Name: Barbecue Chicken Tacos
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 240 min
Total time: 250 min
Ingredients: 3 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs; 1 large red onion (chopped); 5 small cloves garlic (halved); 1/2 cup low sodium chicken broth (or use bone broth); 1 cup barbecue sauce (your favorite); 1 tablespoon soy sauce (or coconut aminos); sea salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste); 6 large leaves butter lettuce (or use green leaf lettuce); 1 large avocado (peeled, pitted and sliced); 1 large lime (cut into wedges); 1/4 cup chopped cilantro

Barbecue Chicken Tacos

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 4

Total Time 4 10

Servings servings

Ingredients

3 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs
1 large red onion chopped
5 small cloves garlic halved
1/2 cup low sodium chicken broth or use bone broth
1 cup barbecue sauce your favorite
1 tablespoon soy sauce or coconut aminos
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
6 large leaves butter lettuce or use green leaf lettuce
1 large avocado peeled, pitted and sliced
1 large lime cut into wedges
1/4 cup chopped cilantro

Instructions

In a large crock cooker, place chicken, onion and garlic.
In a medium bowl whisk broth, barbecue sauce, soy sauce, salt and pepper. Pour the sauce over chicken. Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours or cook on HIGH for 4 hours. Chicken is done when it is "falling apart" fork tender. Remove chicken from crock cooker and place on a large cutting board or plate.
Allow the chicken to cool slightly, then shred with two forks. Return shredded chicken to crock cooker.
Using a slotted spoon, serve the shredded chicken on lettuce leaves, topped with avocado, squeeze of lime and some cilantro.

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Barbecue Chicken Tacos