Best 7 Cooking Lights Pulled Chicken Sandwiches Recipes

PULLED CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix the first 11 ingredients. Place chicken in a 3-qt. slow cooker. Pour sauce over top., Cook, covered, on low until chicken is tender, 4-5 hours. Remove chicken; cool slightly. Shred meat with 2 forks. Return to slow cooker; heat through. Serve on buns. Freeze option: Freeze cooled chicken mixture in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add a little broth if necessary.

COOKING LIGHT'S PULLED CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Chicken:.
• Prepare grill.
• Mix first 7 ingredients in a small bowl.
• Rub spice mixture on chicken. (I put the spice and the chicken in a zip lock and let the kids go to town shaking it.).
• Cook chicken on grill coated with cooking spray, 20 minutes, or until 180°F.
• Let stand 5 minutes, shred with 2 forks.
• Sauce:.
• Heat oil on medium in a medium saucepan.
• Add onions, and cook until translucent.
• Stir in sugar, chili powder, garlic powder, mustard, allspice, and red pepper.
• Cook 30 seconds.
• Stir in ketchup, vinegar, and molasses.
• Bring to a boil; return heat, and simmer 10 minutes.
• Stir in chicken; cook 2 minutes or until fully heated.

PULLED CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Combine the olive oil, mustard, celery, scallions and apple in a small bowl. Mix well and season to taste with lemon juice, salt and pepper.
• Divide the South-of-Something Chicken and sauce among the buns. Top each with some slaw and close to make sandwiches. Serve immediately.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a small bowl, mix together the coriander, smoked paprika, cumin. 1 tablespoon salt and 1 teaspoon ground black pepper.
• Lightly coat the chickens with oil, then sprinkle generously with the salt and spice mixture.
• Combine the tomatoes, garlic and onions in a large roasting pan and place the two chickens on top, breast-side up. Roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thigh registers 160 degrees F, about 45 minutes (as the chicken rests, the temperature will rise to 165 degrees F).
• Transfer the chicken to a large carving board to rest, then place the roasting pan on the stovetop and bring the tomato mixture to a boil. Boil for 1 minute and season to taste with salt and pepper. Puree with a hand blender or transfer to a blender to process until smooth. Reserve the sauce and serve the chicken.
• After serving the chicken, pull any remaining meat from the bones and mix with the sauce. Freeze in small containers for up to 3 months.

HOT SHREDDED CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine shredded chicken, condensed soup, poultry seasoning and crushed crackers. Cook, stirring frequently, until mixture is hot, 15 to 20 minutes. Serve on buns.

PULLED CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In 3-quart saucepan, mix cooking sauce, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, sugar and chili powder. Heat to simmering over medium-high heat. Stir in chicken. Reduce heat to medium; simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Serve 1/2 cup chicken mixture on each bun. Top each with 2 tablespoons coleslaw.

PULLED BBQ-CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire, and paprika. Season with salt and pepper.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 5-quart Dutch oven or other heavy pot over medium-high. Season chicken generously with salt and pepper. Working in three batches, and adding remaining 1 tablespoon oil as necessary, sear chicken until golden, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate.
• Drain all but 1 tablespoon oil from Dutch oven; reduce heat to medium. Add onion and garlic; cook, stirring, until tender, 6 to 8 minutes. Add beer and barbecue sauce; stir until combined. Return chicken and any accumulated juices to Dutch oven. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover, and simmer until chicken is very tender, about 1 hour. Turn off heat.
• Transfer chicken to plate; let cool. When cool enough to handle, remove skins (and reserve, if crisping; see Cook's Note, below) and bones; discard bones. Shred chicken into large pieces with two forks.
• Bring sauce to a simmer and reduce until slightly thickened, about 30 minutes. (You should have about 3 cups.) Mash garlic with a potato masher until broken down. Return shredded chicken to Dutch oven and heat through, or let cool to room temperature and refrigerate in an airtight container up to 3 days (gently reheat before serving). Serve on potato buns.

PULLED CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Mix cooking sauce, mustard and Worcestershire sauce in 3-quart saucepan.
• Heat to simmering over medium-high heat. Stir in chicken. Reduce heat to medium; simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Serve chicken mixture on buns. Top each with coleslaw.