Better than rotisserie chicken

[Elizellen]

I know you can buy lowcarb barbeque sauces from various lowcarb websites, but am not sure which ones you could get hold of where you live.

However I did a quick google and found a few recipes which do not look too difficult to make

Sugar-Free BBQ Sauce - Low-Carb Barbeque Sauce Recipe

Almost all commercial barbecue sauces are loaded with sugar. Most I've seen have 16-30 grams per quarter cup, but I've seen them as high as 44 grams! It doesn't have to be that way. This one has a secret ingredient - diet cola. It's best to use one sweetened with Splenda, but any will do (aspartame tends to lose its sweetness when heated for long periods).
Ingredients:

• 2 strips of thick bacon, chopped fine (or see note)
• 1 small onion, minced
• 1 clove garlic, minced or 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 small can (6 oz) tomato paste
• 1 can (12 oz) diet (sugar-free) cola - Splenda-sweetened preferred
• 1/4 cup low carb (sugar-free) catsup, (or see note)
• 3 T mustard
• 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 pinch ground cloves
• Hot sauce to taste

Preparation:

Note 1: If you prefer to leave the bacon out, add 1-3 teaspoons of liquid smoke, to taste, near the end of the cooking. Alternatively, add some smoky flavor using 1 teaspoon of smoked paprika, or chipotle powder to taste.

Note 2: If you can't find low carb catsup, leave it out, but add about a tablespoon of vinegar and some sweetener, to taste.

1) Fry the bacon in a saucepan - a 2 qt pan works well.

2) Add the onion and cook over medium until soft - 3-5 minutes. Add garlic at this point if you're using fresh and stir it for half a minute or so.

3) Add the rest of the ingredients, plus about half a cup of water. Stir well. 4) Simmer for 20-30 minutes. It will cook down a bit and flavors will combine. 5) Adjust the seasonings so you have the balance you want - you can add vinegar, artificial sweetener (liquid preferred), or hot sauce. (If it's too hot, adding more sweetener will tone it down.)

The recipe makes approximately 10 servings of 1/4 cup each. Each serving has about 3.5 grams of carbohydrate plus 1 gram of fiber.

and
Low Carb Barbecue Sauce Recipes, Healthy But No Compromise On Flavour

If however you want something with a more traditional tomato base then this is essential reading. You’ll need to be patient in order to caramelize the onions but it’s worth it!


Ingredients:-

• 1 onion finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 can of chopped tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon of tomato puree
• 3 tablespoons of cider vinegar
• 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

A pinch each of:-

• chilli powder
• cinnamon
• paprika
• salt and pepper all to taste

Method:- Put the onions in a non stick pan with a tablespoon of water and cook very very gently for an hour or two until the onion starts to brown (not burn). This caramelizes the onion in it’s own natural sugars and creates the sweetness when added to the tomato sauce.

Plenty of time now to light the BBQ.




Throw the onions and the rest of the ingredients together and bring to the boil, simmer for 30 minutes and now you’re in business. A healthy low carb bbq sauce.

and
Carolina Style Low Carb Barbecue Sauce - Allrecipes

INGREDIENTS
235 ml prepared yellow mustard
10 g granular no-calorie sucralose sweetener (e.g., Splenda ®)
180 ml cider vinegar
15 g chili powder
2 g ground black pepper
2 g ground white pepper
0.4 g cayenne pepper
3 ml soy sauce
30 g butter
15 ml liquid smoke flavoring

DIRECTIONS

1. In a saucepan over medium heat, stir together the mustard, sweetener, cider vinegar, chili powder, black pepper, white pepper, and cayenne pepper. Simmer for 30 minutes.
2. Stir in the soy sauce, butter, and liquid smoke; simmer for 10 more minutes. Cool completely, and refrigerate overnight to blend flavors before using.

[determined2shrink]

Your raw chickens are cheaper than rotisserie? Your lucky. I can get a rotisserie chicken for $6 but it costs about $8 for a raw one. Next time i get one on sale I will try it in the crockpot. I bake mine and they turn out really juicey all the time. I put seasoned butter under the skin (softened butter mixed with whatever i am seasoning the outside with) and i baste with butter too. My fav seasoning is achote(hispanic foods isle of store), salt, pepper and garlic. I used to make them with chipotle but the adobo has sugar in it so i had to give it up.

[SueSue1212]

For my BBQ ribs I took the ribs and stuck in my crockpot. I then took the Heinz low carb ketsup and added an equal amount of water to that I added 2 Tbls of mustard and 2 packets of splenda. mixed it all up and poured it over the ribs. Let cook all day and I thought they were pretty yummy. I also used this on chicken. I like a sweet taste sometimes and if I want spicey I just don't use the splenda or the ketsup and I add a wing sauce (some are carb free). I liked it.

[Asclepius]

All fabulous suggestions! Thanks, ladies!

[DLS]

Thanks for this recipe Momtomany1! We had it last night. It was so delicious. We had so much left that I picked off the bone and today it will be chicken salad! YUM!
Great idea, easy and delicious!

[cruisergal]

THx for reminding me about the crock pot! I usually take it out when the weather gets cooler. Guess I'll make some of that yummy chicken this week!

[BestestNana]

Love my crockpot! Things are so tender and juicy when cooked in a slow cooker. I must use it at least 4-5 times a week.... why would I want to cook on top of the stove or turn on an oven? It's the greatest!

[momtomany1]

Glad you were able to serve some tasty chickens!

Full price hens around here run around $4. I buy them when they are on sale, I don't know what I would have to do if I had to spend $8 a chicken.

But hey.. watching this economy, who knows?