Shake up your dinner menu with this 3 ingredient Crockpot Hickory BBQ Brown Sugar Chicken Recipe that is oh so tasty good! Bathed in a heavenly hickory bbq sauce, this chicken serves up mouthwatering BBQ chicken sliders that will disappear as fast as you can make them!
Crockpot Hickory BBQ Brown Sugar Chicken Recipe
This barbecue shredded chicken is the big flavored dinner solution you’ve been looking for!
Kimberly writes: "Best BBQ chicken I have made!"
No kidding, this barbecue flavored temptation is going to be real… and that means you probably won’t be having any leftovers tonight.
Sorry about that!
Seriously though, you just can’t go wrong with BBQ Sauce and Brown Sugar. It’s a wildly delicious combination.
It also serves up some serious heaven on a bun. Just like these BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwiches, Arby’s copycat Roast Beef Sliders, and these outrageous Buffalo Chicken Sliders, too!
Plus, this brown sugar bbq chicken is crazy simple to make. In fact, you’ll only need 3-ingredients and 5 minutes for prep.
Trust me, 3 Ingredient Crockpot Recipes like this are your hot ticket to becoming a Crock Pot superstar!
So grab your Crock Pot and let’s get slow cooking…
Crockpot Hickory BBQ Chicken Ingredients
It takes just 3 simple ingredients to make the BEST Brown Sugar Barbecue Chicken!
Just add the following to your next grocery list, so you have everything on hand to make yours…
- Chicken Breasts
- Hickory BBQ Sauce
- Brown Sugar
- *optional: store bought or homemade Hamburger Slider Buns if you’ll be making it into BBQ chicken sliders.
Like with most of my Easy Crockpot Recipes, you’ll also need a 5 – 6 quart Crock Pot to get the job done.
How To Make Crockpot Hickory BBQ Chicken
It’s actually SO easy to prepare this tempting hickory bbq chicken in your slow cooker.
Here’s what you’ll do…
1. Cook your chicken in your crockpot, and then drain and discard the juices.
2. Remove your chicken from the crockpot, and shred using one of these 4 Easy Ways To Shred Meat.
3. Place the shredded chicken back in the crockpot and pour the sauce mixture over your chicken.
4. Thoroughly combine the sauce and chicken, and continue cooking until done.
5. Once done, serve it up and enjoy every last wonderful bite!
That’s it.
Just a few simple steps and you’re done!
Scroll down for the printable recipe card with detailed, step-by-step instructions.
What Do You Eat With Crockpot BBQ Brown Sugar Chicken?
This sweet and savory chicken is delicious shredded and served on homemade buns, and goes great with a variety of dinner sides!
Here are just a few of my favorites…
- BBQ Beans
- Cornbread
- Crockpot Baked Potatoes
- French Fries
- Creamy Mac and Cheese
- Potato Chips
- Rudy’s Copycat Creamed Corn
- Salad
- Seasoned Potato Wedges
- Sweet Potato Chips
- Sweet and Sour Coleslaw
- Tater Tots
Crockpot BBQ Brown Sugar Chicken Reviews
What Your Frugal Friends Are Saying About This Crockpot BBQ Brown Sugar Chicken Recipe…
Kimberly writes: “Best BBQ chicken I have made!”
Stephanie writes: “Delicious. I love how easy it was to make.”
Teena writes: “BBQ shredded chicken…AWESOME!”
Colleen writes: “Easy Peasy… kids loved it!”
Jessica writes: “This turned out great and my 2 year old loved it!”
Chelsea writes: “Nice, quick and easy recipe that didn’t require much for a delicious dinner!”
Taylor writes: “Super easy to make! And tastes even better!”
Ashley writes: “Always a big hit at our parties!”
Jackie writes: “Awesome recipe and super easy to make.”
Martika writes: “Made sliders with this bbq chicken!”
Kari writes: “Delicious and soooo easy! We made it and had it on sweet Hawaiian rolls.”
Christina writes: “Absolutely amazing! I made it into a wrap and it was so delicious.”
Melissa writes: “We loved it. Use a Crock Pot liner to make clean up a breeze.”
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Crockpot Hickory BBQ Brown Sugar Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 lbs. Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts, fresh or thawed
- 18 oz. Sweet Baby Ray’s Hickory & Brown Sugar Barbecue Sauce, (1 bottle)
- ½ cup Brown Sugar
Instructions
- Cook chicken in Crock Pot on HIGH for 3 hours or LOW for 6 hours (covered)
- After 3 hours on HIGH or 6 hours on LOW, drain juices from crockpot.
- Remove chicken and shred with 2 forks, then transfer back to crockpot.
- In bowl, mix together entire contents of BBQ sauce bottle and brown sugar.
- Pour sauce mixture over the chicken, stir well, and cook on high for 30 more minutes (covered), or until done. Serve on buns and ENJOY!
Notes
- For answers to Frequently Asked Questions or tips for common substitutions and variations, please refer to the detailed information above this recipe card.
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Hello!
My chicken is frozen.. will it still work if I cook on high for the 6 hours?
Fresh or thawed chicken works best for this recipe.
I was wondering do I just place the chicken in the crock pot and cook nothing else?
Hi Bridget ~ yes… as the chicken will end up cooking in its own juices that it releases. Hope that helps! 🙂
Hi! I was wondering can you cook this on low and if so for how long?
-Kelley
Hi Kelley ~ yes… if cooking on LOW, cook for 6 – 7 hours, or until done. ENJOY! 🙂