slow cooker alabama pulled bbq chicken

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 onion, cut into 1/4-inch thick rings
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1 (3 pound) whole chicken, skin removed
• 1 tablespoon melted butter, or as needed
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke flavoring
• sauce:
• 3/4 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 2 teaspoons white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 hrs

Ready Time: 10 hrs 10 mins


• spread onion out in the bottom of a slow cooker. whisk 3/4 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, paprika, and poultry seasoning together in a small bowl.
• place garlic cloves inside chicken cavity, brush chicken all over with melted butter, and sprinkle paprika mixture all over chicken. place chicken, breast-side up, into slow cooker. pour water into slow cooker and sprinkle liquid smoke over chicken.
• cook on high for 1 hour. reduce heat to low and cook for 8 hours. remove meat from bones, shred meat with two forks, cut onions in half, and return meat and onions to slow cooker.
• while chicken is cooking, whisk mayonnaise, vinegar, white sugar, remaining salt, remaining black pepper, and cayenne pepper together in a bowl until sauce is smooth. cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until flavors blend, at least 1 hour.
• pour 2 to 3 tablespoons sauce over chicken mixture and continue cooking on low for 1 hour.