Crock-Pot Root Beer Pulled Chicken

I love crock-pot recipes, don't you?  I mean it is almost as good as when someone else does the cooking in my book!  The root beer in this recipe gives a bit of depth to the final flavor and the crock-pot makes the chicken super duper moist and easy to pull apart.  This an easy "go to" healthy meal.  Don't be intimidated by the amount of servings this creates.  I just dish out the left overs into serving size containers and freeze them.

 

Crock-Pot Root Beer Pulled Chicken

Servings: 12 • Calories: 199 • Fat: 1g • Carbs: 25g • Fiber: 0g • WW Points:4

  Ingredients

• 3 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast
• 16 oz root beer
• 1 18 oz bottle barbecue sauce (I used Sweet Baby Ray's)
  
  

Place the chicken breast in the crock-pot.  Pour the root beer over the chicken.  Place the lid on the crock-pot.  Let the chicken cook for 6-8 hours on low.  I would guess you could also do 3-4 hours on high, but I have not tried this.

Remove chicken breast from crock-pot.  Remove and save liquid from crock-pot.  Shred the chicken breast using two forks.  Place the shredded chicken back into the crock-pot. 

Squeeze the entire bottle of barbecue sauce on top of the chicken.  Add 1/2 cup of the reserved liquid back into the chicken.  Stir the shredded chicken mixture.  Add additional reserved liquid until desired consistency is achieved.  Replace lid on the crock-pot and let cook another hour or so.  Serve on your choice of buns for additional calories / points.