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  • Serves: 8 to 10

Barbecue Shredded Chicken

Category: Chicken

 Ingredients List

  • Ingredients:
  • 3 to 4 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs, or a mix of thighs and breasts
  • Olive oil
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 2 (or more) cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 12 (1 1/2 cups) ounces barbecue sauce, store-bought or homemade

 Directions

Instructions:

Heat the oven to 325°F. Remove the chicken from its packaging and pat it dry.

In a Dutch oven or heavy pot (with a lid) heat a drizzle of olive oil over medium heat. Cook the onion and garlic for 5 minutes or until quite soft. Add the smoked paprka and stir. Add the chicken piece by piece, stirring to mix well with the onion. Stir in the salt and a few generous grinds of black pepper. Pour in the barbecue sauce and bring to a simmer. Turn off the heat.

Cover the pot with a heavy lid and put in the oven. Bake, covered, for 90 minutes, or until the chicken is extremely tender. Remove from the oven and use a slotted spoon to remove the chicken to a large bowl. Use two forks to shred the chicken finely.

Meanwhile, while you're shredding the chicken, put the sauce, uncovered, back on the stove over high heat. Bring to a boil and reduce the liquid in the pan to about half of its volume. Pour this thickened sauce over the chicken and stir.

Serve with buns, slaw, avocado, and extra barbecue sauce on the side.

Refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.

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