Clean Barbecue Pulled Chicken
Pulled chicken is a weekly go to meal for me, but every once in awhile you need to spice it up. This recipe was really good. I ate it over a spinach salad for a couple meals, but it would be great as a sandwich as well. Try it out and comment on what you think. I am not a barbecue expert, so I would love to hear how you modify the ingredients to get a specific flavor.
Ingredients
1 8-ounce can reduced-sodium tomato sauce
- 1 4-ounce can chopped green chiles, drained
- 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon sweet or smoked paprika
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoons dry mustard
- 1 teaspoon ground chipotle chile
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs, trimmed of fat
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
PREPARATION
- Stir tomato sauce, chiles, vinegar, honey, paprika, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, ground chipotle and salt in a 6-quart slow cooker until smooth. Add chicken, onion and garlic; stir to combine.
- Put the lid on and cook on low until the chicken can be pulled apart, about 5 hours.
- Transfer the chicken to a cutting board and shred with a fork. Return the chicken to the sauce, stir well and serve.
Im so glad you shared this recipe. I had been using a slow cooker pulled pork recipe that was really good but really processed. it was rubbing lowry's seasoning salt over a pork butt then using a bottle of bbq sauce and a bottle of root beer. Yummy and EASY, but the ingredients were less than desirable. I cant wait to try out your recipe!!
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