredients:

Slow Cooker

Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts

Favourite BBQ Sauce

Brown Sugar

Hot Sauce

*Texas Toast

Steps:

• Rinse and score chicken breasts using a sharp knife.
• Season chicken breasts with salt and place in slow cooker.
• In a separate bowl, add BBQ sauce, brown sugar and hot sauce together.
• Pour BBQ mixture into slow cooker over chicken

breasts.

• Set cooker to HIGH heat. Cover and cook for 3-4 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Once finished cooking, remove BBQ covered chicken breasts from cooker and shred with two forks.
• Allow chicken to recover by cooking shredded meat in sauce for 10-15 minutes, to soak up excess sauce.

Side note: I toasted two pieces of Texas Toast and made a sandwich using the pulled chicken!

Recipe and photo by Erin Turner, Staff Writer.

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