Root Beer Slow-Cooker Chicken
Nicole Nared-Washington
Updated Sep 20, 2016
We can’t get enough of this saucy, three-ingredient chicken. Try it for game day, holidays or pretty much any day that ends in “y.”
Root Beer Slow-Cooker Chicken
- Prep Time 5 min
- Total 2 hr 30 min
- Ingredients 4
- Servings 8
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
- Salt and pepper
- 1 1/2 cups barbecue sauce
- 1 cup root beer
Instructions
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Step1Spray slow cooker with cooking spray.
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Step2Season chicken breasts on both sides with salt and pepper, and place inside slow cooker. Pour in barbecue sauce and root beer; spread around. Cover and cook on High heat setting 2 hours.
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Step3Remove chicken from slow cooker, and use two forks to shred. Place chicken back in slow cooker on Warm heat setting; simmer 30 minutes. Serve on burger buns, as desired.
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Nutrition
270
Calories
5g
Total Fat
32g
Protein
25g
Total Carbohydrate
21g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 270
- Calories from Fat
- 45
- Total Fat
- 5g
- 8%
- Saturated Fat
- 1 1/2g
- 7%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 90mg
- 29%
- Sodium
- 770mg
- 32%
- Potassium
- 380mg
- 11%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 25g
- 8%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 21g
- Protein
- 32g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 4 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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