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Crock-Pot Boneless BBQ Chicken Wings

August 13, 2014 By Victoria 29 Comments

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Last updated on April 9th, 2020 at 02:57 pm

My recipe for Crock-Pot Boneless BBQ Chicken Wings all started with a conversation between my husband and me at our favorite wing joint. We both prefer boneless wings, and it occurred to us we could probably make the same thing at home using our crock-pot, a bag of chicken bites, and a bottle of BBQ sauce.

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A few months later, I was getting tired of Friday night feeling like every other night. I had a strong desire to do something on Friday nights that would set it apart from the rest of the week and make it something to look forward to again like I did when I was much much younger (like before children ).

Out of that desire, crock-pot boneless BBQ chicken wings and a Redbox movie night was born.

The kids, don’t typically join us. First, they don’t want to wait that long for dinner since my husband isn’t home until 8 pm most Fridays, and second, they don’t want to see their parents snuggling and kissing. I eat a generous snack at 4 pm so I can hold out until 8 pm, and it is always worth the wait. My hubby and I both look forward to wing and movie night now.

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Crock-Pot Boneless BBQ Chicken Wings

This recipe for crock-pot boneless BBQ chicken wings is more processed than a lot of my recipes, but our family follows an 80/20 diet of whole foods to processed foods. This balance allows me to feel like I am not always in the kitchen and helps me avoid takeout which saves money.

I dump the bag of frozen chicken bites (mine is 1 lb 8 0z) in my crock-pot and cover them with Honey BBQ sauce. I use a smaller crock-pot (ours is similar to this one), but a larger sized one would work just fine. You can use whatever kind of BBQ sauce you want. Personally, I like one with a bit more kick, but my husband likes the honey one. This is our favorite brand but for this particular batch I used the Aldi brand, which tastes fine.

How to get the lid off a BBQ bottleHere is a tip for getting out the last of the BBQ sauce.

Step One: Use a fork to pry off the lid.

How To Get The Rest Of The BBQ Sauce Out Of The JarStep two:  add about a 1/4 cup of white vinegar.

The last step for getting the last of the BBQ sauce out of the bottle.Step 3: place the cap back firmly on the bottle, and shake until the sides of the container no longer have sauce on them.

Boneless Chicken BBQ bites.Step 4: pour the contents over the chicken bites.

Crock-pot BBQ Boneless Chicken Wings.

Turn your crock-pot on high for 2 hours and then turn it down to low for one additional hour.

Tender Crock-Pot Boneless BBQ Chicken Wings

These babies come out tender and dripping in sauce. WARNING eating them with your fingers is incredibly messy, so I prefer to eat them with a fork. Leftovers make great salad toppings. And yes, you can find chicken bites in the freezer section that already come in BBQ flavor, but I find that doing it yourself with plain chicken bites and a bottle of BBQ sauce tastes much more like the boneless chicken wings you get in restaurants.

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    Crock-Pot Boneless BBQ Chicken Wings
     
    Ingredients
    • 1 bag boneless chicken bites (1lb 8oz )
    • 1 standard sized bottle of BBQ sauce (any flavor)
    • ¼ cup white vinegar
    Instructions
    1. place chicken in crock-pot
    2. cover in BBQ sauce
    3. pour vinegar into BBQ sauce bottle and swish until inside of sides of bottle are clean
    4. pour the vinegar and BBQ sauce mixture over chicken
    5. turn crock pot on high 2 hours
    6. turn crock pot on low 1 hour
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  1. The Better Baker says

    August 18, 2014 at 9:34 am

    Oh Honey! These little bites look fabulous. We would lick our plates clean. Thanks a million for sharing with us at Weekend Potluck. Looking forward to what you share the next time.

    Reply
    • Victoria says

      August 18, 2014 at 10:31 am

      They are really good! And thanks for hosting Weekend Potluck!

      Reply
  2. Julie in Michigan says

    August 22, 2014 at 8:38 am

    what sized crock pot did you use? can’t wait to make these, hopefully tonight!

    Reply
    • Victoria says

      August 22, 2014 at 11:45 am

      It is a medium sized one and it fill it to the brim but a larger one would work of course.

      Reply
      • Dee says

        October 14, 2018 at 11:52 am

        They aren’t too soggy? Like no need to throw them in the over for a bit afterwards? Making these for our Halloween party this Saturday on the 20th

        Reply
        • Victoria says

          October 15, 2018 at 1:01 pm

          No, they are not soggy. I think they could get soggy if you left the cooking too long though.

          Reply
  3. Cindy says

    August 23, 2014 at 4:42 pm

    Love Aldis. Am going today to buy the stuff. Thank You

    Reply
  4. Linda says

    August 24, 2014 at 3:57 pm

    What brand of chicken bites, are they breaded or not? Can’t wait to make them

    Reply
    • Victoria says

      August 24, 2014 at 4:01 pm

      Yes they are breaded and it doesn’t matter what brand you use, I have used the ones from Aldis and Ruler Foods.

      Reply
      • Linda says

        September 1, 2014 at 7:58 pm

        I went to three different grocery stores today, and I couldn’t find anything called “chicken bites” only nuggets or chunks, or boneless wings. Do you mind telling me the brand? Thank you, then I can do a product locator search

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        • Linda says

          September 1, 2014 at 8:17 pm

          I just did a search for Aldis foods, and there are none in my area, I live in TX. I am thinking that maybe the chicken chunks are the closet to the bites

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          • Victoria says

            September 2, 2014 at 7:19 am

            Probably, I have used a Kroger brand before too and I think it was called bites.

        • Victoria says

          September 2, 2014 at 7:21 am

          Chunks might work, so might boneless wings, as long as they are a breaded product. My husband one made them with the breaded boneless chicken strips once and they still turned out although not as easy to eat.

          Reply
          • Kayla says

            September 16, 2014 at 3:06 pm

            Are the bites you buy precooked? Do u put them in the crock pot while still frozen?

          • Victoria says

            September 17, 2014 at 5:05 am

            Yes they are pre-cooked and yes I put them in the crock pot while still frozen.

  5. CJ says

    October 4, 2014 at 10:57 am

    Thank you for this recipe. I told my husband about this and we are going to give it a try since he loves Buffalo Wild Wings.

    Reply
    • Victoria says

      October 4, 2014 at 11:28 am

      Your welcome. I hope you like it.

      Reply
  6. AIDA says

    January 19, 2015 at 7:46 pm

    HI WOULD LOVE TO MAKE THIS TOMORROW FOR MY FAMILY, BUT HAVE ONE QUESTION. YOU PUT IN THE INSTRUCTIONS TO COOK ON HIGH 2 HOURS AND LOW FOR 1 HOUR. JUST WANTED TO DOUBLE CHECK. USUALLY IT IS LOW FOR 2 HRS AND HIGH FOR 1… THANKS FOR THE GREAT RECIPES

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    • Victoria says

      January 20, 2015 at 5:31 am

      The instructions are right high for 2 low for one.

      Reply
  7. valerie says

    April 20, 2015 at 1:22 pm

    What can you substitute the bag of frozen chicken bites for something else

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    • Victoria says

      April 20, 2015 at 1:39 pm

      I suppose you can. We have done chicken strips before and they turned out great too.

      Reply
  8. valerie says

    April 20, 2015 at 4:43 pm

    Can I use the T.G.I. Friday’s Buffalo Style Sauce Boneless Chicken Bites, 15 oz that you can get at Walmart?

    Reply
    • Victoria says

      April 21, 2015 at 9:28 am

      I assume from the description that these already have sauce on them? Which if they do I guess you could but you wouldn’t need sauce, if they are already flavored.

      Reply
  9. Teresa Charles says

    June 8, 2016 at 5:57 pm

    I am making about 10 lbs for a party. I have a big enough crockpot to hold it all. Do i need to adjust the recipe?

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    • Victoria says

      June 9, 2016 at 9:48 am

      You might need more than one bottle of BBQ sauce to cover it.

      Reply
  10. Beka says

    July 12, 2016 at 5:35 pm

    This turned out good! I used 2/3 of a bottle of bbq sauce and 1/3 of a bottle of hot wing sauce (I used BWW brand).

    Just an FYI, I used a large slow cooker and I on needed the 2 hours on high (no time on low). They were definitely cooked! Then switched it to warm until we were ready to eat.

    Reply
  11. Camille says

    February 3, 2018 at 8:38 pm

    Do you still use the Vinegar if your making them buffalo?

    Reply
    • Victoria says

      February 5, 2018 at 10:00 am

      No.

      Reply

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