Tuesday, June 28, 2016
One of my favorite cookbooks is The Crockin’ Girls Slow Cookin’ Companion. It was a gift and I use it constantly. I can’t resist a great slow cooker recipe and this book has tons. One of my go to recipes is the Zesty Shredded Chicken Barbecue. It’s just not summer without barbecue, but Texas summers are scorchers. Way too hot to be grilling outdoors! Slow cooker barbecue – problem solved. 🙂 Try it; you’ll be glad you did. It’ll save the day and you won’t even have to sweat for it. I hope your summer day has been cool and fabulous!
Zesty Shredded Chicken Barbecue
6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, frozen
1 (12 ounce) bottle barbecue sauce (flavor of your choice)
1/2 cup Italian salad dressing
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 or 2 onions, sliced *
Sandwich/sub rolls, toasted
Place frozen chicken in slow cooker (stacking is fine). In a bowl, mix together the barbecue sauce, Italian dressing, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce. Pour over frozen chicken. *Slice desired amount of onion and add to the slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for approximately 4 hours. Remove chicken and shred with two forks, then return the shredded chicken to the slow cooker. Cook on low for an additional 1 to 2 hours to soak up the sauce. Add the shredded chicken and onions to the toasted rolls.
(Via The Crockin’ Girls Slow Cookin’ Companion)
Note: *I use onion powder in place of chopped onions by adding a couple of dashes into barbecue sauce/Italian dressing mixture. And… I’m hooked on Sweet Baby Ray’s Original Barbecue Sauce. I always have bags of frozen chicken breast tenderloins on hand, so I use 12 frozen tenderloins for this recipe. Don’t you love that you can use frozen chicken!?!? If I’m going to be home, I cook on high for 4 hours. If I’m away all day, I cook on low for 8 hours. To save time, I typically omit the final step of placing shredded chicken back into slow cooker for 1-2 hours. I place cooked tenderloins in a bowl, ladle sauce on top, shred with two forks and place desired amount on a hamburger bun. 🙂 Enjoy!
♥Tawnya