Slow Cooker Root Beer Chicken

Make this sweet Root Beer Chicken in your slow cooker with tender chicken thighs and only a few other ingredients.

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 7 hours

Servings: 8

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken thighs well trimmed of fat
• 1/4 tsp. dried oregano
• 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp. onion powder
• 1 1/2 cups barbecue sauce I use Sweet Baby Rays Original
• 12 oz. can Root Beer I use A & W
• 1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper

Instructions:

• Add the chicken to the slow cooker.
• Sprinkle over the oregano, garlic powder, onion powder, and cayenne over the chicken
• Pour over the barbecue sauce,
• Pour over the root beer.
• Cover and cook on low for 7 hours.
• Shred chicken with 2 forks and serve over buns or rice.

Recipe Notes:

What other cuts of chicken can be used in this recipe?

• Chicken drumsticks
• Boneless skinless chicken breast
• Bone-in thighs or breasts
• Chicken tenderloins
• Whole chicken (more time) 
• Chicken wings (less time)

Pretty much any cut of chicken you have on hand will work fine in this recipe. If you use a whole chicken make sure it is thawed completely and cook until no pink is left, I suggest 8 hours on low for a whole chicken. If you want to use chicken wings in this recipe you won’t need to cook more than 5-6 hours on low. Beware that chicken wings in the slow cooker fall apart very easily, very tasty but very messy.

Credit to: themagicalslowcooke