Serve this Crock-Pot Brown Sugar Pulled Chicken in buns as sandwiches or add some of the tender shredded chicken to your salad. This easy recipe is full of flavor & can also be made into a slow cooker freezer meal so that you can pull a bag out of the freezer and just pop it into the slow cooker for dinner that night!
Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Pulled Chicken
If you are looking for a quick and easy slow cooker recipe that you can just pop into the slow cooker and have a tasty dinner ready in just a few hours, then look no further than this slow cooker brown sugar pulled chicken recipe.
There is just a handful of ingredients and prep time is easily 10 minutes or less as all you have to do is toss in some boneless skinless chicken breasts in the slow cooker and measure out and dump everything in the slow cooker.
Let it all cook for just 2 to 3 hours on LOW and then shred the chicken meat up to serve on buns or rolls for dinner or lunch.
I have also served this yummy pulled chicken over cooked rice (brown or white) and added to a fresh garden salad and it is just fantastic that way too.
IF there are leftovers the next day I usually pop some of the shredded chicken meat into quesadillas for lunch the next day with flour tortillas and shredded cheddar cheese. My kids go nuts over them!
But, best of all this recipe can also be made into a slow cooker freezer meal (see the note section below in the recipe card) so that you can have a quick and easy meal all prepped and ready to go into your slow cooker which is perfect for those super busy days that we all have from time to time.
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Sweet and tangy this shredded brown sugar pulled chicken recipe is fantastic as a sandwich when paired with your favorite buns or rolls. But you can also just serve the chicken over cooked rice or add it to a salad. This is a recipe everyone in the family is going to love!
Add all ingredients to a 5 quart or larger slow cooker and toss to combine.
Cover and cook on LOW for 2 to 3 hours or chicken is cooked through.
Using two forks, shred the meat of the chicken.
Serve shredded chicken on buns, rolls, over rice or in salad.
Notes
Freezer Meal Instructions:
Place all ingredients into a 1 gallon size zippered freezer bag OR FoodSaver bag.
Place bag on flat surface and seal bag closed while pressing out as much excess air as possible OR use your FoodSaver sealing system to vacuum seal the bag closed.
Label bag with date prepared, name of recipe, ingredients and cooking instructions.
Lay bag flat in freezer and allow to freeze for several hours. At that point you can stand the bags upright in your freezer if desired.
To Cook Freezer Meal:
Remove freezer meal bag from freezer and place either in refrigerator overnight OR in a clean kitchen sink filled with cool water for several hours just until the freezer meal is partially thawed enough to dump the contents of the bag into the slow cooker.
Cook according to the recipe directions adding 1 additional hour cooking time (in this case 3 to 4 hours on LOW from the partially thawed state ).
In addition, chicken breast has less fat and can become dry (chewy or rubbery) if cooked for too long. Without moisture, the protein fibers in the chicken become elastic.
That is why tough meats become “fork tender” in the slow cooker. Chicken breasts have very little connective tissue; that means they can be cooked quickly because the long cooking time needed to soften connective tissue isn't necessary. They also have little fat, which means they can become dry if cooked too long.
Information. It is best to thaw meat or poultry before putting it into a slow cooker. Frozen pieces will take longer to reach a safe internal temperature and could possibly result in foodborne illness. Frozen or partially frozen foods can also cool everything else in the slow cooker.
Cook on low for 6-8 hours until chicken is tender and cooked through. Remove lid and let chicken cool for 10 minutes or so before shredding (so we don't burn ourselves!) Use two forks to shred the chicken right in the crockpot. The chicken will absorb any liquid in the pot as you shred it.
You can overcook chicken in a slow cooker. If the chicken is cooked too long, it will become dry and tough. Check your chicken for doneness early, especially if it is one of your first times making it.
For a whole chicken – Place it in your slow cooker breast side down. Cover with the lid and cook on High for around 4-5 hours or Low for 6-8 hours. For bone-in pieces - Arrange chicken pieces in a single layer in the slow cooker. Cover with the lid and cook on High for around 3-4 hours or Low for 4-6 hours.
Arrange the chicken in a single layer in a flameproof 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Cover with foil and refrigerate for at least 4 hours and up to overnight. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Bake until the chicken is super moist and falling off the bone, about 2 hours.
There is no difference between shredded chicken and pulled chicken; both terms can be used interchangeably. Both refer to meat cooked until tender, then “pulled” or “shredded” along the meat's grain. Shredded and pulled chicken are popular in sandwiches, soups, pizzas, tacos, enchiladas, and casseroles.
Sprinkle a little flour over the top of the shredded chicken and stir it in.Add a little flour at a time, stirring it in completely.Allow the flour to cook a few minutes before another addition. The flour will combine with the soups in the shredded chicken to form a gravy.
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If you're looking to place frozen chicken in the crock pot, a whole chicken may take approximately 4-6 hours on high heat or 6–8 hours on low heat. If you're cooking a frozen chicken breast, expect about 3–4 hours on high or 5-7 hours on low.
Once stored, how long does chicken last in the freezer? Individual pieces of raw chicken stay good in the freezer for 9 months, and whole chickens are good for up to a year when frozen. Your browser does not support the video element. If you're freezing cooked chicken, you can expect that to last for 2–6 months.
If your cooked chicken has turned out tough, there are a few strategies to make it more tender: Reheat with Moisture: Place the tough chicken in an oven-safe dish, add some chicken broth or water, cover it with foil, and reheat it in the oven at a low temperature. This helps introduce moisture to the chicken.
Overcooking might play a role in your chicken's tire-like texture. Leaving chicken in a pan, oven, or grill for just a little too long can suck the moisture right out and leave you with a dry, rubbery bird. Without moisture, the protein fibers in the chicken become elastic.
You can't go back and re-make the chicken, but the good news is there are ways to fix it. You'll need to add more liquid and fat back to help the chicken become more tender and enjoyable. My favorite way to save and serve rubbery chicken is by shredding it and adding some sort of liquid and fat back in.
Simmer it in a sauce and it will do fine. What I like to do is find a mild (you'll be using a lot) mexican style hot sauce and drench it, add some spices, a little corn starch mixed with water, and let it simmer.
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