Root Beer Pulled Chicken
Created by breezermom on March 7, 2015
- Servings: 10
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 6.25h
- Recipe #17787
Ingredients
- FOR CHICKEN
- 2 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 2 teaspoons seasoned salt
- 12 ounces root beer (not diet)
- 1 tablespoon oil (vegetable oil)
- 4 ounces yellow onion (chopped, 1/2 medium onion)
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
- 2 teaspoons liquid smoke
- 10 (15 ounces) bread buns (seeded burger rolls, sliced)
- FOR RAINBOW SLAW
- 2/3 cup mayonnaise (may use light)
- 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon oil (vegetable oil)
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon celery seed
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 package (12 ounce) broccoli slaw
- 1 cup shredded red cabbage
- 1/2 cup sliced snow peas (thinly sliced)
How to Make
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FOR THE CHICKEN & SAUCE
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Step 1: Coat your slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray.
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Step 2: Sprinkle the chicken with seasoned salt and place in the slow cooker. Pour the root beer over the chicken.
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Step 3: Cover and cook on high for 6 hours.
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Step 4: Meanwhile, heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes, until golden. stir in the ketchup, brown sugar, molasses, mustard and liquid smoke. Simmer, covered, for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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Step 5: Drain the liquid from the slow cooker, reserving 1/2 cup. Discard the remainder.
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Step 6: Shred the chicken; stir in the warm sauce and the reserved cooking liquid.
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FOR THE RAINBOW SLAW
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Step 7: In a large bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, cider vinegar, vegetable oil, sugar, celery seed, and black pepper.
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Step 8: Fold in the broccoli slaw, shredded cabbage and sliced snow peas.
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Step 9: Cover and refrigerate until serving.
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Step 10: On each seeded roll, place 1/2 cup chicken mixture and 1/4 to 1/3 cup rainbow slaw.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (312.8 g)
- Calories 570.3
- Total Fat - 26.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 7.7 g
- Cholesterol - 174.5 mg
- Sodium - 1175.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 47.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.3 g
- Sugars - 28.8 g
- Protein - 33.2 g
- Calcium - 108.3 mg
- Iron - 3.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 35.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg