Slow Cooker Coke Chicken
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One of our favorite recipes to throw in the crock pot, this Coke Chicken is delicious for an easy, weeknight meal.
Coke chicken is easy and delicious! There is something about these flavors slow cooking with the meat that brings out a really unique and yummy flavor. Better yet, breaking out the slow cooker is perfect for busy weeknight meals as your prep work is mostly done in the morning! I like to serve this with stewed potatoes in butter sauce and a simple dinner roll. The chicken steals the show.
This recipe is super versatile and works with pork chops, boneless breasts, ribs, and even roast. I ask that you first try it with a fryer if at all possible, though. There is a magic that takes place when you cook a fryer like this that just doesn’t happen with other cuts of meat, even boneless skinless breasts. The fryer, after slow cooking all day in this amazing blend of flavors, becomes completely permeated with the flavor and literally falls off of the bone. Every shred of chicken, even the inside meat, is tinted the color of your sauce, proving that it has completely saturated the bird.
Serve with a side of Strawberry Salad With Zesty Honey Mustard Dressing and Stewed Potatoes and you will have the perfect meal.
Why You’ll Love Coke Chicken
- Easy: The use of a slow cooker makes this a set-it-and-forget-it meal. Prep it in the morning and forget about it until you serve in the evening!
- Versatile: You can use your favorite meat in this meal! Try pork, roast, boneless chicken breasts, whatever your family’s favorite is! You can also make this with a different carbonated beverage, as long as it is carbonated and has sugar in it.
- Crowd-pleaser: Everyone loves this meal. Even the pickiest eaters love it every time!
Ingredients You Need to Make Coke Chicken:
- A whole fryer chicken
- Coca Cola
- BBQ Sauce
- an onion
- a lemon
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How to Make Coke Chicken:
How to Serve Coke Chicken:
I like to serve this one of two ways. You can pull bits of chicken off and serve it with a more breast-like portion of chicken, like so:
OR you can shred the chicken and serve on a roll, like this:
I also like to serve this with a side stewed potatoes in butter sauce and a simple dinner roll. Also consider a side salad for a lighter feel. The chicken steals the show either way!
Ingredients
- 1 Chicken
- 1 Lemon
- 1 Onion
- 1 Bottle BBQ Sauce
- 1 Can Coca Cola
Instructions
- Peel onion and cut into quarters. Cut lemon into Quarters. Place chicken in crock pot. Toss in onion quarters and lemon quarters. Pour in entire bottle of BBQ Sauce and entire can of Coke. Cover and cook on low all day or high 3 to four hours.
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I love really simple crock pot recipes! I will definitely be trying this out next week! Thanks for sharing!
One of the first things I learned to cook, over 30 years ago (ouch). But with an electric skillet. Always turned out awesome. I’m gong to try this for sure!
Time flies doesn’t it Debbie?! I hope you enjoy the recipe!!!
What size crock pot do you recommend, so that the chicken won’t dry out. I have a 10qrt would you recommend me adding more coke and BBQ
Surprising to think of sometnhig like that
I’ve never seen anyone use a can of pop for cooking, but it looks intriguing and I think I might just have to try this recipe pretty soon here.
I hope you like it Sara!!
Sara,
You can also use a can of soda instead of eggs and oil when using a boxed cake mix. Cook for the same amount of time as you would normally.
Chocolate + Cola or Cherry Cola
Yellow/White + Lemon-Lime
ect….. possiblities are endless.
Just throwing out another thing you can use a can of soda for.
I always put a can of soda over my hams. People always tell me I make the best ham. That is the secret!! YUM
i put my onion and lemon in crockpot first. then i stir my barbeque sauce and i can of coke together. then pour over chicken.but i cant remember how long to cook on low. please email me splicity@aol.com on how long to cook on low. thank you.
I just put this on. So easy I feel like I am forgetting something. I am making it with pork chops and plan on getting a fryer and doing it again next week. So easy and cheaper than going out.