2017-12-19

Oven-cooked Pulled Chicken

Ingredients

  • 4 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs
  • olive oil
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 1/2 cups barbeque sauce

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
  2. Pat chicken dry with paper towel.
  3. Heat oil in a dutch oven on the stove over medium heat.
  4. Add onion and garlic to oil, cook until soft (about 5 minutes).
  5. Add paprika to the vegetables and stir.
  6. Add the chicken to the vegetables one piece at a time, stirring well.
  7. Stir in the salt and pepper.
  8. Pour in the sauce and bring to a simmer.
  9. Remove from heat.
  10. Cover the dutch oven with a lid, then put in the oven.
  11. Cook until chicken is very tender (about 90 minutes).
  12. Remove from oven.
  13. Transfer meat to a large bowl.
  14. Once meat is cool, shred with two forks.
  15. While shredding meat, put dutch oven with sauce back on the stove over medium-high heat.
  16. Cook sauce until reduced by half.
  17. Pour thickened sauce over shredded chicken and serve.

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