And easy, slow cooker shredded bbq chicken 🐔 😋

Easy quick homemade ketchup

Out of ketchup? 🥫 I thought “I’ll bet I could make some”. Googled it, scanned a couple/few recipes; I only had tomato paste in my pantry. I swear I end up saying “make it work” every day! So I did and not only did it taste good on its own but it worked great in recipe.
This recipe is very flexible and can vary according to personal preferences. Like many recipes use fresh tomatoes (I didn’t have any) or a mixture of both. Sweetness can really be to your likeness, as with vinegar. Taste as you go, before blending. I was afraid of getting to much vinegar because once you do…you can’t undo it, so I did add another little splash of vinegar. As long as the thickness is right (if you get it too thin allow to cook longer uncovered to reduce) it’s mostly balancing the sweetener & vinegar.

INGREDIENTS

1 small can tomato paste w/enough water to make 1 cup
2 tablespoons light brown sugar (okay, I used more)
2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon salt
Pinch of pepper
Dash garlic powder
Dash onion powder
1-2 teaspoons honey mustard (optional)
Pinch cayenne if you want spicy ketchup (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS
Put all ingredients into a small saucepan, bring just to low bubbling, stirring occasionally, reduce heat to medium/low and let cook for 10 minutes. Remove from heat allow to cool for 5 minutes, then either use immersion blender, put in a blender or food processor and process until it is smooth in consistency.
Then use in recipe, put in a container to serve, or put in refrigerator for storage.

FOR – Easy Slow Cooker Shredded BBQ Chicken

Still 100° all this week, so it’s EASY for me 😜

I only had 2 large chicken breasts, which turned out to be plenty. Put them in slow cooker, add your favorite BBQ sauce (ours is Stubb’s Sticky Sweet), turn on high for about 4 hours, or until chicken shreds easily with 2 forks. I did add a splash of vinegar, dash of garlic powder, and some brown sugar 😋 tastes good to us! Serve on fresh bun or roll. We made mac & cheese this time; I prefer French fries 🍟 (my daughter 🙄) 🤭

EASY & DELICIOUS