Shredded bbq chicken with melted cheese on a hamburger bun with coleslaw on a white plate with a brown towel behind all on a wooden surface (with logo overlay)

BBQ Chicken Sandwiches

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Combine BBQ sauce with Italian dressing for a delicious sauce with shredded chicken on a bun with melted cheese for perfect slow cooker sandwiches.

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Now that we live in Texas, barbecue is a must! Then again, I’ve been making this recipe for BBQ Chicken Sandwiches long before we moved. I make these sandwiches in the slow cooker, so it’s a super simple recipe that you can make any night of the week. It’s also a pretty cheap recipe with only a few ingredients.

One of the hard parts of moving is not being able to find foods that you once loved that are regional. We really miss shopping at Publix, which seems funny because I never knew I would miss a grocery store until we moved out of Publix territory. 

We also really miss Martin’s brand potato roll hamburger buns. None of the stores around us carry them, and the other store-brand potato rolls just aren’t the same. So if you can find those, they have the perfect texture and flavor to match this recipe. If you can’t, then any sweet roll will go best. 

Using the slow cooker for this recipe makes it easy work, and ready whenever you need it. We like meals like this for nights that we are all on the go, or sometimes when Justin has meetings and we need to eat at different times. 

Step by Step

I like to get Sweet Baby Rays BBQ, but you can use any brand that you prefer. I buy the generic zesty Italian dressing and use part of it for this, then use the rest on salads throughout the week. 

Glass measuring cups with bbq sauce and zesty Italian dressing next to stainless steel bowls of brown sugar and Worcestershire sauce with the slow cooker behind all on a wooden surface

Add the BBQ sauce, Worcestershire sauce, zesty Italian dressing, and brown sugar to the slow cooker. Stir to form a sauce.

BBQ sauce in a slow cooker on a wooden surface

Place the chicken breasts in the slow cooker and cover with the sauce.

BBQ sauce over a chicken breast in the slow cooker on a wooden surface

Cover and cook on high for four hours or low for seven hours. Remove the chicken from the slow cooker and shred the meat. Hint: if you have a stand mixer, you can use the paddle attachment on stir to shred chicken. Just keep an eye on it because it will go from shredded to mush very quickly. Scoop about 1/2 cup of the sauce from the slow cooker and stir it into the shredded chicken.

Shredded chicken covered with bbq sauce in a stainless steel bowl on a wooden surface

Distribute the chicken onto the hamburger buns and top with a slice of cheese.

Shredded bbq chicken with melted cheese on a hamburger bun with coleslaw on a white plate with a brown towel behind all on a wooden surface (vertical)

Recipe

Originally Published On: February 18, 2017

Last Updated On: February 12, 2020

Shredded bbq chicken with melted cheese on a hamburger bun with coleslaw on a white plate with a brown towel behind all on a wooden surface

BBQ Chicken Sandwiches

Combine BBQ sauce with Italian dressing for a delicious sauce with shredded chicken on a bun with melted cheese for perfect slow cooker sandwiches.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 5 minutes
Course:
Main Dish
Cuisine:
American
Keyword:
bbq
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cheese
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chicken
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sandwich
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slow cooker
Servings: 4 sandwiches
5 from 3 votes

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ Sauce
  • 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 3/4 cup zesty Italian dressing
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 2 chicken breasts (boneless, skinless)
  • 4 hamburger buns
  • 4 slices provolone cheese

Recommended Equipment

Instructions

  • Add the BBQ sauce, Worcestershire sauce, zesty Italian dressing, and brown sugar to the slow cooker
  • Stir to form a sauce
  • Place the chicken breasts in the slow cooker and cover with the sauce
  • Cover and cook on high for four hours or low for seven hours, until the chicken is cooked through.
  • Remove the chicken from the slow cooker and shred the meat
  • Scoop about 1/2 cup of the sauce from the slow cooker and stir it into the shredded chicken
  • Distribute the chicken onto the hamburger buns and top with a slice of cheese

Notes

Nutrition calculated assuming 15% retention of sauce
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Nutrition Facts
BBQ Chicken Sandwiches
Amount Per Serving (1 sandwich)
Calories 399 Calories from Fat 117
% Daily Value*
Fat 13g20%
Saturated Fat 6g30%
Cholesterol 92mg31%
Sodium 835mg35%
Potassium 559mg16%
Carbohydrates 32g11%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 11g12%
Protein 36g72%
Vitamin A 316IU6%
Vitamin C 2mg2%
Calcium 297mg30%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutrition content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.

20 thoughts on “BBQ Chicken Sandwiches”

  1. Jazmin Williams

    5 stars
    Honestly, the meat eaters my family would love these! Would definitely recommend this recipe to them for the next time we have a get together and want something that isn’t a full on meal.

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  10. Nati

    5 stars
    This is such a quick and tasty option for dinner! I usually don’t buy sauces (by choice) I prefer making them myself, so it’d probably be a good option for when I have BBQ sauce leftovers!

    Reply

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