Root Beer Pulled Chicken Sandwiches
Root Beer Pulled Chicken Sandwiches! One of our family’s favorite Crock-Pot or Instant Pot recipes, it’s made with just a few pantry ingredients, and it comes together with just 5 minutes of prep!
If you don’t own a slow cooker, you need to go buy one right now! Yes, this is one amazing sandwich but if you start cooking with a slow cooker, life will become so much easier.
You can’t go wrong, all you have to do is throw everything into the pot and magically you will have dinner.
Instead of licking your computer screen because you want a taste, you need to try this right now!
Root Beer Pulled Chicken Sandwiches
Ingredients:
2 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 can (12 ounces) root beer-not diet
1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
1 onion, chopped
1 cup ketchup
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup dark Karo syrup
2 Tablespoons yellow mustard
2 teaspoons liquid smoke
10 Kaiser rolls, sliced
Rainbow slaw:
1 cup mayonnaise
2 Tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon celery seed
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 pkg (12 ounces) broccoli slaw
1 cup snow peas, thinly sliced
Directions for the slaw:
- In a bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar, vegetable oil, sugar, celery seed, and black pepper.
- Fold in broccoli slaw and snow peas. Cover and refrigerate until serving.
Directions:
- Coat slow cooker with cooking spray.
- Sprinkle chicken with salt, pepper, garlic salt, and place in the slow cooker. Pour root beer over chicken.
- Cover and cook on low for 4 to 6 hours.
- Meanwhile, heat oil in a medium pan over medium heat. Add onion and cook for 5 minutes, until golden.
- Stir in ketchup, brown sugar, Karo syrup, mustard, and liquid smoke. Simmer, and cover for 10 minutes. Stir occasionally.
- Drain liquid from slow cooker, reserve 1/2 cup of the liquid.
- Shred the chicken, and then stir in the warm sauce and the reserved cooking liquid.
- On each bun, place chicken mixture and top with the rainbow slaw.
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How did you know I wanted to lick the screen? I agree crockpots rock! I've been wanting to make pulled chicken…now I have the perfect recipe, right?
Pinning it!
Thanks for sharing!
Because your my kind of girl!
Holy moly this looks SO good!! I love a good crockpot dinner! Especially since it's been so hot this summer. I've never tried root beer in my pulled chicken, so I will have to make this very soon! Pinning for later, thanks for sharing the recipe! Visiting from Hump Day Happenings. 🙂
I'm so thrilled that you stopped by!
I made pulled pork for the first time the other day and couldn't believe how easy it is! This recipe sounds amazing. Thanks for sharing it with Hump Day Happenings!
I love root beer AND chicken! I can't wait to try this! Thanks for sharing! Glad I found you on Pretty Pintastic at Coffee Wit Us 3. Pinned.
Hey cute gals, this is fabulous and I love the root beer twist. Thanks so much for linking up at Wonderful Wed. Blog Hop. I featured you on my fb page. Carrie, A Mother's Shadow
Thank you!
Thanks for linking up! This sounds like the best idea ever! I'll be trying it–and featuring it at next week's Saturday Dishes!!!
OMG Kimberly, this looks and sounds amazing! I have been wanting to make 'pulled chicken' and this recipe sounds delicious. Thanks for sharing this with Foodie Friends Friday party this week. I've pinned and will be sharing over the weekend.
Looking forward to seeing you again with another delicious recipe.
A FFF co-host,
Joanne/WineLady Cooks
I love using my slow cooker for meals and these sandwiches look perfect. My family will enjoy them! Thanks for sharing with foodie Friends Friday. Hope to see you again next week!
Very interesting recipe for Root Beer Pulled Chicken, will have to try this soon. Thank you for sharing with the Clever Chicks Blog Hop! I hope you’ll join us again next week!
Cheers,
Kathy Shea Mormino
The Chicken Chick
http://www.The-Chicken-Chick.com
I really need to pull my slow cooker out! This sounds amazing! Thanks for sharing! Also wanted to let you know about a new linky party starting this Saturday at 8pm called “Found & Foraged” Can’t wait to party with you at http://www.houseofhipsters.com
i actually was tempted to lick the screen – this look so good! always checkin around for new and yummy slow cooker recipes-adding this to my list for sure! thanks for sharing – pinning!! 🙂
Looks like a great recipe! Thanks for sharing on Tasty Tuesdays!