Crockpot Pulled Chicken with Onions

We use a whole chicken to make this crockpot pulled chicken with onions! This creates amazingly juicy and delicious chicken!

When you want an awesome meal with little prep time, this crockpot pulled chicken with onions is a perfect choice. This is a great dish for parties and all kinds of get togethers; but since the crockpot does most of the work, it’s also a great option for everyday meals. This pulled chicken also reheats well, so it makes for some delicious leftovers!

Let’s talk about the prep work for this dish!

I like to make the seasoning mix for this chicken first, before I touch the raw chicken. For our mix, we combine salt, paprika, pepper, and poultry seasoning. After spraying your crockpot with cooking spray, you’ll place your sliced onions evenly over the bottom of the crockpot. To the cavity of your chicken, you’ll place about a teaspoon of the seasoning mix along with ½ a lemon and 4 garlic cloves. At this point, you can place the chicken in the crockpot on top of the onions. In a small mixing bowl, you’ll then want to either add melted butter or microwave the butter in the bowl until it’s melted. To this, you’ll add the juice of the other ½ of the lemon with the liquid smoke and the remaining seasoning mix. You can either pour this mixture evenly over the chicken or can brush it onto the chicken.

After cooking the chicken, how do I finish preparing this crockpot pulled chicken with onions?

Before shredding your chicken, you’ll first want to remove the skin and bones. If I don’t use them right away, I like to toss the skin and bones into a resealable bag and freeze them to use for making homemade bone broth. Another fun option is to use the skin to make chicken cracklings! To shred your chicken, you can use two forks to shred it. You’ll use one fork to hold down the meat and use the other to pull apart the meat into shreds. Alternately, you can pull the meat apart using your fingers. Just an fyi, it’s much easier to shred the chicken while it’s still warm.😉I like to chop my onions and add them all to the pulled chicken. You can also add some of the drippings to the pulled chicken. You can refrigerate the remaining drippings to use in any dish calling for chicken broth.

How can I serve this crockpot pulled chicken with onions?

You have some great low carb options for serving this pulled chicken! Pulled chicken is often served as a sandwich. For keto options, you can use keto bread, biscuits, chaffles, or English muffins to make a delicious keto sandwich. You can also use lettuce to make a lettuce wrap with this pulled chicken. I love salads and often look for fun ways to incorporate all kinds of meats into delicious salads. You can use any kind of lettuce or spinach to make a salad using this pulled chicken as the main ingredient. Top your salad with your favorite toppings and dressing to make the ultimate main dish or side dish salad. This pulled chicken can also be served with some keto barbecue sauce, either homemade or with your favorite brand! You can also use this shredded chicken in other dishes such as Buffalo chicken dip, casseroles, or soups.

Need a keto coleslaw to serve with your pulled chicken? Here are a few I think you’ll enjoy!

Colorful Keto Coleslaw

Creamy Keto Cilantro Lime Coleslaw

Keto Dill Pickle Coleslaw

Low Carb Creamy Taco Coleslaw

Helpful Hints:

*You can shred your chicken into small or large pieces using two forks or using your fingers.

*If you’d like, you can add some of the drippings to your pulled chicken, then save the rest to use in any dish calling for chicken broth.

Main Kitchen Equipment and Utensils:

• Small mixing bowl
• Crockpot

Splash of Encouragement:

***Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; Yes, our God is merciful. Psalm 116:5***