Crock Pot BBQ Shredded Chicken

This recipe for shredded chicken is great. So versatile, so easy, and turns out great every time. Just a few ingredients tossed in the crock pot and you have juicy, shredded chicken that is perfect for wraps, salads, and sandwiches. The flavors are perfect using your favorite sugar-free sauce. Thinking about meal prep? This recipe works for that, too.

Ingredients Needed:

• Chicken breasts (boneless, skinless)
• Sugar free barbecue sauce
• Italian dressing
• Onion
• Garlic
• Sea salt & black pepper

How to Make Crock Pot BBQ Shredded Chicken:

1. Season both sides of the chicken breasts lightly with salt and pepper. Arrange the chicken breasts in the bottom of a crock pot or slow cooker.
2. Add the sliced onion and garlic on top of the chicken.
3. Combine the remaining ingredients, then pour the bbq sauce mixture over everything.
4. Cover and cook on high for 3 hours.
5. Shred chicken using two forks and keep warm until time to serve.

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Due to the wide variation in crock pots, slow cookers and size of chicken breasts, you may need to adjust your cooking time accordingly. Do not overcook the chicken. It is done when it easily pulls apart with a fork and is still juicy.

TIP: Make this recipe perfect for your Mexican-inspired dishes by replacing the bbq sauce with your favorite sugar-free salsa. So delicious.

A skinless, cooked chicken breast contains 54 grams of protein.

High-protein foods can help you reach your health and fitness goals, such as building muscle, maintaining muscle and losing fat.

–Healthline.com

Adding onion and garlic is a great way to create more flavor without adding a lot of empty calories. The smell of this shredded chicken cooking in the garlic, onion, and sauce is so yummy.

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Crockpot BBQ Shredded Chicken

This recipe for shredded chicken is savory, tender, and juicy. Great for making salads, sandwiches, wraps and more. Perfect for meal prep, too.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword shredded chicken

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 3 hours

Total Time 3 hours 10 minutes

Servings 8 Servings

Calories 156kcal

Ingredients

• 4 large chicken breasts boneless, skinless
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 onion sliced
• 3 cloves garlic thinly sliced
• 1 cup sugar free barbecue sauce
• 1/3 cup Italian dressing

Instructions

• Season both sides of the chicken breasts lightly with salt and pepper. Arrange the chicken breasts in the bottom of a crock pot or slow cooker.
• Add the sliced onion and garlic on top of the chicken.
  
• Combine the remaining ingredients, then pour the bbq sauce mixture over everything.
• Cover and cook on high for 3 hours.
• Shred chicken using two forks and keep warm until time to serve.

Notes

Nutritional information is based on using a sugar free, calorie free BBQ sauce such as Walden Farms. Nutritional information will change based on which sauce you use.