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BBQ Chicken Thighs Crock Pot – Slow-Cooked to Perfection

BBQ Chicken Thighs Crock Pot

This BBQ Chicken Thighs Crock Pot recipe is the ultimate hands-off comfort food, just 5 ingredients and big, bold barbecue flavor. Perfectly juicy and tender every time.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Resting Time 0 minutes
Total Time 6 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Calories: 385
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 lbs Chicken thighs Bone-in or boneless
  • 0.75 cup BBQ sauce Thick and smoky preferred
  • 0.5 Onion Sliced optional
  • 0.5 tsp Garlic powder
  • Salt and pepper To taste

Equipment

  • 1 Slow Cooker 4–6 quart recommended
  • 1 Tongs or Forks For shredding chicken
  • 1 Knife & Cutting Board For slicing onions if used

Method
 

  1. Lightly grease your crock pot insert.
    Greasing the crock pot insert before cooking
  2. Layer sliced onions on the bottom (if using).
    Sliced onions being added to bottom of slow cooker
  3. Place chicken thighs over the onions in a single layer.
    Raw chicken thighs layered over onions in crock pot
  4. Sprinkle garlic powder, salt, and pepper over chicken.
  5. Pour BBQ sauce over top, do not stir.
    Pouring BBQ sauce over chicken in crock pot
  6. Cover and cook on LOW for 6–7 hours or HIGH for 3–4 hours.
  7. Shred chicken in the pot or serve thighs whole with sauce.
    Shredding or serving BBQ chicken thighs from crock pot

Notes

Use boneless thighs for quicker cooking and easy shredding.
Add smoked paprika or liquid smoke for deeper BBQ flavor.
Store leftovers in the fridge for 4 days or freeze up to 3 months.