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A delicious high protein comfort dish featuring wholesome ingredients

Crockpot BBQ Chicken

A comforting and nourishing crockpot BBQ chicken recipe, perfect for family dinners or gatherings, filled with savory goodness and simplicity.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Calories: 240
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Chicken
  • 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts, with fat trimmed off
Sauce Mixture
  • 1.25 cups barbecue sauce
  • 0.5 cups Italian dressing
  • 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 0.25 cups light brown sugar can reduce to 1/8 cup or omit if you prefer it less sweet
Seasonings
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp onion powder
  • Salt and black pepper, to taste

Method
 

Preparation
  1. Liberally spray the inside of a large crockpot or slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray, or use disposable liners.
  2. Season the trimmed chicken breasts with salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder and place in the bottom of your crockpot.
  3. In a medium mixing bowl, add barbecue sauce, Italian dressing, light brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce. Whisk until combined.
Cooking
  1. Pour the mixture evenly over the chicken breasts, place the lid on the crockpot, and cook on high for 2.5-3 hours or low for 5-6 hours.
  2. Use a meat thermometer to ensure the chicken is cooked to an internal temperature of 165 degrees.
  3. Once fully cooked, you can either serve whole or use two forks to shred the chicken.
Serving
  1. Serve on buns, or enjoy it on pizza, salad, tacos, nachos, over rice, or by itself.

Notes

For deeper flavors, marinate the chicken in the BBQ sauce and Italian dressing a day in advance. Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3-4 days or frozen for longer storage.