Slow Cooker Coca-Cola Chicken
This slow cooker Coca Cola chicken is simmered all day long in a sweet and tasty sauce that will make your taste buds happy.
Servings: 6
Calories: 408kcal
Ingredients
- 6 chicken breasts boneless and skinless, fresh or previously frozen
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 teaspoons onion flakes, minced
- ½ teaspoon garlic salt
- 1½ cups barbecue sauce, divided into ½ cup and 1 cup
- 12 ounces Coca-Cola, divided into 1 cup and ½ cup
Instructions
- Spread the chicken breasts in the bottom of a 6-quart crockpot.
- Sprinkle the pepper, minced onion flakes, and garlic salt over the chicken. Pour ½ cup of the barbecue sauce over the chicken.
- Pour 1 cup Coca-Cola into the slow cooker.
- Cover and set on a high setting for 4 hours or low for 6 to 7 hours.
- After the chicken has cooked for about 3 hours on high (or 5 hours on low), drain all liquid from the slow cooker, leaving the chicken in the pot. Add the remaining ½ cup of Coca-Cola and the remaining 1 cup of barbecue sauce to the slow cooker. Continue cooking for the remaining hour.
- Serve whole with sauce spooned over the top or shred chicken and mix with the excess sauce.
Notes
- Every slow cooker is slightly different. You may have to adjust the cooking times slightly depending on your particular model.
- There will be quite a bit of liquid in the slow cooker after the chicken has cooked through. Draining that liquid and then adding additional cola and extra BBQ sauce makes a nice, thick sauce for serving and also allows the chicken some extra time to cook to “shred” level.
- If you want shredded chicken, it is best to do it when it is still warm; make sure you do this right when it comes out of the slow cooker.
Nutrition
Calories: 408kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 49g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 145mg | Sodium: 1193mg | Potassium: 1034mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 230IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 1mg