Slow Cooker Italian Pulled Chicken Sandwiches
Slow Cooker Italian Pulled Chicken Sandwiches are a filling & flavorful summertime dinner option -- and the chicken itself is both gluten free & low carb, so easily adaptable to different diets if you serve on a low carb wrap or gluten free bread.
Servings 8
Ingredients
- 2-2.5 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast trimmed
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- Sea salt to taste
- Black pepper to taste
- 6-10 whole garlic cloves depending on size -- mine were huge, so I used six
- 8 oz can tomato sauce
- 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes
- ½ jar whole pepperoncini including ½ of the liquid from the jar
- 1 tablespoon butter
Instructions
- Trim chicken and arrange it in the bottom of your slow cooker, then season with Italian seasoning, sea salt, and pepper.
- Add garlic cloves, then pour the tomato sauce and diced tomatoes over the chicken.
- Add the pepperoncini along with their liquid, then cut butter into several smaller pieces and scatter across the top.
- Cover and cook on low for five hours. Remove and discard peppers, then shred the chicken.
- Serving suggestion: Serve pulled Italian chicken on deli or French rolls and top with some of the "juice" from the pot, along with sliced mozzarella or provolone cheese.
Notes
I used Havarti on ours, because we were out of mozzarella. ;) Your own favorite kind of cheese would do!