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3-Ingredient Sweet and Spicy Pulled Chicken

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Updated Jan 31, 2017
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We have three words for this three-ingredient chicken recipe: instant crowd pleaser. Serve it on its own, piled high as a sandwich or any other way you can think of. It seriously couldn’t be any easier.

3-Ingredient Sweet and Spicy Pulled Chicken

  • Prep Time 10 min
  • Total 3 hr 50 min
  • Servings 8
  • Ingredients 3
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Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs, trimmed
  • 1 bottle (12 oz) Annie's™ Naturals organic sweet & spicy BBQ sauce
  • 2 tablespoons yellow mustard

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Spray 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray.
  • Step 
    2
    In slow cooker, mix chicken, 1/4 cup of the BBQ sauce and the mustard. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 3 1/2 to 4 hours or until chicken easily shreds with fork.
  • Step 
    3
    Remove chicken to medium bowl; discard cooking liquid. Use 2 forks to shred chicken, and return to slow cooker. Add remaining BBQ sauce, and stir. Cover; cook on High heat setting 10 to 15 minutes or until heated through.

Nutrition

230 Calories
7g Total Fat
29g Protein
13g Total Carbohydrate
10g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
230
Calories from Fat
60
Total Fat
7g
10%
Saturated Fat
2g
10%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
135mg
45%
Sodium
530mg
22%
Potassium
250mg
7%
Total Carbohydrate
13g
4%
Dietary Fiber
1g
6%
Sugars
10g
Protein
29g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%
6%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 4 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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