Best 8 Barbecue Chicken Sandwiches Recipes

EASY AND TASTY BARBECUE CHICKEN SANDWICHES IN THE CROCK POT

Steps:

• Remove all visible fat from the chicken and toss it in the crock pot.
• Place the onion slices on top of the chicken.
• Pour the barbecue sauce over top.
• You may not need the entire jar, just enough to cover the chicken.
• Cook it on LOW for 8 hours or until the chicken is nice and tender.
• Shred the chicken with a fork and knife; scoop the mixture onto the bottom buns and top it with the top buns.
• Or, if you're like my dad, you might prefer leaving the breasts whole and eating it that way.
• Voila!
• An easy weeknight meal that doesn't heat up your kitchen in the summertime!
• I love this with potato chips and a carrot and raisin salad.

SMOKY ORANGE BARBECUE CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Preheat a grill pan or griddle pan over medium high heat.
• Heat a small saucepan over moderate heat. Add oil and onion. Saute onion in oil for 3 to 5 minutes or until onions are soft. Combine chipotle peppers in adobo, ketchup, orange juice concentrate, orange zest and chicken broth in a blender. Blend on high until sauce is smooth. Pour sauce into saucepan with onion and heat to a bubble. Reduce heat to simmer.
• Coat chicken lightly with a drizzle of oil and season breasts with grill seasoning blend or salt and pepper. Grill 5 to 6 minutes on the first side, turn. Remove 1/2of the barbecue sauce to a small bowl and baste chicken liberally with it. Turn chicken after 4 minutes, coat with sauce again and cook another 2 to 3 minutes.
• To serve sandwiches, slice grilled chicken on an angle and fan out 1 breast on each bun bottom. Spoon remaining sauce from saucepan over the sliced chicken. Serve open faced with the lettuce and red onions setting on bun tops to the side. Pair these sandwiches with your favorite sides or, with Red Cabbage Slaw and Crispy Topped Baked Beans.
• Combine cabbage and beets in a mixing or salad bowl. Sprinkle the slaw salad with walnuts. Bring the remaining ingredients to a simmer in a small pot: currants, water, lemon juice, vinegar and brown sugar. Simmer 5 minutes to dissolve sugar and transfer mixture to a bowl. Whisk in currant jelly and oil. Pour dressing over the slaw salad. Toss salad to coat evenly with dressing. Adjust seasonings with salt and pepper and serve or, stored chilled up to 3 days.
• Preparation time: 15 minutes
• Cooking time: 5 minutes
• Ease of preparation: easy
• In a medium skillet over medium high heat, brown bacon but do not fully crisp the pieces. Remove the skillet from heat and toss bread crumbs in the pan with the bacon and drippings. Add scallions to the bread crumbs and bacon and season the mixture with cracked black pepper, to taste.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Add 2 cans of barbecued beans or extra spicy beans to a shallow casserole dish. Top with bacon and bread crumb mixture and place in oven. Bake 15 minutes or until top is crispy and beans are bubbly.
• Preparation time: 5 to 10 minutes
• Cooking time: 15 minutes
• Ease of preparation: easy

PULLED CHICKEN SANDWICHES WITH ROOT BEER BARBECUE SAUCE

Steps:

• In 2-quart saucepan, heat all sauce ingredients to boiling over medium heat, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent scorching. Remove garlic clove.
• Add shredded chicken to sauce and stir until chicken is evenly coated. Heat over low heat, stirring constantly, until chicken is hot.
• Place about 1 cup chicken mixture on bottom of each roll and top with about 1/2 cup coleslaw and bun top.

SUPER SIMPLE BARBECUE CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the chicken, BBQ sauce and jalapeños (if using).
• Slightly heat mixture in microwave if you'd like.
• Divide the mixture evenly among buns.
• Great with coleslaw, potato salad or kettle chips!
• EAT!

EASY PULLED CHICKEN BARBECUE SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Remove the skin and pull the meat off the bones, then pull apart the chunks of meat discarding any hard over cooked parts.
• The meat should look like pulled pork.
• If you are not serving within 30 minutes, refrigerate.
• When ready to serve, put enough meat for one sandwich in a small microwave proof bowl.
• Make up one bowl for each sandwich you are making.
• Heat the meat in the microwave until it reaches serving temperature.
• Heating can be done before putting meat in the bowls if you are making more then a few sandwiches.
• Serve each person a bowl of meat and a bun.
• Each person can then pick their own favorite BBQ sauce or mix a (sand) witches brew of different sauces with their meat and then spoon onto their bun.

WHITE BARBECUE CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In small bowl, mix mayonnaise, vinegar, lemon juice, black pepper and red pepper with wire whisk.
• On each bottom, place 1/3 cup coleslaw, 1/2 cup chicken, 2 tablespoons white barbecue sauce and 2 pickle slices; cover with bun tops. Refrigerate remaining white barbecue sauce in covered container up to 1 week.

BARBECUE CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Place chicken in a 5-qt. slow cooker. In a small bowl, combine the ketchup, onion, water, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, garlic, bay leaf and seasonings. Pour over chicken. Cover and cook on low for 5 hours or until tender. , Discard bay leaf. Remove chicken; shred with two forks and return to slow cooker. Heat through. Serve on rolls.

HONEY BARBECUE CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• 1. Place chicken in slow cooker.
• 2. In a bowl mix bbq sauce, dressing, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce. Pour this over the chicken and place lid on slow cooker.
• 3. Cook 6-8 hours on low or 3-4 hours on high.
• 4. Remove cooked chicken from slow cooker and shred using two forks.
• 5. Return shredded chicken to slow cooker and toss to coat with sauce. Then serve on Kaiser rolls.