Sweet Baby Ray’s Slow Cooker Chicken

Best Sweet Baby Rays Slow Cooker Chicken Recipe

This quick Sweet Baby Rays slow cooker chicken recipe is a key component of a filling, workable and delicious meal, or main dish, and an easy win on a rushed weeknight. It is flavorful, with a rich texture and brings to mind pleasant memories of growing up when dinner was always a mainstay each and every evening.

Whether you are like me and running from field-to-field or activity-to-activity each weekday night, or you just want something that you can fix and forget that will be ready for you when you get home and is super easy to pair with in terms of sides, you will love this easy Sweet Baby Rays slow cooker chicken for beginners. 

Pairing this is easy, meaning you can add a salad to it for a healthy Sweet Baby Rays slow cooker version, or make mac & cheese, coleslaw, baked potatoes (you can also prepare ahead of time) or countless other sides for a fabulous, filling dinner. This is a comfort food that you can tweak with some substitutions to maintain the flavor and decrease the caloric makeup. However, whether you opt to follow the recipe to a tee or want to give it your own flavor, this is most certainly one meal you will want to incorporate in your regular menu rotation. 

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Why You’ll Love This Recipe

This Sweet Baby Ray’s Slow Cooker Chicken is an absolute masterpiece! It’s very simple and very delicious!  

• It uses simple ingredients that you likely have in your pantry, nothing you have to run to the store for last minute (cause who needs that?)
• Family approved, even the pickiest of eaters will likely give it a go.

• Budget-friendly, allowing you to use a great deal of affordable substitutions.
• Can be stored in the fridge for future meals or lunch meal planning for adults.
• Family friendly Sweet Baby Rays slow cooker chicken is a great idea for an easy and flavorful weeknight meal.
• Very tasty slow cooker chicken recipe! I make it all year! Delish! 

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 4-6 hours
Servings: 4

Ingredients needed to make Sweet Baby Ray’s Slow Cooker Chicken:

4 Boneless skinless chicken breasts

1 Bottle Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ sauce

¼ C. Vinegar

¼ C. Brown sugar

1 tsp. Garlic powder

1 tsp. Red pepper flakes

Ingredient Notes & Substitutions

Obviously, the chicken and the Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ sauce are two of the main ingredients for this scrumptious and easy-peasy main dish, hence its name. However, you can substitute this meal in a variety of ways to make it healthier for a healthy sweet Baby Rays slow cooker chicken version or more cost-effective in terms of the type of the chicken and other key ingredient substitutions. Here are some key ways to personalize this family-friendly Sweet Baby Rays slow cooker chicken dish: 

Chicken Breasts: If you find a deal on chicken thighs or drumsticks, you can make this substitution and still enjoy a delicious main dish. You can also use pork chops or another meat entirely if you or your family aren’t fans of chicken. 

Sweet Baby Rays BBQ Sauce: If you want to make this dish a bit healthier, you can opt for the sugar-free or low-calorie version. If you don’t want to spend the money on Sweet Baby Rays BBQ, you can make your own or even opt for a store- brand option. 

Garlic Salt: If you don’t have garlic salt on hand, you make it by mixing salt and garlic powder in a 1:3 ratio (garlic powder to salt) or you can use salt-free garlic-flavored powders for less sodium. 

Red Pepper Flakes: You can substitute cayenne pepper, dried chili peppers or even paprika for red pepper flakes. 

How to make Sweet Baby Ray’s Slow Cooker Chicken:

Step 1. In a bowl, combine the BBQ sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, garlic powder and red pepper flakes.

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Step 2. Place the chicken breasts into the bottom of the Crockpot. Ideally, you will want the chicken to be thawed. If you do use frozen, you will have to allow for a bit longer cooking time and the taste might not be as flavorful. 

Step 3. Pour the sauce mixture over the chicken. Do not add water. The sauce itself, plus the juices from the chicken will be enough to prevent drying out. 

Step 4. Put the lid on the Crockpot and cook on low for 4-6 hours.

Step 5. Shred the chicken to serve, or choose to serve whole if desired. If you do shred the chicken, you can add buns when serving for a homemade BBQ sandwich. 

Enjoy! 😋😋😋

The result is amazing! D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S.

Tips For Success

This simple sweet Baby Rays slow cooker chicken meal recipe is just that, simple, and you can’t do a lot to mess it up, which makes it great for beginners and seasoned professionals who love an easy meal alike. Keep in mind, if you use different types of meats such as bone-in, you will need to adjust cooking time. Also, if you want to ensure that you don’t have a mess to clean up, you can use crock pot liners for easier cleanup, but honestly, I don’t think it’s that bad to deal with, especially if you can fit your crock pot in the dishwasher. 

Sweet Baby Ray's Slow Cooker Chicken

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 4 hours hours

Total Time: 4 hours hours 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 4

4.65 from 14 votes

Review Recipe

Ingredients 

• 4 Boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 Bottle Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ sauce
• ¼ C. Vinegar
• ¼ C. Brown sugar
• 1 tsp. Garlic powder
• 1 tsp. Red pepper flakes

Instructions

• In a bowl, combine the BBQ sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, garlic powder and red pepper flakes.
• Place the chicken breasts into the bottom of the Crockpot.
• Pour the sauce mixture over the chicken.
• Put the lid on the Crockpot and cook on low for 4-6 hours.
• Shred the chicken to serve, or choose to serve whole if desired.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 261kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 102mg | Sodium: 180mg | Sugar: 14g

Author: Marta

Storage & Reheating

After eating all you want, if you cook enough, you might have a little bit of leftovers. You can use them as the base for a meal prep lunch for an adult meal or incorporate the chicken into another meal later in the week. Make sure you store it in an airtight container when placing it in the fridge.

Typically, when storing in the fridge, you can expect the chicken to stay fresh for between 3 and 4 days. You can freeze crock pot chicken in an airtight container for up to three months. When reheating, you can use the microwave (small amounts and cover with a damp paper towel) or the oven for larger amounts of chicken. You should add a small amount of butter, water or broth when heating.  

Serving Suggestions

This quick sweet Baby Rays slow cooker chicken recipe can be paired with a wide variety of dishes. For example, as mentioned previously. Pair with amazing sides, like potatoes (of many varieties from fried to mashed and everything in between), green beans, salad for a healthier take, chips,or even what I already mentioned, coleslaw. These homemade Sweet Baby Rays slow cooker chicken ideas will soon become part of your family’s favorite meal rotation as it has become a mainstay in mine! 

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