Slow Cooker Fruity BBQ Chicken

Slow Cooker Fruity BBQ Chicken

Make this finger-lickin' good BBQ chicken recipe right in your slow cooker.  Yep, you can even use the crock pot to barbeque!


My friend Tara from Noshing With the Nolands has created a slow cooking monster in me ever since she told me her family wanted BBQ, but she didn't want to trudge to her grill in sub-zero Canadian weather.  So, she BBQ'd in her slow cooker.  I found this fascinating and she had excellent results!

That planted the seed and I just HAD to see all the things my slow cooker could do. I was never much on crock pot fare though, because I'm not really into the taste of stuff that cooks all day.  However, I have 3 crock pots, so go figure that one.  But I decided I'm going to finally see what all the hype is.

Finger Lickin' Good!

I served this with my oven-baked steak fries.  Truth is since I discovered this method for doing the fries, I haven't eaten deep-fried since.  They are DELICIOUS! You can find the simple directions here.

I didn't pour ALL the sauce on the chicken.  I held some back and served that in a dipping bowl.  It tasted great on the potatoes!

Slow Cooker Fruity BBQ Chicken (with Oven-Baked Steak Fries)

The platter in the photograph is Temp-Tations Floral Lace in blue.  It's available through Temp-Tations' website. Temp-tations.com


Recipe originally published on The Midnight Baker
 

Slow Cooker Fruity BBQ Chicken

• 3 lbs assorted chicken drumsticks and thighs 
• 1 tbs salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• Fruity BBQ Sauce:
• 1 cup high-quality BBQ sauce (like Sweet Baby Ray's)
• 1/2 cup apricot or peach preserves*
• 2 tsp dijon mustard

*Concord grape jelly would probably be just as good.

Mix salt, pepper and garlic powder.  Sprinkle on chicken and rub in well. NOTE: skin may be removed from chicken if desired.  Place chicken in the bottom of a 6 or 7 quart slow cooker, try to get chicken in a single layer if possible.  An oval slow cooker would be best here.

Cover and set cooker to HI and cook for 3 hours or on LOW 6 hrs (I recommend cooking on HI).

In a small bowl, mix all the Fruity BBQ Sauce ingredients. Set aside.

Remove chicken from slow cooker and place on a plate. Drain juices from the slow cooker crock and wipe the crock dry with a paper towel.  Place chicken back in the slow cooker.  Pour HALF the sauce over the chicken.  Cover and continue cooking on HI for an additional 1 hour or LOW and additional 2 hours.

Remove chicken from slow cooker and brush with some more sauce (I reserved about 1/4-1/2 cup for dipping, but you can use it ALL if you wish). I popped the chicken under the broiler for a minute or 2 to crisp it a bit...but it's not necessary.

Serve with oven-baked Steak Fries

Slow Cooker Fruity BBQ Chicken

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