Italian Dressing BBQ Chicken in the Slow Cooker
Chicken breasts slow cooked in barbecue sauce, Italian dressing, and Worcestershire until tender enough to shred.
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 2 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts fat trimmed off
- 1 ¼ cup barbecue sauce
- ½ cup Italian dressing regular or fat free
- 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- ¼ cup light brown sugar reduce to 2 tablespoons or omit for a less sweet sauce
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
Cooking
- Spray the slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray or use a liner.
- Season the chicken with pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder and place it in the slow cooker.
- Whisk the barbecue sauce, Italian dressing, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce until smooth.
- Pour the sauce over the chicken. Cover and cook on low for 4 to 5 hours or on high for 2 to 3 hours.
- Check that the chicken reaches 165 degrees F with a meat thermometer.
- Shred the chicken in the slow cooker so it soaks up the sauce, or serve whole.
Notes
The sauces are already salty, so this recipe uses no added salt. Chicken should reach 165 degrees F. Do not reheat leftovers in the slow cooker. Keep the cooker between half and two thirds full.