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January 5, 2017

Slow Cooker 2-Ingredient Balsamic Chicken

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Slow Cooker 2-Ingredient Balsamic Chicken–tender, moist bites of shredded chicken flavored with a light balsamic dressing. With literally only 2 ingredients and the fact that it’s made in the crockpot, this recipe couldn’t be easier to make. This balsamic chicken tastes great on salads, over rice or with a baked potato.

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Slow Cooker 2-Ingredient Balsamic Chicken--tender, moist bites of shredded chicken flavored with a light balsamic dressing. With literally only 2 ingredients and the fact that it's made in the crockpot, this recipe couldn't be easier to make. This balsamic chicken tastes great on salads, over rice or with a baked potato.

Slow Cooker 2-Ingredient Balsamic Chicken

I have realized that when it comes to crockpot recipes the easier and less ingredients the better. So I’m going to try and come up with more recipes that have 5 ingredients or less in them. This is my first attempt of the new year to come up with this type of recipe. And I must say that I am very happy with the results. This recipe is simply boneless, skinless chicken thighs and a little bit of Newman’s Own Light Balsamic Dressing. You cook the chicken on low for 4-6 hours until the chicken is tender and shreddable. The taste is amazing and I loved eating this chicken on salad.

Can I just tell you something? I absolutely love Newman’s Own Light Balsamic Dressing. My friend told me about it a few months ago and it has made my life so much better. How you ask? This dressing makes me excited to eat salads for lunch every day. And eating salads makes me feel healthier. And when I feel healthy I feel happy. So yay to this dressing! I’ve tried other balsamic dressings before but they aren’t as good. I promise, you will love this dressing. So pay the dollar extra for Newman’s Own brand instead of the store brand and you won’t regret it.

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Slow Cooker 2-Ingredient Balsamic Chicken--tender, moist bites of shredded chicken flavored with a light balsamic dressing. With literally only 2 ingredients and the fact that it's made in the crockpot, this recipe couldn't be easier to make. This balsamic chicken tastes great on salads, over rice or with a baked potato.

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Slow Cooker 2-Ingredient Balsamic Chicken--tender, moist bites of shredded chicken flavored with a light balsamic dressing. With literally only 2 ingredients and the fact that it's made in the crockpot, this recipe couldn't be easier to make. This balsamic chicken tastes great on salads, over rice or with a baked potato.

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For Slow Cooker 2-Ingredient Balsamic Chicken I used my 6 quart oval Kitchenaid slow cooker. I love this slow cooker (you can see me talking about it in a video here). It cooks low and evenly. I love the medium heat choice because most slow cookers that I’ve seen only have the option of cooking on low or high. If you’re going to buy just one slow cooker, this is the one that I recommend.

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Slow Cooker 2-Ingredient Balsamic Chicken


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  • Author: 365 Days of Slow Cooking
  • Prep Time: 2 minutes
  • Cook Time: 4 hours
  • Total Time: 4 hours 2 minutes
  • Yield: 4-6 servings 1x
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Tender, moist bites of shredded chicken flavored with a light balsamic dressing. With literally only 2 ingredients and the fact that it’s made in the crockpot, this recipe couldn’t be easier to make. This balsamic chicken tastes great on salads, over rice or with a baked potato.


Ingredients

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  • 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs (I used frozen)
  • 1/2 cup Newman’s Own Light Balsamic Dressing, divided

Instructions

  1. Place chicken in the bottom of the slow cooker. Drizzle the chicken with 1/4 cup of the dressing (reserve the rest of the dressing for later).
  2. Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for 4-6 hours if chicken is thawed and 6-8 hours if chicken is frozen.
  3. Remove lid. Drain off excess liquid (mine had a lot of liquid since the chicken was frozen). Shred the chicken.
  4. Drizzle the remaining dressing over the shredded chicken and stir lightly.
  5. Serve chicken over salad or with rice or a baked potato.

Notes

I used my 6 quart slow cooker for this recipe.

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Slow Cooker 2-Ingredient Balsamic Chicken--tender, moist bites of shredded chicken flavored with a light balsamic dressing. With literally only 2 ingredients and the fact that it's made in the crockpot, this recipe couldn't be easier to make. This balsamic chicken tastes great on salads, over rice or with a baked potato.

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33 Comments Filed Under: 5 ingredients or less, All Recipes, Chicken, Healthy, Summer, Slow Cooker Tagged With: 5 stars, 4-6 hours, easy, so easy a kid can do it

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  1. Robin Wisniewski says

    May 6, 2021 at 10:05 am

    OMG is all I can say to this recipe! I’m actually making it right now for the second time. The first time I put in one chicken breast by husbands in-home hospice and eats very little and he ended up not eating any of it anyways he cannot chew and swallow chicken anymore. Anyways back to this most delightful recipe. I poked my chicken with a fork just a few times maybe five or six and then I just poured some of the balsamic vinegar over it wasn’t nowhere near a whole quarter of a cup course I didn’t have a pound of chicken either. Then when it was done I pull the chicken and added a little at a time until it tasted perfect and I’ll tell you what it was perfect! I’m making a couple pounds of it now so I can put it in freezer baggies and have it on top of my salads for lunch and dinner. When I made this last week I had it over rice yummy yummy yummy must have recipe! And let me add I’m not real big on balsamic vinegar. *****

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    • Karen says

      May 6, 2021 at 1:25 pm

      It really is so tasty and soooo easy! That’s a great idea to put in baggies!

      Reply
  2. Jim says

    January 16, 2021 at 7:20 am

    This looks like a good candidate for pop in pop for those of us that 1. Forgot to get the chicken out and 2. Forgot to put it in the crockpot before we went to work

    Reply
    • Karen says

      January 16, 2021 at 5:29 pm

      Yes it works so well in the Instant Pot! https://www.365daysofcrockpot.com/instant-pot-2-ingredient-balsamic-chicken/

      Reply
  3. David says

    October 15, 2020 at 5:40 am

    If I used chicken breasts would the cooking times change?

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    • Karen says

      October 19, 2020 at 7:25 pm

      should be the same!

      Reply
  4. rosa says

    July 23, 2020 at 10:58 pm

    I grabbed the Newman’s Sesame ginger dressing by accident, do you think this would be fine (Obviously it would be a different flavor profile)?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      July 27, 2020 at 2:34 pm

      Yum yes it will be tasty!

      Reply
  5. Bonnie S says

    April 7, 2020 at 11:32 am

    I just made this the other day, as written, and it was fabulous! Who knew that 2 ingredient chicken could be so good? I served mine over your coconut rice and my famously picky 16 yr old daughter had just the chicken, with extra balsamic dressing. She loved it! I’m planning to make the leftovers into soft taco’s/burritos later today. Want to make it again with greek balsamic dressing and catalina as well to see how that tastes. Thanks for a wonderful simple recipe with tons of variations!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Karen says

      April 7, 2020 at 1:29 pm

      It is kind of fun how easy it is and how the taste results are great! I love those other salad dressing ideas!

      Reply
      • Janelle Hess says

        July 6, 2020 at 4:30 pm

        What’s the garnish

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        • Karen says

          July 7, 2020 at 9:46 pm

          Cilantro

          Reply
  6. Kim says

    October 27, 2019 at 10:15 am

    I’m trying this recipe, but I added some frozen Italian Vegetables on top of the chicken. I poured all of the 1/2 cup of dressing over the top. Hopefully this will turn out good

    Reply
    • Karen says

      October 29, 2019 at 7:55 pm

      Sounds like a good plan to me!

      Reply
  7. william couch says

    October 17, 2019 at 3:39 am

    First I purchased 3 boneless breast from “Sprouts” farmers market.. 3 breast were $12.69…….. Then I bought sweet & sour Sause from the same store.. Sliced the beast into 3/4th’s ” thick and placed into a lubed slow cooker. Added a mix of the sweet & sour plus the balsamic vinegar in on top.. Cooked on high for 4 hours.. preheat the slow cooker,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Serve over basmati long grain brown rice.. Sweet & sour,,,,,, 3cps,,,, vinegar 3/4th’s cp……..

    ★★★★★

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  8. Cynthia says

    October 18, 2018 at 1:14 pm

    Looks really good.I will add chopped up green onion to it…

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    • Karen says

      October 18, 2018 at 7:41 pm

      Good idea!

      Reply
  9. Donna says

    October 18, 2018 at 11:09 am

    What are he little green bits shown in the picture?

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    • Karen says

      October 18, 2018 at 12:22 pm

      I think it was just chopped parsley for a little color.

      Reply
  10. Fran dunne says

    February 16, 2018 at 7:50 am

    Do you think I can use this on top of the stove. I am going away and will not have access to a slow cooker
    Thankyou

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    • Karen says

      February 16, 2018 at 1:34 pm

      I think so. Basically you’ll want to cook the chicken until it’s shreddable and then add in the dressing.
      Here is how to do that:
      2 lbs chicken
      1 – 1 1/2 Chicken broth or water
      Place chicken in pan with the 1 cup of the broth OR water.

      Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium and let simmer for 15-20 minutes. 10 minutes if using fresh or defrosted chicken. Turn occasionally.

      Cover and turn to low. Continue to simmer chicken for 45-60 minutes or until the chicken shreds when you use a fork.

      Add more of the broth/water as you cook the chicken, if yours starts to cook down.

      Let rest in pan, for 10 minutes, or until the meat is cool enough for You to shred the chicken.
      Shred the chicken and then stir in the dressing.

      Reply
  11. Judy says

    February 8, 2018 at 12:22 pm

    We live in the woods and our little grocery store tries to get whatever we ask for but they’re limited. Could balsamic reduction be used in place of the dressing, maybe add a few drops of balsamic vinegar to get the zing?

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    • Karen says

      February 8, 2018 at 7:33 pm

      I’m sure it could! Give it a try 🙂

      Reply
  12. Bill Ralston says

    October 29, 2017 at 8:12 am

    Are these frozen chicken thighs boneless?
    WR in CT

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    • Karen says

      October 31, 2017 at 10:01 am

      yep!!

      Reply
  13. Nana says

    June 3, 2017 at 8:49 pm

    I’m going to try this recipe. Would this work well as a sandwich?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      June 6, 2017 at 10:33 am

      It would be amazing as a sandwich!

      Reply
  14. Barbara says

    March 4, 2017 at 5:02 pm

    How can you make this with chicken breast meat instead of thighs?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      March 6, 2017 at 12:59 pm

      Hi Barbara, you can do that by only cooking on low for about 4 hours. Good luck!

      Reply
  15. Lynn R says

    January 8, 2017 at 11:09 am

    I agree that lite balsamic vinaigrette is the best dressing taste & healthwise, but disagree that Newman’s Own is better than generic. The Aldi brand of this is indistinguishable from Newman’s Own and half the price. It is part of their Fit and Healthy line, and if I was a betting woman, I think they are made as a private label brand by the same company.
    Lynn

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    • Karen says

      January 9, 2017 at 9:19 pm

      Wow really!? That’s awesome. WE don’t have Aldi here so unfortunately I won’t be able to try it out. I just know when I tried the kroger and walmart brands it was gross 🙂

      Reply
  16. Kathy E. says

    January 6, 2017 at 10:04 am

    Thank you, Karen, for these awesome recipes! I’ve pinned several of them to keep my slow-cooker busy on these winter days. We are aiming for a healthier year here and these will surely keep us on track.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      January 6, 2017 at 5:12 pm

      Awesome Kathy! Thank you 🙂

      Reply

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