Crock pot Barbeque Chicken

I'm sorry for the hiatus! We've had so many social obligations I've hardly had to cook at all, and then I was visiting my family in Washington, D.C. But before I left I made this delicious barbeque.

 I've been craving barbeque for months but it's never on my radar when we go out to eat and most recipes call for using a whole pork butt which makes A LOT of food. So I switched pork for chicken in this recipe and my craving was satisfied. I apologize for the pictures but Tyler and I were so busy shoving this dinner in our faces I didn't have time to take good pictures. We seriously ate this over the kitchen sink because we couldn't be bothered to take our plates and sit at the table like civilized people. It was that good. Consider yourself warned.

I made a mandarin orange slaw to go along with it, and I was really excited about it but the flavor wasn't as different as I hoped. It kind of just tasted like regular slaw.

By the way, I've mentioned how much I love my crock pot right? It's the best. Dinner cooked itself and all I had to do was toast the buns a little and cooked up some tater tots because why not. I used just 2 chicken breasts and wondered if it would be enough for the two of us but we actually got 2 square meals out of it so it was economical too!

Crock Pot Barbeque Chicken

•  2 boneless skinless chicken breasts (or 2-3 lb pork tenderloin)
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup pineapple juice
• 1 cup barbeque sauce (I like Pat's Homemade Barbeque Sauce available at Publix)
• hamburger buns
• pickles or slaw for serving

Spray crock pot lightly with cooking spray and place meat in the bottom. Mix the brown sugar and spices together. Sprinkle evenly over meat. Mix the garlic, juice and bbq sauce together and pour into bottom of crock pot. Cook on low 5-6 hours. Shred chicken with 2 forks and allow to cook another 30 -60 minutes. Serve on hamburger buns with pickles or slaw of your choice.