BBQ Chicken Baked Potatoes

These baked potatoes are meals in themselves, with a smoky barbecue flavor that will make your mouth water. You can top them with your favorite cheese and garnish.

BBQ Chicken Baked Potatoes

Average Rating: 4.521739

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Cook: 6 hours
YIELD: 10 servings.

Ingredients

  • 4-1/2 pounds bone-in chicken breast halves, skin removed
  • 2 tablespoons garlic powder
  • 1 large red onion, sliced into thick rings
  • 1 bottle (18 ounces) honey barbecue sauce
  • 1 cup Italian salad dressing
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup cider vinegar
  • 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tablespoons liquid smoke, optional
  • 10 medium potatoes, baked
  • Crumbled blue cheese and chopped green onions, optional

Instructions

  • 1. Place chicken in a greased 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker; sprinkle with garlic powder and top with onion. Combine the barbecue sauce, salad dressing, brown sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce and liquid smoke if desired; pour over chicken.
  • 2. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until chicken is tender.
  • 3. When cool enough to handle, remove chicken from bones; discard bones and onion. Skim fat from cooking juices.
  • 4. Shred meat with two forks and return to slow cooker; heat through. Serve with potatoes, blue cheese and green onions if desired.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 572 calories, 13g fat (2g saturated fat), 91mg cholesterol, 1050mg sodium, 72g carbohydrate (32g sugars, 4g fiber), 38g protein.