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A perfect slow cooker dinner that is family-friendly and full of flavor.

Slow Cooker Root Beer BBQ Chicken Sliders are the perfect dinner for summer! Flavorful slow-cooked chicken piled on soft slider buns with a scoop of coleslaw, yum!

There is nothing I love more during the summer than using my slow cooker to create a delicious dinner without heating up the kitchen. These little root beer pulled chicken sliders are the perfect easy weeknight dinner.  

This will be a hit with kids and adults and it is super impressive but actually easy to make and always a crowd pleaser.  

With just a few ingredients and a couple minutes you can throw everything in the slow cooker and have a spectacular dinner that I promise you will be making again and again.

This is an easy recipe to double and perfect for a BBQ or any get together.

Perfect on sliders or regular size buns this is always a favorite. 

Everything gets thrown into the slow cooker and you have a delicious dinner in no time with no need to turn on the oven, perfect for those hot summer nights!

Now the secret to this recipe and perfect root beer floats is using your favorite root beer.

This is the only root beer my family uses because it is delicious!  Flavorful, delicious and perfect with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or used in recipes like these Slow Cooker Root Beer BBQ Chicken Sliders.

These sliders are so easy to make, they cook right in the slow cooker so you don’t have to turn the oven on and heat up your kitchen on those hot days.

You can use any BBQ sauce you like because the star is the root beer!

What you need to make these Root Beer Chicken Sliders

• Root Beer- use your favorite, but not diet soda
• Barbecue sauce- whichever your favorite one is
• Onion powder- just a bit to add a little flavor
• Liquid smoke- optional but adds a great smoky flavor
• Boneless skinless chicken breast- you can also use chicken thighs
• Prepared coleslaw- this is also optional but we love coleslaw on bbq
• Slider buns- you can also use regular size buns but we like the sliders

How to make these slow cooker pulled chicken sliders

1. Full Recipe Below
2. Spray slow cooker with cooking spray.
3. Mix the Root Beer, BBQ sauce, onion powder and liquid smoke together and pour into slow cooker.
4. Add the chicken and turn to coat.
5. Cook on high for 2 hours or low for 4 hours.
6. Shred chicken.
7. Serve on slider buns with a spoonful of coleslaw on top.

Want more slow cooker sandwiches recipes? Check out these!

• Slow Cooker Chicken Caesar Sandwiches
• Slow Cooker Cowboy Beef Sandwiches
• Slow Cooker BBQ Beef Sandwiches
• Slow Cooker Korean Beef Sloppy Joes
• Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Chili

Slow Cooker Root Beer BBQ Sliders

Yield: 6

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 4 hours

Total Time: 4 hours 5 minutes

Slow Cooker Root Beer BBQ Sliders are the perfect dinner for summer! Flavorful slow-cooked chicken piled on soft slider buns with a scoop of coleslaw, yum!

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Ingredients

• 1 cup A&W Root Beer
• 1 1/2 cups barbecue sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/8 teaspoon liquid smoke, optional
• 3 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
• 2 cups prepared coleslaw
• 12 slider buns

Instructions

1. Spray slow cooker with cooking spray.
2. Mix the A&W Root Beer, BBQ sauce, onion powder and liquid smoke together and pour into slow cooker.
3. Add the chicken and turn to coat.
4. Cook on high for 2 hours or low for 4 hours.
5. Shred chicken.
6. Serve on slider buns with a spoonful of coleslaw on top.