BBQ Pulled Chicken
Description
Easy pulled chicken starts on the stovetop and finishes in the oven, making it ready for however much barbecue sauce you like in under an hour.
Ingredients
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3 pounds bone-in chicken breast halves, with skin
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salt and ground black pepper to taste
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2 tablespoons avocado oil
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1/2 cup barbeque sauce, or to taste
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2
Pat chicken breasts dry with a paper towel. Season both sides with salt and pepper.
3
Heat oil in a 12-inch, nonstick, oven-safe skillet over medium heat. Add chicken, skin-side down, to the hot oil and cook until lightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Turn and brown on the other side, 2 to 3 minutes.
4
Cover the skillet and transfer to the preheated oven. Bake until an instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone reads 160 degrees F (71 degrees C), 25 to 30 minutes.
5
Remove from the oven. Transfer chicken to a cutting board and cover with foil; let sit until cool enough to handle, about 10 minutes. The residual heat will bring the internal temperature to the recommended 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
6
Remove and discard skin and bones. Use 2 forks to shred chicken.
7
Serve warm with barbecue sauce.