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This Zesty Pulled Chicken is a great twist on basic barbecue chicken. It's as easy as adding frozen boneless chicken to your crock pot, topping it with the sauce ingredients, and then letting it slow cook.

We served it on sandwich buns with a side of dill pickle spears, some tortilla chips, and this homemade Tomato Peach Salsa or try it with this BLT Macaroni Salad.

Why I love this recipe

This shredded chicken is incredibly easy and delicious!

two Zesty Crockpot Shredded BBQ Chicken Sandwiches on a platter. — Zesty Crockpot Shredded BBQ Chicken Sandwiches Recipe for Two

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How to make Zesty Italian Shredded Chicken

Step 1 - Place the frozen boneless chicken in a 4-quart slow cooker Crockpot.

Step 2 - In a small bowl, whisk the barbecue sauce, Zesty Italian salad dressing, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce.

Step 3 - Pour the sauce ingredients over the chicken.

boneless chicken breast covered in zesty bbq sauce in a crock pot slow cooker

Step 4 - Cover and cook for 8 hours on low or 4 hours on high.

Step 5 - Use a fork to shred the chicken in the pot then stir to coat completely.

Step 6 - Serve the zesty shredded chicken on the sandwich rolls.

two sandwiches with zesty bbq shredded chicken on them — Crock Pot Shredded BBQ Chicken

Recipe FAQs

Is it safe to use frozen chicken in a slow cooker?

There is a lot of debate about if it is safe or not to use frozen chicken in a slow cooker so if you are worried about it, you can use thawed chicken. Quin Patton, a food scientist formerly with PepsiCo said, u0022It is safe to cook a frozen chicken in a slow cooker, you just need to make sure the internal temperature gets up to 165 degrees at some point during the cooking process.” I have personally never had any problems using frozen in any slow cooker recipe, but I can't guarantee if you will or not so please make your own decision.

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Zesty Pulled Chicken Recipe

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This Zesty Pulled Chicken is a great twist on basic barbecue chicken. It's as easy as adding frozen boneless chicken to your crock pot, topping it with the sauce ingredients, then let it slow cook. We served it on a deli Ciabatta roll and with a dill pickle spear, tortilla chips and homemade Tomato Peach Salsa.

4.23 from 22 votes

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 8

Total Time 8 5

Course Chicken-Poultry

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 312 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

▢ 8 oz frozen boneless chicken breasts
▢ ½ cup barbecue sauce
▢ 2 Tablespoons Zesty Italian salad dressing (from a bottle)
▢ 2 Tablespoons light brown sugar
▢ 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

Instructions

Place frozen boneless chicken in a 4 quart slow cooker Crockpot.
In a small bowl, whisk barbecue sauce, Zesty Italian salad dressing, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce.
Pour sauce ingredients over chicken.
Cover and cook 8 hours on low or 4 hours on High.
Use a fork to shred the chicken in the pot then stir to coat completely.
Serve zesty shredded chicken on sandwich rolls.

Notes

See the recipe post for process photos.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 312kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 25gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 73mgSodium: 1368mgPotassium: 649mgFiber: 1gSugar: 36gVitamin A: 199IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 46mgIron: 1mg

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