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BBQ CHICKEN HOW TO
Coleslaw: You can shred your own cabbage and carrots if you want ( here’s how to shred cabbage if you’ve never done it before), but I typically just buy a bag of pre-chopped coleslaw veggies (they’ll be near the other pre-cut veggies and salad mixes in the produce department, not the deli) because it’s cheap and convenient.I’ve provided instructions for this in the recipe card. If using 2 large breasts, you’ll want to cut them down into cutlets before cooking so they cook more quickly in the sauce. Since chicken breast size varies so wildly, that translates to between 2 and 4 chicken breasts. About 4 small or 2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts: This recipe calls for 1½ pounds of chicken.
BBQ CHICKEN FREE
So while your chicken cooks on the stove, you’re free to prep the rest of your meal, get a head start on dinner clean-up, or take a little you time. You just lightly brown the chicken breasts and then let them cook in simmering liquid, in this case, a mixture of BBQ sauce, vinegar, and water.Ĭooking the chicken this way means it will absorb a ton of flavor from the sauce as it cooks AND cooking the chicken breasts in liquid makes it basically impossible to burn them, so they need very little babysitting. If you’ve made my shredded chicken or stovetop chicken breasts, you’ll recognize the cooking method here. This BBQ chicken cooks on the stovetop in less than 30 minutes, and most of that cooking time is completely hands-off. No need to break out the BBQ or slow cooker. Best of all, these sandwiches are super easy and surprisingly fast to make. They’re built on a lightly toasted brioche bun with tender smokey sweet shredded chicken and a tangy crunchy coleslaw that brings everything together. These sandwiches are pretty much my ideal sandwich. Yesterday I shared my favorite BBQ shredded chicken recipe, and today I’m sharing my very favorite thing to make with that BBQ chicken, BBQ chicken sandwiches. You’re going to love these BBQ chicken sandwiches with tangy shredded BBQ chicken and crunchy coleslaw on a toasted bun.