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Slow Cooker Shredded BBQ Chicken

written by Katrina - The Organised Housewife September 23, 2015

I love the slow cooker. I love how the most simplest of recipes take little effort and yet taste so good.  This Slow Cooker Shredded BBQ Chicken recipe is one of those. My kids have very busy after school schedules, sport, scouts and other activities.  There are evenings that it’s impossible to have the time to cook as I am too busy being Mum’s taxi.  On these nights we have left overs, where I make a double batch of dinner the night before, something quick and easy like eggs on toast or a slow cooker dinner.  

Slow Cooker Shredded BBQ Chicken

Slow Cooker Shredded BBQ Chicken

Simply place chicken breasts into the slow cooker, then mix remaining ingredients into a jug, then pour over chicken and cook for 8 hours.  The chicken is very easy to shred after cooking all day.  I poured all the sauce over the shredded chicken which gives it plenty of flavour.

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I served it on bread rolls with lettuce and cheese as a quick dinner.  

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There is so much left over enough for the kids to have it on a roll for lunch the next day in their school lunch boxes.  I squeezed out some of the juice and put it in one of the compartments of the lunchbox so the kids can then spoon onto the bun at lunchtime.  This lunchbox is available here.

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And then I made BBQ Chicken pizza’s for dinner the next night.  You could possibly halve the recipe, but I love the convenience that it can feed us for a few meals!

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Slow Cooker Shredded BBQ Chicken

Serves:

Prep Time

Cook Time

Total Time

5 mins

8 hours

8 hours 5 mins

Ingredients
  • 6 chicken breasts, skinless
  • 350ml BBQ sauce
  • 1/2 cup Italian salad dressing
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

Instructions

  1. Place chicken into slow cooker
  2. Mix remaining ingredients into a bowl
  3. Pour over chicken
  4. Cook on low for 8 hours
  5. Shred chicken

By Kat – The Organised Housewife

 

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20 comments

Helen C September 23, 2015 - 7:52 AM

With your slow cooker shredded chicken recipe, do you defrost the chicken breasts first?
I can’t wait to try it!!
Thanks Helen

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Tina W September 23, 2015 - 9:48 AM

I’m thinking that might be a typo, I’ve read you shouldn’t put any frozen meat in a slow cooker – I could be wrong tho!

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Katrina - The Organised Housewife September 25, 2015 - 1:55 PM

You can use either frozen or thawed, both for the same amount of time 🙂

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Michelle September 23, 2015 - 9:42 AM

This is so easy and versatile thank you. Could I use fresh fillets and halve the cooking time??

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Katrina - The Organised Housewife September 25, 2015 - 2:02 PM

Hi Michelle, You can use frozen or fresh, but cook both for 8 hours on low. I’ve made it with both same times and just as delicious as each other.

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Kelly September 23, 2015 - 12:09 PM

Sounds delicious, will definitely try this recipe! As chicken breasts vary so much in size, would you mind telling me approx what amount of chicken you use in weight (kilograms)? And also I’d be interested to know whether you put the chicken in slow cooker frozen or once defrosted too?? Many thanks.

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Katrina - The Organised Housewife September 25, 2015 - 2:04 PM

Hi Kelly, each breast is roughly 250 grams each. You can use frozen or fresh breasts, but cook both for 8 hours on low. I’ve made it with both same times and just as delicious as each other.

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Liz September 25, 2015 - 5:01 PM

Could you clarify Italian salad dressing ? Thanjs

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Katrina - The Organised Housewife September 25, 2015 - 5:08 PM

Similar to a french salad dressing, can be found in the aisle at the grocery store with mayo.

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romy September 25, 2015 - 8:26 PM

If not using slow what options are available?

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Miriam September 29, 2015 - 7:52 PM

We made the BBQ shredded chicken today. Oh YUMMY!!! It was sooo good!!!!!! We served it with salad (because I’d taken a nap instead of cooking veggies and rice like I’d planned! Haha!) and it was super delicious!!! There are 6 of us in our family and there was at least half of the shredded chicken left which I’m freezing in portions for lunches and pizza toppings.
There was quite a lot of the sauce left in the slowcooker so I put 2kg of chicken drumsticks in and put that back on to cook too! I hate waste so this was ideal 😀
Thanks so much for the fab recipe!!! Absolutely awesome!

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Sarah October 1, 2015 - 10:11 AM

Do you shred the chicken with a fork or put it in a blender? I’ve just put the chicken on to cook!

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Kate - Kat's Assistant October 6, 2015 - 10:59 AM

Hi Sarah, I like to shred the chicken using a fork, i find it much easier.:)

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Amanda October 18, 2015 - 7:50 PM

This recipe is fantastic…love it! I cooked this chicken from frozen just because I failed to plan. I cut the BBQ sauce back to 1 cup and used a little less sugar too. There was still lots of sauce so I took the lid off the slow cooker near the end of the cooking time for around 20 mins and this reduced the sauce quite a lot. Have restocked my chicken breast supply for this week and going to make it again – thanks for sharing.
Amanda

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Christine July 9, 2016 - 10:27 AM

Can the leftovers be frozen?

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Dimitra Osborne August 17, 2016 - 10:59 AM

Sounds yummy but way too much sugar and processed sauces. Would you have a paleo version please

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Natalie August 18, 2016 - 9:55 AM

Do you happen to have a thermomix version for this?

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Katrina - The Organised Housewife August 18, 2016 - 10:18 AM

Hi Natalie, no I’m sorry I don’t have one.

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Shennie October 19, 2016 - 12:26 PM

I’m hoping this would work if I put my slow cooker on high instead of low!?

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Katrina - The Organised Housewife October 21, 2016 - 11:49 AM

just reduce the time Shennie and it should work 🙂

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