Pulled Chicken BBQ

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chicken, crockpot, dinner, food, foodie, recipe, slow cooker

When it’s too hot to use the oven during summer, the obvious choice is to grill outside. But this summer, we learned our grill burners were recalled and we had to entertain a large group… I quickly realized the perfect solution, pulled chicken BBQ in my crockpot!

The first time I ever ate this dish, I was at my friend’s college graduation party. She offered me her mom’s homemade chicken BBQ sandwich and I was thinking of a BBQ chicken breast on a roll. I was a little confused at first, but then I took a bite and I was sold. Since then I’ve heard some people call this dish BBQ chicken sandwiches and others pulled chicken. To avoid any confusion, in our home we call it Pulled Chicken BBQ.Once we settled on a name, the trick was to come up with a recipe that pleased both Hubster and myself. Believe it or not, Hubster will actually help in the kitchen when I make this, by shredding the chicken!

Pulled Chicken BBQ

Ingredients:
5 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts, 1 bottle or batch of BBQ sauce, 1 medium white onion (diced), 2 Tbsp. minced garlic, 1 small jar sweet relish, 1/2 c. water, fresh ground sea salt, fresh cracked black pepper

Directions:
Place all ingredients in crockpot and cook on high for 5 hours (or until chicken is fully cooked and easily falls apart). Remove chicken from pot and allow to cool. Shred chicken and return to pot. Simmer chicken on low until sauce thickens. Taste chicken and add more BBQ sauce or relish if necessary.

Pulled Chicken BBQ Sandwich

This is best served hot on crusty rolls. Top with up relish, BBQ sauce or hot sauce for possible toppings.

Chicken BBQ, BBQ Chicken, Pulled Chicken, or Pulled Chicken BBQ… whatever you call it, this is the perfect hassle-free meal when entertaining a crowd.

Do you have a go-to-recipe for hassle-free entertaining? 

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Honey Bourbon Chicken

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BBQ, chicken, crockpot, food, foodie, grill, grilling, marinade, recipe, slow cooker

I saw someone’s recipe for honey sesame/bourbon chicken online recently, but I forget where exactly. I check my browser history, bookmarks, Pinterest board and even googled it, but couldn’t find the same post (let me know if you think you know which one I’m talking about). They used a very similar recipe as I do for the honey BBQ sauce, that I make to marinate and brush on my grilled chicken… except they had a crockpot recipe. Since I can’t wait for grilling season to be here, I decided try it out in the crockpot.

Honey Sesame Chicken

Ingredients:
1 lb. chicken, 1 c. honey, 1/4 c. ketchup, 1/4 c. soy sauce or liquid aminos, 1/4 c. chopped onions, 2 Tbsp. minced garlic, 1 Tbsp. grated ginger, 1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes, fresh cracked black pepper, fresh ground sea salt, cornstarch (for crockpot version only)

Crockpot Directions:  
Cut chicken into small pieces, season with salt and pepper and set in crock pot. Mix together remaining ingredients (except cornstarch) until honey is dissolved, add to crockpot. Cover and cook over high heat for about 1 hour.  Remove 1/4 c. of liquid and whisk in cornstarch, return mixture to crock pot and simmer until sauce is thickened.

*Serve hot over brown rice and garnish with sesame seeds.

Grill Directions:
Season chicken with salt and pepper. Whisk together remaining ingredients until honey is dissolved. Pour half of mixture over chicken and marinate for a few hours. Grill chicken on a hot grill, basting chicken (with a new brush as needed). Cook chicken until flesh is no longer pink.

*Serve hot with a side of coleslaw and grilled corn.

What are you looking forward to this season?

Hubster’s Beef Stew

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beef, beef stew, carrots, celery, crock pot, dinner, food, hearty meal, lunch, meat & potatoes, meat and potatoes, postaday2011, potatoes, recipe, shallots, slow cooker, supper

Monday… does anyone really love Monday? I don’t and especially after DST Spring ahead… Tonight, I needed to whip Hubster up something hearty, simple and easy. Once again, something I could just prep and forget… This is personally my busiest month at work.

Hubster's Beef Stew

 

Ingredients:
cubed steak, 2 shallots, 2 Tbsp. butter, 4 cubed potatoes, 5 sliced carrots, 1 bunch celery (chopped), 2 bay leaves, 1 tsp. celery seed, 1 tsp. mustard seed, 2 c. white wine, water, fresh cracked black pepper, fresh ground sea salt.

Directions:
Melt butter in stock pot, add shallots and meat and brown. Add wine, bay leaves, celery seed and mustard seed, bring to a boil. Add potatoes, carrots, celery, salt pepper and cover with water. Place lid on pot and simmer for a few hours. Discard bay leaves. Serve hot.

Hubster doesn’t like gravy in his stew, but you can take the broth and thicken it with cornstarch or flour.

Tonight, my meat & potatoes man had his meat & potatoes and ate it too…
Serve over alone, over rice, with biscuits or bread. Hubster had his stew with a big chunk of Irish Soda Bread. I used a semi-sweet whit table wine for this recipe.

What are Mondays like for you?