I saw this easy and delicious recipe awhile back because I follow "FrugalGirls" on my Pinterest page. I have served it several times but my cooking method is slightly different. The Frugal Girls recipe saves the sauce for the last 30 minutes of cook time whereas I prefer my meat to simmer in the sauce while it's cooking.This has become one of my favorite go-to recipes. It's easy. It's quick. Best of all, it's delicious, too!
My Recipe Version
1. Sweet Baby Ray's Cola-Q Barbecue Sauce
2. 6 oz or 1/2 can any cola
3. Chicken, Pork, Ribs - You choose!
Pour the barbeque sauce into the crockpot.
Add 1/2 can cola (6 oz)
Stir well.
Go ahead and put the crockpot on low.
Now pan sear the meat with a little cooking oil, 5 mins on each side.
Add meat to crock pot and spoon bbq sauce to cover.
Don't forget the lid!
Cook on low for 3-4 hours.
Be sure to squeeze out all the sauce into crockpot! Turn the bottle upside down and let it sit for a couple of minutes and then squeeze again. Repeat at least one or more times until you have all the sauce out of the bottle and into the crock pot.
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| Let upside bottle stand for a few minutes to get all the sauce from the bottle. |
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| Did you notice my cool vintage Tupperware wet/dry flip measuring cup? |
I like to go ahead and turn the crockpot on low so the sauce will be heating up.
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| Pour the cola and mix well with the BBQ Sauce! |
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| Pan sear the chicken (or pork). |
Put the lid on the crockpot and simmer for 3-4 hours on low.
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| Chicken simmering in the crockpot. Don't forget to put on the lid! |
| The pot is crocking along while I enjoy the other half of the can of Pepsi with my mid-afternoon snack! |
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