Zesty Italian BBQ Chicken is a great twist on basic barbecue chicken. It’s as easy as adding boneless chicken to your slow cooker, topping it with a few sauce ingredients, then just let it slow cook all day!
We serve it on deli sandwich rolls with a dill pickle spear, and this Baby Potato Salad.
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Why I love this recipe
This easy recipe is great for parties or game days and also works well as sliders.
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How to make Zesty Shredded Chicken
Step 1 – Place the 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.
Step 4 – Cover and cook for 8 hours on low or 4 hours on high.
Step 5 – Shred the chicken in the pot with two forks and stir to combine.
Step 6 – Serve on the sandwich rolls or slider buns.
Recipe FAQ’s
Yes you can. There is no need to pre-brown the chicken in this recipe.
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Zesty Italian BBQ Chicken Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken
- 1 cup barbecue sauce
- ¼ cup Zesty Italian salad dressing (from a bottle)
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 4 sandwich rolls (or slider buns)
Instructions
- Place the boneless chicken in a 4 quart slow cooker Crockpot.
- In a small bowl whisk the barbecue sauce, Zesty Italian salad dressing, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce.
- Pour the sauce ingredients over the chicken. Cover and cook 8 hours on low or 4 hours on high.
- Shred the chicken in the pot with two forks and stir to combine. Serve on the sandwich rolls or slider buns.
Notes
- This easy recipe is great for parties or game day and also works well as sliders.
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Hi, and welcome. I’m Zona, and I love creating recipes for easy dinners or desserts.
This recipe is adapted from my other site Zonacooks.com
Patti
Thursday 1st of May 2025
Wonderful recipe! It was a perfect meal for our trip to the cabin…I mixed up the sauce at home in a mason jar. It was so quick and easy to get everything in the crockpot. Delicious served on brioche slider buns! Winner, winner!
Barbara Norsworthy
Monday 15th of May 2023
We really like this recipe it’s easy and delicious I like to top mine with cole slaw on top