Crock Pot Chicken in Alabama White Sauce Recipe – a BBQ lover’s dream! Tender, juicy shredded chicken slow-cooked in tangy, creamy Alabama white sauce for the perfect balance of smoky, zesty, and slightly spicy flavors. Serve it on sandwiches, with coleslaw, or alongside classic BBQ sides like baked beans and potato salad. An easy, flavorful meal for any occasion!
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Slow Cooker Chicken in White BBQ Sauce
Crock Pot Chicken in Alabama White Sauce is a game-changer for barbecue lovers. The chicken slow cooks until it’s fall-apart tender, soaking up all the tangy, creamy, and slightly spicy goodness of the Alabama white sauce. The rich blend of mayo, vinegar, and spices gives it a bold, zesty kick that’s perfectly balanced with just a hint of sweetness. Once shredded, the juicy, flavorful chicken is perfect for piling onto sandwiches, stuffing into wraps, or serving over a bed of coleslaw. Every bite is smoky, tangy, and downright irresistible—this is one dish you’ll want to make again and again!
What is Alabama White Sauce?
Alabama White Sauce is a white barbecue sauce created by Robert Gibson of Big Bob Gibson’s Bar-B-Q restaurant in Decatur, AL. Unlike traditional barbecue sauces, there are no tomatoes in this recipe. This sauce uses a mayonnaise base and is seasoned with white vinegar, horseradish, and spices. The sauce has a tanginess from the mayonnaise, horseradish, and vinegar. It is perfect for smoked chicken and more!
How to Make Crock Pot Chicken in Alabama White Sauce
This recipe is effortless to make with only two simple ingredients. Place chicken breasts in a 6-qt slow cooker and season with kosher salt and black pepper to taste. Pour white barbecue sauce over the chicken, add the lid and cook on LOW heat until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165ºF. Remove the chicken from the crock pot and shred with two forks. Return the chicken to the crockpot and stir.
Helpful Tips & Frequently Asked Questions
- You can use any cut of chicken that you prefer in this dish – boneless skinless chicken breasts, tenders, or boneless skinless chicken thighs.
- You can use frozen chicken breasts in this dish.
- This recipe is equally delicious with a pork shoulder.
- We use Big Bob Gibson’s White Sauce. You can find it at Amazon: https://amzn.to/3DH5vAG
- Here is our recipe for Homemade Alabama White Sauce made with mayonnaise, vinegar, apple juice, horseradish, pepper, lemon, salt, cayenne pepper: https://www.plainchicken.com/white-bbq-sauce-alabama-white-sauce/
- If you can’t find Big Bob Gibson’s White BBQ Sauce, you can use any brand that you see at the grocery store.
- Variations/Additions:
- BBQ seasoning
- onions
- peppers
- hot sauce
- splash of liquid smoke
- Can I cook the chicken on HIGH in the crockpot? Yes! The chicken will cook in 3 to 4 hours on HIGH.
- Can I freeze Chicken in Alabama White Sauce? Yes! Cook the chicken and cool to room temperature. Transfer the chicken to a freezer-safe container and store in the freezer for up to four months.
- Thaw and reheat in the microwave or on the stovetop.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
- Leftovers are delicious on top of a salad, baked potato, BBQ chicken pizza, or BBQ chicken nachos.
What to Serve with Alabama White BBQ Sauce Chicken
This is our favorite slow cooker bbq chicken recipe. Chicken Legs LOVES chicken with white sauce, so we always have the ingredients on hand to whip this up. This chicken is rich, tangy, and packed with flavor, so pairing it with the right sides makes for a perfect meal.
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Crock Pot Chicken in Alabama White Sauce Recipe
Yield: 8 people
Crock Pot Chicken in Alabama White Sauce Recipe – a BBQ lover’s dream! Tender, juicy shredded chicken slow-cooked in tangy, creamy Alabama white sauce for the perfect balance of smoky, zesty, and slightly spicy flavors. Serve it on sandwiches, with coleslaw, or alongside classic BBQ sides like baked beans and potato salad. An easy, flavorful meal for any occasion!
- 3 large boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 (16-oz) bottle White BBQ Sauce
- salt and black pepper, to taste
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Place chicken breasts in a 6-qt slow cooker and season with kosher salt and black pepper to taste. Pour white barbecue sauce over the chicken, add the lid and cook on LOW heat for 6 hours, until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165ºF.
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Remove the chicken from the crock pot and shred with two forks. Return the chicken to the slow cooker and stir.
- You can use any cut of chicken that you prefer in this dish – boneless skinless chicken breasts, tenders, or boneless skinless chicken thighs.
- You can use frozen chicken breasts in this dish.
- This recipe is equally delicious with a pork shoulder.
- We use Big Bob Gibson’s White Sauce. You can find it at Amazon: https://amzn.to/3DH5vAG
- Here is our recipe for Homemade Alabama White Sauce made with mayonnaise, vinegar, apple juice, horseradish, pepper, lemon, salt, cayenne pepper: https://www.plainchicken.com/white-bbq-sauce-alabama-white-sauce/
- If you can’t find Big Bob Gibson’s White BBQ Sauce, you can use any brand that you find at the grocery store.
- Variations/Additions:
- BBQ seasoning
- onions
- peppers
- hot sauce
- splash of liquid smoke
- Can I cook the chicken on HIGH in the crockpot? Yes! The chicken will cook in 3 to 4 hours on HIGH.
- Can I freeze Chicken in Alabama White Sauce? Yes! Cook the chicken and cool to room temperature. Transfer the chicken to a freezer-safe container and store in the freezer for up to four months.
- Thaw and reheat in the microwave or on the stovetop.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
- Leftovers are delicious on top of a salad, baked potato, BBQ chicken pizza, or BBQ chicken nachos.
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