Shredded BBQ Chicken Burgers
Shredded BBQ Chicken Burgers. My go-to foolproof weeknight meal! (p.s. there’s a giveaway below!)
Fall has officially started here in Los Angeles. I only know that because last week it rained 2 days in a row and it’s been pretty cloudy ever since. This means 3 things for me. First, it’s time to pull out all those fantastic scarves from my closet. Second, I’m on the hunt for the perfect pair of black boots. Third, my slow cooker is coming out and staying on the counter for the foreseeable future.
Things are looking pretty delicious from where I sit. First up this season in the crock pot are these Shredded BBQ Chicken Burgers. Technically the actual burger bun has nothing to do with the crock pot, but all that delectable slow cooker BBQ chicken came from 8 lovely hours over low heat.
I make this at least once a week! Mostly because it’s delicious, but also because Thomas always has something to take for lunch if this is in the fridge. It’s also easy to throw a spoonful of this on a brioche burger bun, slather on some guacamole and some shredded cheese and call it dinner. I speak from experience. You could have a beer alongside of it too, but I’d rather skip the beer and go for seconds on the shredded bbq chicken. Why drink my calories when I can eat them!
Ingredients
- 1 medium onion, finely sliced
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1/3 cup cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons sweet paprika
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 3 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 1/4 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
- 8-10 chicken thighs
- 6 hamburger buns
- 1 recipe Guacamole
- 1 cup shredded colby jack cheese
Instructions
- In your crock pot, combine the onion, ketchup, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, tomato paste, paprika, Worcestershire, salt and pepper. Whisk to combine.
- Add the chicken thighs and make sure they are all evenly spread out and coated with the sauce ingredients.
- Place the lid on the crock pot and turn on. Turn to high for Shredded BBQ Chicken to be done in 4-5 hours, and low for Shredded BBQ Chicken to be done in 7-8 hours.
- Once the timer is up, remove the lid and using 2 forks, shred the chicken while still in the crock pot. Turn the crock pot to warm and serve the Shredded BBQ Chicken on top of burger buns with a heaping spoonful of guacamole and shredded colby jack cheese.
I am so excited you are making one of my recipes and I would love to see how it turns out. Make sure to share it on instagram and tag me @whatsgabycookin so I can see your masterpiece!
Thank you so much for this recipe! We love the Easy Mexican Shredded Chicken recipe and this sounds as if it’s a delicious variant. Also, as a relatively new Crockpot user, I’m always grateful for new recipes to make with it.
Fabulous-looking burgers, Gaby! 🙂
Give me! These look so good, Gaby!! I love that huge dollop of guacamole on top. So my kind of burger!
Oh MAN! This looks great, Gaby. And I’m using my slow cooker right now for a chicken. ‘Tis the season.
This is exactly what we’ve been eating for the past week now. Sooooo good!
Why don’t I do something like this more often? These burgers looks absolutely perfect! Thanks for the okay to just leave the crock pot on the counter!
omg, this is ridic. I totally want this for dinner – it looks AMAZING!! good gosh, i love that mile high guac stack!
These look so yummy! My husband will flip over this I will be making them soon!
Usually hubby doesn’t eat a lot of chicken but I am trying this!
Love all the guac in these burgers!
I need that. Right now. I wonder if the Crock-Pot Hook Up is available in Canada? I’m going to have to do some sleuthing.
I showed this to my hubby for a dinner option for “Fun Food Friday”. His response: “I love you”. So I’d say that’s a yes!
hahahaha BRILLIANT!
Those sandwiches look so amazingly good!
Whoa, does those ever look good! I need to make this a regular meal in our house.
This looks so very yummy! I see a Crock-Pot night in my future! Thanks Gaby!
I love every single thing about these <3 Guac and shredded bbq chicken and cheese – YUM <3 i want these right now
I love this recipe. I use my crock pot all the time. I tend to make pork most often but I think I see Shredded Chicken in our future.
Absolutely adore these. Great flavors!
yes please!!! I gotta go haul my crock pot out of the basement for a sandwich like this!
Hi Gaby! Reading this at 9 am and drooling! I don’t have a slow cooker (no plans and no room). Howe would you suggest converting this to either a stovetop or oven?
Hi Dana! You could do this in a large heavy bottom pot – and do it over the stove top. Just keep it on low and slow!!
good lord, that looks delicious!! would the spices work well with a pork roast? i’m going to attempt making shredded pork for the first time, and have been hunting for a fantastic recipe (which this definitely looks like!!)
These burgers look super yummy! I can’t wait to try them!
Do you take the skin off of the chicken thighs before or after cooking?
I buy boneless skinless thighs!! I should have clarifies – sorry! So take the skin off before cooking 🙂
Hi Gaby, Where did you get your crock pot?
Thanks, Rachel
you can find it here: http://www.crock-pot.com/top-sellers 🙂
Love my crockpot and delighted to find this recipe! We prefer chicken breasts. Use half the # of thighs? Any other recipe modifications needed?
I’d use 3 chicken breasts for this recipe!!
Thanks! It’s on the menu for the weekend! 🙂
do you put the chicken in frozen or thaw it first?
thaw it first!
Just made this tonight. It was so delicious! My husband and I loved the guac on top of the chicken. So darn tasty. Just an FYI: I used 10 chicken thighs and set the crock pot on high for 6hrs. It was done in 4hrs.