Slow-Cooked BBQ Chicken

I was trying to decide what to make and I remembered an awesome pulled pork sandwich I had a few months ago at The Walnut Brewery in Boulder. It was a great BBQ pork topped with an awesome coleslaw. I decided to use chicken instead and boneless, skinless chicken thighs were on sale. It would be perfectly fine to use ones with the bone-in, but remove the skin because it will just end up rubbery due to the cooking method. If you use bone-in, cook for about half an hour longer. The BBQ sauce I got was actually too spicy, so I added a few tablespoons of of brown sugar to mellow it out. I will follow up with the apple coleslaw as soon as I get a good recipe down for it.

Slow-Cooked BBQ Chicken

Servings: 4

Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1hr 15mins

Ingredients
2 T oil
1/2 onion, thinly sliced
2 cloves of garlic, diced
5-6 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
salt and pepper
1 cup spicy BBQ sauce
1 cup orange juice
2 T brown sugar (optional)
4 hamburger buns

Directions
Preheat oven to 325F. Heat enameled cast-iron pot on medium-high heat. Add the oil and when hot, add the onions. Cook onions until nicely browned, about 10 mins and then add garlic. Cook for another 2mins. Remove the garlic and onions.
Salt and pepper the chicken thighs. Add more oil to the pan if necessary. Brown the chicken on each side, this will take two batches. Add all of the chicken back in along with the garlic and onions. Pour the BBQ sauce and orange juice into the pot. Add brown sugar if necessary. Place in the oven and cook for 35-45 mins or until the chicken is cooked through.
Remove the pot from the oven and place on the stove over low heat. Remove the thighs and shred them. Place back in the sauce after all the chicken is shredded. Serve on toasted hamburger buns with apple coleslaw.