Slow Cooker Coke Chicken ~#1 On My List Of “Things I like to toss in the crock pot.”
I’m getting ready for Apple Week this weekend, preparing some last minute apple recipe tutorials and getting posts written up and queued for this and my other blog for al.com, so we’re having a bit of a slow weekend. I wanted to post my mother’s tutorial on Buttermilk Cornbread, but she isn’t home right now and I’m missing a few photographs I need.
So, in honor of our Slow Cooker Giveaway (Congrats again, Beverly!), I am going to post this recipe. I hesitate to call this a recipe as it really is so very easy that there doesn’t seem to be any real cooking involved. The outcome though, is wonderful.
This 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.
The flavor is so amazing! I like to serve this with stewed potatoes in butter sauce and a simple dinner roll. The chicken steals the show.
*Yes, you can make this with another carbonated beverage, it just needs to be carbonated and have sugar in it.
Ingredients
- 1 Fryer
- 1 Lemon
- 1 Onion
- 1 Bottle BBQ Sauce
- 1 Can Coca Cola
Instructions
- Peel onion and cut into quarters. Cut lemon into Quarters. Place fryer 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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Posted by Christy Jordan
on Aug 30 2008. Filed under Misc, Quick&Easy.
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Could you do this with chicken breasts only? How many do you think if you can?
Oh sure! you could do at least six or seven chicken breasts in there (boneless) with no problem. I would stir them up a bit halfway though so they don’t stick together.
:D:D:D:D
i’m so hungry right now………….
Christy
So if I need carbonation and sugar…can I use a ginger ale? The only soda we ever have on hand is ginger ale is why I ask. I think this is reason enough to go tomorrow and buy the 3-in-1 slow cooker. *innocent look*
You know, I actually can’t drink ginger ale so I have never even had it in my house! Its all because I’m weird
It should work just fine, go for it!
I think you DEFINITELY need to get the three in one tomorrow though, because having a slow cooker with three pots on hand versus one is an integral part to all of my crock pot recipes. ~wink wink~
Really, the oatmeal thing is just super cool where you use the two pots as a water bath, that alone is neat enough for you to get it!
Ooh, that does look good! I love making chicken in the crockpot – that falling-off-the-bone thing is my favorite part!
Ok, I’ll be a guinea pig and give the ginger ale a try and report back after said experiment.
Crock pot oatmeal! Oh man.. I’m SO going to buy that thing tomorrow.
Yeah April! It is awesome and it smells so good, especially if you put a bit of cinnamon and raisins in it.
http://www.southernplate.com/2008/07/crock-pot-oatmeal-breakfast-in-bed.html
Here is the link-a-roo!
You so need this crock pot!!! I am telling you, it will help bring about world peace if you own one!!!
Don’t forget that I am going to get all of those submitted recipes together and post them in a downloadable book, too!
Stephanie: I am like you, someone mentions cooking chicken in a crock pot and I’m in!!! LOL! I use my crock pot several times a week to make the meat for our supper and then just whip up some sides and we’re done!
Where do you get this special crockpot and what is it called or who makes it? I am crying that there is a lonely little crockpot out there calling my name. I have 4 or 5 already but can always use another! Thanks!
Steel cut oats are my absolute favorite!! Can’t wait to try that oatmeal recipe..yet another good one for when we have company.
What flavor of barbecue sauce do you use? Is it more of a sweet taste like KC Masterpiece or tart vinegar based? I’m guessing that with the coke.. it might be too sweet if a sugary sauce was used.
Oh yes missy,,I saw this in your cookbook! I got it yesterday!
GREAT JOB!! Oh my my…I gained 10 lbs just looking through it! Everything looks sooo yummy sooo easy and soooo southern..LOVE IT!
I even caught my husband peeking through it!
Hey Southern Plate! Congrats on being featured in the FFF. And from the looks of all of your delicious recipes you certainly deserve it. I love Southern food {who doesn’t?} and I will definitely be back for a second helping. Maybe I’ll even enter your Apple Recipe contest.
Have fun on your Disney Trip, I see you haven’t got long to wait, how exciting!
Love your blog … adding you to my cooking blogroll. Keep up those great recipes.
Hey Bill! I use my favorite brand: Generic! hehe. In case y’all haven’t noticed, I rarely use a name brand anything. My generic is similar to Kraft regular bbq sauce.
Actually, my brother is getting ready to open his own BBQ restaurant and I have developed a signature bbq sauce for him. It has a very unique flavor and has been winning out on all of the other sauces we put it up against in taste tests, including one of the big ones in our state. I keep threatening to publish the recipe here!
It is killing me not being able to share it because as you can tell, I share ALL of my recipes!!!!
Leslie! Thank you so very much! I am awestruck that you would even look through my cookbook! You are such an AMAZING cook!!! Did you read about what happened to my camera, when I dropped it into the chocolate cake batter? I am holding out hope (against all odds) that I might finally get a camera suitable for food photography now, although I have no aspirations to being able to photograph like you do!
Hot Garlic: Welcome to Southern Plate! Please do enter the apple recipe contest, I know you’d have something awesome to add!!!!
It is so great to have you here! I still have to send a thank you email to the leftover queen! Wasn’t that nice of her?
Bayou Belles: Welcome to Southern Plate!! I went to your blog and just absolutely loved loved loved it! I do hope you all fare well during Gustav, please keep us posted. I will have my fingers crossed and breath held for you and your lovely home!
I just finished the Cola chicken.. It was awesome!
I also put some pork ribs on the smoker with pecan wood from my neighbors pecan tree that continually drops limbs in my yard. (ain’t complaining, free wood!)
What a great day!
Umm there is something about a whole chicken that is just simply the best. I am going to try this I love whole chickens in the slow cooker the meat just falls apart. The flavors of the sauce sound so good. My son told me to make it after he saw the picture.
We having this brewing in our crock pot right now. At first the kids were shocked/grossed out by the ingredients. But now they are home from school and the smell is driving us all mad with hunger! Six O’clock can’t come soon enough!
Bill You did all that and STILL didn’t invite me to supper?!?!?! ~hangs her head in sorrow~
Tina You’re absolutely right about the chicken! your son is such a cutie!!
Matthews I had to laugh when I read this! We are the same way here! My kids see me putting the ingredients in and turn up their noses but by the time they get home from school its like we are all being tortured having to smell that wondrous aroma and wait to eat it!!!
I do hope y’all enjoy it, but I just know you will! It is sooooooo good!!!!! Let me know what they say!! Have a good supper!!
Christy
Hi thanks for sharing that I’ll definitely will try it. I always like to find new recipes…looks and sounds easy enough to do. Would you mind if I add this recipe to my blog?
Thank you for a recipe guaranteed for beginners…I might just be allowed to cook in the kitchen without adult supervision now! My usual supervisor (mom ;>) and I were wondering how this dish would turn out if we made the lemon taste more of the star. Could we use something like Sprite or 7UP? And, what if…I’m so afraid to even write this…what if we left out the BBQ sauce to add stock or another kind of liquid? Have no doubt, we LOVE our BBQ and we ARE southern…we just wondered if we could make variations to get a 2-for-1 recipe…? Thanks so much!
Absolutely, Jane! The crock pot is a great place to experiment! Keep in mind with the lemon that you put it in with the peel on so you’re getting a lot more POW from your lemon than you would if you just used juice. Any type of carbonated beverage would be great. What you generally want to do in crock pot cooking is add a thicker as well, such as gravy or bbq sauce.
However, I can pretty much guarantee that all experiments will be successful, just steer clear of water. Anytime you want to use water, I’d definitely opt for chicken broth instead. Cream soups are also amazing in the crock pot also.
If it were me, I’d try it out with lemon, seven up, and bbq sauce. BUT if you want to leave out the bbq sauce, I bet it will still be awfully good.
Wow, i’m long winded tonight, aren’t I?
Hope I made sense!
Gratefully,
Christy
P.S. Do you have my free ebook of reader’s favorite slow cooker recipes yet? If you subscribe by email (see button at top) it is automatically emailed to you!
Going to try this tonight for a few friends coming over. Looks great! Wish me luck!
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.
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.
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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
Surprising to think of sometnhig like that
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
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!!!
I love really simple crock pot recipes! I will definitely be trying this out next week! Thanks for sharing!
Made this tonight and my husband ate almost the entire chicken! Even my picky 3 year old had a few pieces. Thanks for this super easy recipe. We’ll definitely be hving it again.
Hi, Does anyone know if you can put frozen chicken or any other frozen meat right into a crock pot and cook all day?
How do you make stewed potatoes in butter sauce? Sounds yummy!
Annie, yes you can put frozen meat in a crock pot. Cook on low. Butter stewed potatoes: http://www.southernplate.com/2010/03/butter-stewed-potatoes.html
Hope this helps!
Cooking 101 question – How do you serve the chicken after you take it out of the crockpot? – Do you cut it up, shred it? Do you remove the skin?
When you take it out of the slow cooker it is going to fall completely apart. So I just scoop up the pieces and put them on a plate.
Sounds and looks amazing! Do u think I could use 2 small cornish hens instead of a fryer?
I don’t see why not Linda, I think they would work just fine.
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This is in my crock pot now, smells so good.
I’m using chicken breasts instead of a whole chicken, so I hope it turns out ok, I’ve heard that breasts dry out in a slow cooker.
Thanks for the recipe.
I hope you liked it Jennifer, but it does turn out differently when using chicken breasts versus a whole chicken.
I have like 6 bottles of coke in the fridge due to one of our country’s holidays and I don’t know what to do with it. It’s not something we drink at all so this recipe would help get rid of some without wastage.
Ooh also for a quick BBQ sauce mix one cup coke with one cup ketchup. Delicious!
I have a recipe for coca cola cake on here too!
About how many calories per serving, and what is the serving size?
Followed recipe to a T but disappointed by texture. Tasted good but everything fell apart except the breasts which were kind if dried out. Would like to have seen skin brown up a little from the sauce. Also, sauce was watery with chicken fat on top so couldn’t use for sauce!gravy on rice or potatoes. Any comments?
My coworker & I both tried it this past weekend with fryer chickens. And both of our results were dry chicken. The meat did fall off the bone. But the white meat was cardboard. Cooked it on low for 8 hours. Would 6 hours on low get it to a safe internal temp w/o drying it out, you think? It was a smaller whole chicken, maybe 3.5 lbs.
Can you tell me a little about your slow cookers? It sounds like they’re cooking a little hot. How old are they?
this sounds so delicious I have chicken quarters defrosted. just gotta run to the store to get a can of coke. thanks for posting
Do you drain the sauce off afterwards or serve it in the sauce? I’m askeered to try this………..everything I make in a slow cooker tastes the same…………thin runny and blah!
I’m making this tonight! I only had oranges instead of lemon so I used 2. I also increased the onions. I think this will turn out just delicious!
Call me crazy, but I added a few squirts of Sriracha sauce, a little liquid smoke, and some dry mustard to the mix.
What is considered all day? I leave fore work at 8 and we would eat until around 6. Is that too long? I could get my dad to turn it on on his lunch break. That’s be about 8 hours. Better?
go ahead and put it on low and as long as you have a newer slow cooker it will work out just fine
The chicken will likely fall off the bone as you try to get it out and it will be DELICIOUS
Thanks! (Sorry about that last message, my grammar was horrible, looks like a five year old wrote it :/ )
This was easy and delicious. I made mine with chicken breasts, boneless and skinless. Yummy : )
Made this last night – everyone enjoyed and it was declared a “do over” by my daughter!
Can diet soda work for those of us that have to watch our sugars
I live on the South Carolina coast and am in need of some hands on cooking lessons from you Christy. So, I’m thinking that you could just plan a “cooking at the beach” vacation…LOL. That would be so awesome!