Slow Cooker Coke Chicken ~#1 On My List Of “Things I like to toss in the crock pot.”
Get ready to enjoy this Slow Cooker Coke Chicken but first…
I’m getting ready for Apple Week this weekend, preparing some last minute apple recipe tutorials and getting posts written up and queued for this and my other blog for al.com, so we’re having a bit of a slow weekend. I wanted to post my mother’s tutorial on Buttermilk Cornbread, but she isn’t home right now and I’m missing a few photographs I need.
So, in honor of our Slow Cooker Giveaway (Congrats again, Beverly!), I am going to post this recipe. I hesitate to call this a recipe as it really is so very easy that there doesn’t seem to be any real cooking involved. The outcome though, is wonderful.
This works with pork chops, boneless breasts, ribs, and even roast. I ask that you first try it with a fryer if at all possible, though. There is a magic that takes place when you cook a fryer like this that just doesn’t happen with other cuts of meat, even boneless skinless breasts. The fryer, after slow cooking all day in this amazing blend of flavors, becomes completely permeated with the flavor and literally falls off of the bone. Every shred of chicken, even the inside meat, is tinted the color of your sauce, proving that it has completely saturated the bird.
The flavor is so amazing! I like to serve this with stewed potatoes in butter sauce and a simple dinner roll. The chicken steals the show.
*Yes, you can make this with another carbonated beverage, it just needs to be carbonated and have sugar in it.
Ingredients
- 1 Fryer
- 1 Lemon
- 1 Onion
- 1 Bottle BBQ Sauce
- 1 Can Coca Cola
Instructions
- Peel onion and cut into quarters. Cut lemon into Quarters. Place fryer in crock pot. Toss in onion quarters and lemon quarters. Pour in entire bottle of BBQ Sauce and entire can of Coke. Cover and cook on low all day or high 3 to four hours.
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Fixed this on a busy day last week and it was amazing. We used a small chicken and I pulled it apart about an hour before serving. I’m not sure why people are having a problem. I only ladled sauce over the chicken maybe 2 or 3 times and I definitely didn’t need more BBQ. I even used all generic and didn’t have a lemon so I used some lemon pepper. This is such a good and easy dish . If u didn’t get it right the first time u should give it another chance.
I am so glad that it turned out for you Alicia!!! Thank you so much for letting me know!
I didn’t like it. The flavor was too strong.. maybe I did something wrong
Melissa,
I have thrown frozen chicken in a crock pot and walked out the door letting it cook all day for over 20 years now. I have yet to poison myself, my family or any of the hundreds I have taken food to in that time. Just because it is written by the USDA doesn’t mean its correct. That agency approves numerous things daily that can truly do you harm, frozen chicken in a crock pot is not one.
Staci
Me, too, Staci.
Do the same Staci – my granny also left stuff an table never been sick in 50+ years
i am going to make this but will diet coke work? one said it was bland rub a little garlic powder on the bird
Can this be made without the chicken skin, and maybe 1/2 c. of brown sugar instead of a Coke? I havent made it yet and I’m always on the hunt for healthy options for delicious recipes. Thanks!
You could certainly try it Dusty, of course it won’t be any where near the same but it should work.
Maybe replace half the brown sugar with brown sugar Splenda, and use Diet Coke?
Sounds like a good compromise!
Gosh. That’s a huge amount of sugar and salt. Diabetes and cardiovascular disease anyone?
I know it’s hard living day to day with a complaining and critical spirit but you absolutely can train yourself to look for joy and good in things – and it works!
It will take time but eventually you’ll find you’d much rather go out of your way to say something kind rather than go out of your way to criticize and complain.
You were meant for greater things but it is always up to us to rise to our greater purpose.
Wishing the best for you.
Christy, thanks for this. I wish you could write this on every food blog I’ve ever read…I really don’t understand people sometimes.
Very Good Quote!!!!!! Thank You!
Wow, just because someone made this recipe and it didn’t turn out, and they gave their opinion that was not what you wanted to hear, doesn’t mean they are negative or have a “critical spirit”!
Unbelieavable that you would reply that way. Those are very strong words to people you don’t even know. You should be honored they tried your recipe at all and took the time to give you feedback.
I made this recipe yesterday and followed it to the letter, as you instructed. It was moist and did “fall off the bone”….but no flavor to it whatsoever. This wasn’t going to deter me from trying other recipes in your book., but your response certainly has.
And you know, if my response had of been in reply to someone saying they didn’t like the flavor or that the recipe didn’t have much flavor, or even to someone who had tried the recipe, your comment would have had some validity to it.
You must not have read the post very closely. The negative poster had not even tried the recipe. She sarcastically criticized the amount of sugar and salt. She must not approve of cokes and BBQ sauce but most of us do. If this recipe didn’t meet her dietary requirements she should have simply moved on to one that does. Christys response was very appropriate.
YOU GO, GIRL!! A most courteous but “clear” response to the now ever-present “in-your-face”remark via the “social media vehicle” that would seldom ever be actually spoken to the (usually) undeserving (&usually) caring individual who kindly put themselves out there to share things with their fellow humans.
Thank you!
Agree say something nice or don’ leave a comment. Go find something that makes you happy.Our family has cut back on salt and sugar because of health issues but, still like and enjoy trying recipes just cut back with sugar and salt when I can.. Love your recipes Christy and your blog.
Thank you so much Suzann!!!!
I love the quote but maybe you can add season to your own liking
I have to agree with Laura. It was actually kind of bland. The only thing it had going for it was that it was moist and falling off the bone.