Slow Cooker Cherry Cola Garlic Chicken is an easy recipe that makes its own sweet and spicy sauce with brown sugar, cola soda and garlic for an easy chicken dinner recipe.
This coca cola chicken recipe is perfect for a busy weeknight dinner.
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Cherry Cola Garlic Chicken
Halloween is over and now it's full speed ahead into the holiday season!
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Time to get out the slow cooker and make life just a bit easier at dinner time with a slow cooker chicken recipe.
Slow Cooker Cherry Cola Garlic Chicken combines just a few ingredients, including chicken, garlic, brown sugar and cherry cola soda, in your slow cooker making a sweet and spicy sauce that glazes over very tender chicken for an easy dinner recipe tonight.
Spend the day at work, pick up the kids from school, run errands on your way home and know that when you arrive home your coca cola pulled chicken dinner will be ready and waiting for you!
This crock pot pulled chicken recipe can be served on rolls, with rice, in tortillas or over noodles.
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How to make cherry coke chicken
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- Arrange the chicken in the bottom of your slow cooker.
- Combine brown sugar, black cherry soda, vinegar, soy sauce, cornstarch, garlic and red pepper flakes, stirring until blended. Pour over chicken.
- Cook 7-8 hours on low or 3-4 hours on high.
- Using two forks, shred the chicken and stir in cilantro,
- Serve the shredded chicken on slider rolls or burger rolls.
How to serve pulled chicken
You can serve your pulled chicken dinner in several ways:
- serve with rolls and cole slaw for a hearty sandwich
- serve with rice and broccoli
- serve over hot cooked noodles
- serve with flour tortillas and shredded lettuce
The choice is yours for a delicious slow cooker garlic chicken dinner any which way you want it!
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- You can make this recipe ahead and refrigerate until ready to serve. Then reheat either in the microwave or in a saucepot on the stovetop.
Substitutions
- You can substitute regular cola soda for the cherry cola soda
- Boneless skinless chicken thighs will work well in this recipe in place of the boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Light brown sugar can be used in place of the dark brown sugar
Equipment
Ingredients for cherry cola chicken
- boneless skinless chicken breasts
- dark brown sugar
- cherry cola soda
- balsamic vinegar
- soy sauce
- cornstarch
- garlic
- red pepper flakes
- cilantro
- rolls
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Slow Cooker Black Cherry Garlic Chicken Recipe
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup cherry cola soda or coca cola soda
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 2 Tbs. soy sauce
- 2 Tbs. cornstarch
- 2 Tbs. minced garlic, about 6 large cloves
- 1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 Tbs. chopped cilantro
- 24 slider rolls or 12 burger rolls
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Instructions
- Arrange chicken in bottom of slow cooker.
- Combine brown sugar, black cherry soda, vinegar, soy sauce, cornstarch, garlic and red pepper flakes, stirring until blended. Pour over chicken.
- Cook 7-8 hours on low or 3-4 hours on high.
- Shred chicken and stir in cilantro,
- Serve on slider rolls or burger rolls.
This looks so delicious, I love the flavors going here! I am putting this on my list to try. I'll have to make sugar substitutions but it shouldn't affect the end result! Can't wait!!
Thanks so much Shelby! You'll have to let me know how you make the sugar substitutions and how it turns out! Thanks for stopping by Swirls and have a delicious day, Gwynn