Fast and easy to cook! Nice and easy on the budget too! This saucy slow cooked BBQ chicken will be a hit with the whole family 🙂
Submitted by Paulene Christie
Easy Budget BBQ Chicken
Fast and easy to cook! Nice and easy on the budget too! This saucy slow cooked BBQ chicken will be a hit with the whole family 🙂
Serving: 5
Ingredients
- 1kg chicken pieces of your choice
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 heaped tsp minced garlic
- 1 cup BBQ sauce (no sugar version as I used or regular if you prefer)
Instructions
- Place raw chicken directly into slow cooker
- Top with sliced onion
- Combine all other ingredients and pour over chicken
- Cook on LOW for 4hrs
Notes
- I turned them twice during cooking to get a lovely rich colour all over
- To stop it being too watery: As I lift the lid I make sure I direct the run off of water under the lid into the sink instead of back in the cooking bowl.
- Other methods to thicken your dish are here >> How to thicken your slow cooker dish
- Mine did not need any flour for thickening and the end result was a lovely syrupy sauce
- Cooked in a 7L Breville slow cooker
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Made this today! I loved it and so easy! Everyone ate without speaking and polished off everything on their plate, even my daughter (17) which is a fussy eater and watches her weight! I take that as they loved it! Highly recommend it!
The rice just goes in with the chicken and cooks fine?
No I cooked the rice separate 🙂
It’s not done with the chicken recipe
Thanks, Paulene 🙂
This was so so easy and absolutely delicious . I did have to stir it a couple of times (maybe every hour) as it was starting to burn around the SC bowl. I’m not sure if the Sunbeam Secret Chef cooks hot on low but I don’t think it’s one that you could put on and go out for the 4 hours. That aside…….try it people, you will love it! I served it with rice and veggies, next time I’ll do it over mashed potato because I think it will go perfect.
Loved this!!! Cheap easy and yummmm!!!! My new favorite chicken dish
Can you please let me know what brand of BBQ sauce you used (no sugar?)
The no added sugar brand I use is Fountain
Tried this for the first time tonight, turned out lovely, empty plates all around, it’ll defo be a regular tea in this house
Winner, winner BBQ Chicken dinner 🙂
It was sooooooo good my daughter requested it again within two days, Easy Budget BBQ Chicken, so easy she even put it on as well 🙂
A family favourite. We have this often as it’s so easy and yummy. Definitely recommend.
Can you use the tea towel trick to stop the sauce becoming too watery?
You can yes if you want it will lesson the liquid. I just thicken it if it needs it but it doesn’t always need it 🙂
Hi this looks so nice but can you use chicken breast instead
Yes but I’d drop time by an hour if using breast as it tends to be more dry 🙂
I forgot to combine the “other ingredients” Hopefully it still turns out yummy!
I tried the budget bbq chicken in the slow cooker today ?? It’s an absolutely winner for my household and super affordable. I had all the stuff already in my fridge/cupboards already ?
I cooked this tonight, shredded it and served it on a sandwich with coleslaw and it was absolutely delicious. The only thing I did different was I used sweet paprika because I didn’t have smoky paprika. I’ll definitely be making it again.
Tried this last night – everyone loved it & told me I need to make more of it.
So easy – I did 2 hrs low & 2 hrs high as I put it on a bit too late – but turned out beautifully
OOOH ANOTHER KEEPER LOL.. I USE CHICKEN TENDERS, USE HEINZ KANSAS CITY BBQ SAUCE. I WAS ABLE TO COOK THIS IN 2 1/2 HOURS. I BROIL SMALL POTATOES IN MICOWAVE.
THANKS PRISCILLA 🙂
I FORGOT TO LEAVE RATING LOL.
Have made this recipe many times. Easy, delicious and a real winner at my house
omg made this yesterday for tea. it was amazing!! the aromas that came from the slow cooker as it’s cooking is to die for. I ended up sharing it with the neighbours last night as we ended up getting together in the afternoon for a sneaky 🍸 😉.
so many compliments after eating it. hubby even went back for seconds. will definitely be having it again