North Alabama Style Pulled Chicken BBQ
This is a chicken version of the popular pulled pork bbq that can be found at just about any BBQ joint in North Alabama. Many folks forego the sauce entirely because it is already juicy and flavorful so nothing else is needed.
What’s even better is that my version tastes just like the restaurants, but instead of a smokehouse, we use a slow cooker and boneless skinless chicken breasts! Another huge benefit of this for me is that I can make 5 pounds of pulled chicken bbq for what I would purchase 1 pound of bbq for.
If you are looking for some sauce to add, check out the White BBQ Sauce Alabama that Southern Plate is famous for, click here.
Ingredients
- 5 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1.5 cups apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes does not make it spicy
Instructions
- Place chicken in slow cooker. Pour cider vinegar over and add salt and pepper.
- Cook on high, 4-5 hours or low, 8-9 hours. Use tongs to remove chicken from slow cooker - note that chicken will fall apart as you do this.
- Take out 2 cups of liquid from the slow cooker and discard rest. To that two cups, add brown sugar, hot sauce, and pepper flakes. Stir. Put chicken back in slow cooker, pour sauce over, stir, and enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Recipes that go with Pulled Chicken:
Vinegar Slaw as pictured above
Homemade Banana Pudding, which could easily bring about world peace if used properly.
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If I freeze leftovers in vacuum-sealed bags, how would I reheat it?
It depends. Some of the vacuum seal bags allow for reheating in the oven so if that is the case you could just pop it in the oven at the recommended temp (on the bag) until heated through. If you use regular bags I would open it and heat it either in the microwave or in the slow cooker. Make sure you freeze it with some juice either way. 🙂
How long will this keep in the refrigerator?
Personally, I would be comfortable keeping it 3-5 days in the fridge but if packaged correctly it could keep years in the freezer.
Made this last weekend, and it was so tender and tasty! The family loved it.
I tried your recipe for BbQ and the cheesy pot pie recipe and the biscuits..I can’t cook and your recipes were so concise and simple and delicious ,I am seriously impressed.Thank you sooo much..you might make a good cook out of me yet ♡♡♡
Christy, could pork loin be substituted here or would that be too lean?
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