BBQ Chicken Sandwich with Ranch Slaw

Just 6 total ingredients! Moist and flavorful chicken thighs are cooked to perfection in the crockpot and served on top of a fresh bun with refreshing ranch slaw. Seasoned with ranch dressing mix and your favorite barbecue sauce, it is a great little slow-cooker dinner or potluck recipe!

Course Dinner

Cuisine American

Recipe Type BBQ, Chicken, Fall, Football Food, Party, Quick Dinner, Served Hot, Spring Dinner, Summer, Summer Dinner

Skill Level Easy

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 4

Total Time 4 10

Servings

Calories 805kcal

Author Angela G.

Equipment

Ingredients

Chicken

2 lbs chicken thighs boneless skinless
2 oz dry ranch dressing mix (2 packets)
16 oz barbecue sauce

Slaw

16 oz cole slaw mix
½ cup ranch dressing

Buns

8 brioche buns (or your bun of choice)

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Instructions

Prepare crockpot and season chicken. Add chicken to a lightly greased crockpot. Spread out into an even layer.
Sprinkle chicken with ranch seasoning.
Cook chicken. Set crockpot to low and cook for 4 hours or until internal temperature reaches 165ºF.
Shred chicken. Remove chicken, allow to cool slightly, just enough to handle, then shred.
Coat chicken in sauce. Add shredded chicken back to crockpot and add barbecue sauce. Toss to coat. Cover and allow sauce to warm while you prepare the coleslaw.
Make slaw. Prepare ranch slaw dressing in a large bowl by combining ranch dressing with slaw mix. Toss to coat.
Assemble sandwiches. Open each bun and top with shredded chicken and sauce, then slaw. Top each bun and serve.

Notes

Use shredding claws, forks, or clean hands to shred chicken into bite-sized pieces.
Toast buns and add a thin layer of mayonniase to prevent soggy buns, if desired.

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