Let me start by saying, this is the best slow cooker BBQ pulled chicken or BBQ chicken you will ever have. No joke, this is the easiest and tastiest BBQ chicken recipe E.V.E.R!

I have not made anything like this before and for sure this is not going to be the last. I really wished I used more chicken because it was truly magnificent. I need to get more recipes for my crock pot. I recently got it and I truly love this piece of equipment.

I changed the original recipe just a tad adding less sugar and using 2 teaspoons of arrowroot powder–cornstarch, to thicken my sauce. I like my sauce to be a bit thicker.

My family truly loved this recipe. I am not much of a meat or poultry eater but this recipe is for sure a winner. You can serve this slow cooker BBQ pulled chicken with some veggies, which is what I did, but I think it will be great with some oven baked fries. The fries will soak up all of the goodness of the BBQ sauce, if you know what I mean. I think that is what I am going to do next time.

For my little girl I actually served it with brown rice, because with the bun and all, it would have been a bit messy for her to eat. It was really great with the rice so that is another option.

Please let me know if you try this recipe and how you like it. I hope that you do. If you like BBQ flavor food I think you will be really pleased.

Enjoy!

I served our BBQ chicken with roasted veggies. Just choose your prefer veggies with a drizzle of olive oil, salt and prefer spices and roast at 375F for about 20-25 minutes. You are done!!

Slow cooker BBQ pulled chicken

Yield: 8-10 servings

Total Time: 4 hours

Ingredients:

• 4 lbs organic chicken breast, you can also use thighs if you like
• ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
• ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
• 5 cloves minced garlic
• 2 tsp oregano
• 1 tsp Celtic salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 3 tbs unrefined sugar
• 1 tsp onion or garlic powder
• 2 tbs Worcestershire sauce
• 2 cups of preferred BBQ sauce
• 2 tbs natural liquid smoke
• 2 tsp arrowroot powder, or conrstarch

Directions:

In a medium bowl, by the way these are my favorite mixing bowls,  mix all of the ingredients except the chicken and arrowroot powder. Place the chicken breast in the crock pot and top with the BBQ sauce mixture. Just move the chicken around to make sure that each piece is well coated.

Turn the crock pot to high and cook for about 3 hours. Remove the chicken from the slow cooker keeping the lid on. Pull the chicken apart with a sharp knife or fork. Return the shredded chicken into slow cooker. Dissolve the arrowroot powder or cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of the BBQ mixture and add to the crock pot.

Toss the chicken around to make sure it is well coated with sauce and so that the arrowroot powder mixes through too. Cook on high for another 30 minutes.  Keep in the warm setting until ready to serve.

Recipe slightly adapted from Chew Out Loud

Nutrition facts calculated based on the recipe giving 9 servings

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This chicken dish it is to die for. Not only this barbeque chicken recipe is super tasty, fast and easy to make but the sauce it is just out of this world.

I have never used barbeque sauce in any of my cooking unless I am grilling so I was a little bit skeptical about this dish. I am so glad I try it though because in the span of one week I have made this dish twice already.

I normally invite some of my girlfriends for lunch. This sweet and spicy chicken is what I end it up making for that day. It was a huge hit. All of them wanted the recipe but I told them they had to wait until I post it in the blog :-)

On another note, for the past few weeks I have noticed that I have posted less baking recipes. The reason being is that I have been making a few of my favorite baking treats from my blog that I have been craving for a while, just in case you were wondering……but don’t worry, I will keep up with the baking posts…..you know I can’t live without sugar :-)

Anyhow, until then….

Enjoy!!

Here are the sauce ingredients that you need to mixed in a bowl. I used Spicy barbeque sauce from Trader Joe’s.

Sweet and Spicy barbeque chicken with snap peas

Yield: 4-6 servings

Ingredients:

Ingredients

Makes 4-6 servings

1 cup coconut milk
1 teaspoon cornstarch, you may need an extra one if you like the sauce a bit thicker
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion, sliced
9 oz snap peas
1 cup spicy barbeque sauce, I use Trader Joe's brand
1/4 cup reduced sodium soy sauce
1/4 cup honey
2 lbs chicken breast, cubed
1 teaspoon Sesame Seeds
1 teaspoon pepper flakes, optional
4-6 Green Onions, chopped
Brown rice to serve

Directions:

In a small bowl mix the soy sauce, honey, corn starch and barbeque sauce. Set aside.

In a large non stick skillet, over medium to high heat, heat the oil and add the chicken. Cook for about 6- 8 minutes until lightly browned stirring occasionally. Add the onions and pepper flakes, if using, and cook further for another 3-4 minutes stirring occasionally.

Add the barbeque mixture and stir into the chicken and onions. Add the coconut milk and mix through. Stir and cook the mixture further for about 2 minutes. Add the snap peas and cook for another minute.

Turn heat off and add the green onions and sesame seeds. Serve over brown rice.

Adapted from here

Nutrition facts calculated based on the recipe giving 6 servings. If you want to decrease the amount of Saturated fat use 1/2 cup coconut milk, the saturated fat will go down to 6.5g. 

This recipe is very high in Niacin, selenium and vitamin B6.

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This recipe is pretty easy to whip together and most of all, very nutritious. I am not a big fan of tofu I must say although in this combination it is not bad at all, especially given the fact that the bbq sauce paired with the cheese gives these rollups a very nice and unique flavor.

For the ingredient list, you can divide it if you wish, as I normally cook for 5 people plus I like to have some left overs. You may add or omit some veggies and add some other spices and hot sauce if you like. Just be careful when you put them under the broiler as mine burnt a bit on the edges :-), still yummy though! You can also use other type of cheese if you wish.

Enjoy!

 This is the mixture. You may use other veggies or cheese of your liking for the filling. You may also add some hot sauce. I did that to some individual ones as my son can’t tolerate it.

This is how they look like after putting some of the filling on each tortilla. Just roll them up and place on a oven proof dish.

Final Product, mine just got a bit toasted under the broiler so be careful with yours ! :-)

Whole Grain BBQ Tofu and Vegetable Rollups

Miryam's original recipe

Yield: 4-6 servings

Ingredients:

12-14 whole wheat grain flour tortillas
12 oz. organic broccoli slaw
10 oz. shredded green cabbage
5 oz. shredded carrots
2 lbs firm organic tofu
3 tablespoons olive oil
4 oz. reduced fat mozzarella cheese
6 slices provolone cheese
1 to 1 1/2 cup bbq sauce

 

Directions:

In a heavy sauce pan heat the oil and add all the veggies. Cook until they wilt, about 5-7 minutes. In a large bowl mash the tofu with bbq sauce. Add cooked veggies and mozzarella cheese.
Place about 2-3 tablespoons of the mixture on each tortilla. Roll up and place on an oven proof dish.

Heat oven to 375 degrees and place roll ups in the oven for about 5-10 minutes, just until warm through. Remove from oven and place provolone slices on top of the roll ups. Place them under a low broiler for 3-6 minutes or until cheese is melted. Enjoy!

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Ok so this recipe is super easy. Me and my family had it this past weekend. My neighbor got us some fresh shrimp from the market and my family and I were in the mood for barbecue food so I went ahead and grilled the shrimp, I am so glad I did!

It took about 5 minutes to whip it together and I could not believe how good it was.

I normally try to get organic poultry, dairy, fruits and veggies as much as possible but seafood really does not matter. Hopping that this one in not farmed but while caught from the market was good enough.

Enjoy!!

Barbequed Pesto shrimp

Miryam's original recipe

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients:

2 lb of large uncooked shrimp
4-6 tablespoons of pesto sauce
4 tablespoons of butter at room temperature
Salt to taste

 

Directions:

Combine pesto and butter together to form a paste. Mix in the shrimp and place on grill skewers. Sprinkle shrimp with salt. Grill on each side at medium low heat on the grill for about 3-4 minutes on each side. Enjoy

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