Crock Pot Zesty Italian Chicken
Shredded chicken with a flavorful punch of zesty Italian dressing made right in your crock pot. Serve it up on a plate with your favorite side dish or as sandwiches.
I’ve been making this chicken for about a million years…give or take 😉 As a matter of fact, it was one of the very first recipes that are made in my crock pot. I made it once and was totally hooked on crock pot cooking.
Tossing your ingredients in a pot, then, coming back a few hours later and your dinner is done?! What’s not to like?
That is exactly what you do with this chicken. Toss it all in, let it cook, then, magic! Dinner.
Ingredients Needed:
- Boneless chicken breasts
- Zesty Italian salad dressing
- Dried minced onion
- Garlic powder
Chicken: I use about 1.25 lbs. This is 2-3 medium size breasts. Try and stick with the same amount/weight for cooking accuracy. You can use more/less, but, be sure to adjust your ingredients and cooking time.
Can I Use Frozen Chicken Breasts? Yes. Simply increase your cooking time about 20-30 minutes.
How to Make:
- First, place your chicken breasts into the pot. Then, add in additional ingredients.
- Cover and cook on low.
- After about 4 hours, remove the chicken from the pot and cut/shred it. Place it back into the pot and mix it with the sauce.
- Serve it up.
Serving Ideas: You can serve this with a side of rice, potatoes, your favorite pasta or egg noodle. This chicken also goes great served as a sandwich with a slice of Swiss cheese.
Crock Pot Zesty Italian Chicken
Ingredients
- 1.25 pounds boneless chicken
- ¼ cup minced onion
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ cup zesty Italian salad dressing
Instructions
- Add chicken into crock pot. Add remaining ingredients and coat chicken well.
- Cover and cook on low for 4 hours. Before serving, shred or slice up chicken and mix with sauce.
- Serve on buns or on a plate with a side of your favorite pasta or rice.
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Oh yeah, this looks awesome! Visiting from It's a Keeper Thursday!
Thanks for stopping by Vicki! Hope you enjoy them 🙂
Made this for dinner tonight and both the hubby and I really enjoyed it. Thanks for the idea!
Thanks Kim..glad you both liked them 🙂
Throwing in the crockpot now. Will let you know how my finicky husband likes them. 🙂
I know all about finicky husbands and mine loves this chicken 🙂 So, I am hoping yours does too! Thanks for stopping by.
I will try this tomorrow.. lets see. Patty
Thanks for stopping by Patty..let me know how it turns out for you.
I have some chicken breast I already cooked in the refrigerator. Wonder how it would be warmed up Pk the stove this way? Hmmm fixing to find out.
Hi Faith- that's a great idea..please let me know how it works out!
Thank you for stopping by 🙂
Could I put the chicken in the crock frozen?
Hi Kelly- you should be fine putting it in frozen. I have done it myself and it's been ok.
I am going to try this over the weekend to feed the men that are putting in my new furnace. Can't wait!!! How many sandwiches does the 3-4 breasts make?
Hi- Hope you enjoyed them! You should get about 6 sandwiches, depending on how much chicken you pile on your bun 🙂
Hello. I have been using this recipe for a few weeks and love it so wanted to thank you. It is so easy, inexpensive and everyone in my family loves it. We use it on sandwiches, but I also will mix some of it in with pesto pasta (I use a McCormick pesto sauce mix packet) and a little grated parmesan cheese to add some protein to a pasta dish and it is great that way too.
Hi Jeanne- that is a great idea with the pesto/parm add ins..sounds yummy! I am so glad you enjoy the recipe. We eat it all the time at our house too..it's a huge hit! Thanks for visiting and letting me know 🙂
Can I use chicken thighs instead of chicken breast
Hi Hallie- I’ve never used thighs for this recipe, but,they should work fine. You will probably need to cut back on the cooking time…please let me know how they work out!