The Best Crockpot BBQ Chicken
This is going to be the easiest Crockpot BBQ chicken you have ever made. I’m not joking… this really is going to be the easiest BBQ chicken you have ever made. Since I first tested this recipe, it has made it’s way into our meal rotation almost weekly. It is just that good!
Now, don’t get me wrong…nothing beats BBQ chicken straight off the grill. BUT, the flavors of this recipe can’t be beat and you don’t have to sweat over a hot grill.
Give it a try next week and I bet you will be converted to the crockpot-side 🙂
I used a 6qt slow cooker for this recipe. You could certainly use a smaller cooker if preferred, though I would advise against using a larger one. It’s important to note that some slow cookers require a minimum fill level to prevent damage, so be sure to consult your owner’s manual beforehand.
Our go-to is Sweet Baby Rays. But any of your favorite bbq sauces will work!
Some of our favorites are mac and cheese, potato salad, pasta salad, or cowboy caviar.
The Best Crockpot BBQ Chicken
- Season chicken breast lightly (a small pinch per breast) with some sea salt and place in your crockpot.
- In a mixing bowl combine BBQ sauce, Italian dressing, brown sugar and Worcestershire sauce. Stir until well combined.
- Pour over chicken, cover and cook on HIGH for 3-4 hours.
- Once time is up, you can serve the breast whole, or shred with 2 forks. If shredding, recover and let cook in sauce for about 10-15 more minutes to soak up all that delish flavor.
Serve on buns, over rice, in wraps, on a salad or eat a plateful as is! Our favorite way is on fresh rolls, topped with coleslaw.
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The Best Crockpot BBQ Chicken
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Ingredients
- 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup BBQ sauce
- 1/4 cup Italian dressing
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Season chicken breast lightly ( a small pinch per breast) with some sea salt and place in your crockpot.
- In a mixing bowl combine BBQ sauce, Italian dressing, brown sugar and Worcestershire sauce. Stir until well combined.
- Pour over chicken, cover and cook on HIGH for 3-4 hours
- Once time is up, you can serve the breast whole, or shred with 2 forks. If shredding, recover and let cook in sauce for about 10-15 more minutes to soak up all that delish flavor.
- Serve on buns, over rice, in wraps, on a salad or eat a plateful as is! Our favorite way is on fresh rolls, topped with coleslaw.
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Can you make this with frozen chicken breasts? What I mean is, can you put the chicken breasts in the slow cooker frozen or do you thaw first?
You can make it with frozen, but you will just have to adjust the cooking time a bit.
I used frozen chicken breasts, but thawed them first in the microwave for 20 minutes at 40 %. Then I just dumped the juices and all into the crockpot. You can just cook per the directions after that. It was soooo good. I pulled it apart. The grandkids loved it… even the picky youngest eight-yr-old! It will definitely be a regular for me. Oh! And I didn’t have Italian dressing on hand, so used Ranch dressing. It was still really awesome. This will be a regular for me!!
I’m cooking this as a surprise for my wife tonight. Really looking forward to it. 😀
My wife, son and I enjoyed this thoroughly this evening for our tea. It was absolutely gorgeous. I didn’t have any Worcester Sauce so I substituted that with a bit of Brown Sauce. It was very sweet. Next time I’ll omit the sugar or use a little less.
Cracking recipe though and well recommended. 😀
So easy; so good! I’ve made this twice now. Fabulous easy, peasy meal. Tonight we topped it over freshly prepared quinoa. This recipe would be good to double up on to serve as a potluck dish too!
I am trying this tonight for dinner over rice! It looks so yummy and can’t wait for my husband to try it. Thank you for the recipe Corey will be posting soon with the results : )
I saw this shared by a friend on Facebook last week. … and I happened to have some chicken, and was looking for something different to make for dinner. I must say, the pictures don’t do this recipe justice. The aroma is mouthwatering to say the least. It’s so good… that we had an open pit chicken bbq, with the chicken we had leftover, that I am making ANOTHER batch of this as I’m typing.
I found that 3 hours on high, completely untouched, then shredding, and another 20 minutes or so was perfect. Set it and forget it!