Best 13 Pulled Chicken Sandwiches Recipes

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:

• 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.

BBQ PULLED CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Place chicken into the bottom of a slow cooker and cover with water. Cook on High until it is no longer pink in the center and falls apart when pulled, about 4 hours.
• Puree onion and garlic in the bowl of a food processor until finely minced.
• Remove chicken from the slow cooker and shred meat with 2 forks. Discard cooking water.
• Return chicken to the slow cooker. Add pureed onion-garlic mixture, barbeque sauce, vinegar, salt, and pepper. Mix well and cook on High until heated through, about 10 minutes.
• Serve on buns with mozzarella cheese.

BBQ BACON PULLED CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 9 ingredients. Place chicken in a greased 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker; pour sauce over top. Cook, covered, on low , 3-4 hours or until tender., Remove chicken; shred with 2 forks. Return chicken to slow cooker; heat through. Serve on buns with bacon and lettuce. Freeze option: Freeze cooled, cooked chicken mixture in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little water if necessary.

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.

PULLED WHISKY CHICKEN BLT SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Heat the EVOO in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and shallots, stir and cook to soften, 3 minutes. Add the ketchup, stock, mustard, Worcestershire, sugar, syrup, vinegar, whiskey and some black pepper. Stir and simmer to thicken, 20 minutes. Add the Pulled Chicken to the sauce and simmer to thicken, 20 minutes. Cool and store in the refrigerator for a make-ahead meal.
• To serve, bake the bacon at 375 degrees F until crisp on a slotted pan or metal rack set into a baking sheet, for the fat to drain. Warm the saucy chicken, adding a little stock or water to loosen if necessary. Serve the chicken on the rolls with the bacon, lettuce, onions, tomatoes and pickles.
• Place the chicken in a large stockpot. Add the peppercorns, celery, garlic, bay leaf, garlic, carrots, lemons, onions and the herb bundle tied with string. Sprinkle with salt. Cover the chicken with water and bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low, a rolling simmer. Simmer 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes, then cool the chicken in its stock. Strain the stock, discarding the vegetables and reserve the stock for a later use. Remove the chicken in large pieces from the skin and bones. Cut half of the meat into bite-size chunks, reserving for a later use. Thinly slice or pull the remaining meat.

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.

OOEY GOOEY PULLED BBQ CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Season the chicken with basil, salt and pepper to taste and place in a small heavy pot with just enough water just to cover (about 1 cup). Bring to boil then reduce to a simmer. Poaching chicken till almost cooked through about 10-15 minutes.
• Remove the chicken and set aside to cool. Shred the chicken when cool enough to handle and discarding any fat.
• Strain liquid and place liquid in a larger pot with the onion, pepper, garlic, barbecue sauce, vinegar and sriracha hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce and herbs and spices and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat and add the shredded chicken, fresh basil and simmer for 30-60 minutes.
• Spoon the mixture onto the rolls and top with the grated cheese and fresh greens.

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.

EASY CROCKPOT PULLED CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Spray crockpot with cooking spray.
• Add onions in bottom.
• Add chicken breasts.
• Pour beer over.
• Cook on low 6 to 8 hours.
• Optional: Put coleslaw mix into large bowl. Add enough dressing to cover. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Take chicken mixture and drain into colander.
• Put onions back in crockpot.
• Put chicken onto carving board and shred using two forks.
• Put chicken back into crockpot.
• Pour enough BBQ sauce to cover over and mix.
• Cook on High another 1/2 hour to one hour (or until heated through.).
• Put a heaping spoonful onto each bun.
• Optional: Top each sandwich with coleslaw.
• Enjoy!

PULLED CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Combine the cider vinegar with the water, wine, oil, worcestershire sauce, dry mustard, paprika, salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper in medium saucepan.
• Boil over high heat until reduced to 1 1/4 cups, about 15 minutes. Remove vinegar sauce from heat and set aside.
• Remove the skin and discard it. Then remove the meat from the chicken and shred it. Add the meat to the vinegar sauce and heat through, stirring gently.
• Pile the heated chicken on the hamburger buns and drizzle with extra vinegar sauce. Top with coleslaw and serve while warm.

SWEET AND SOUR PULLED CHICKEN SANDWICHES RECIPE

Steps:

• Place the chicken breasts in the bottom of a 4-quart slow cooker. In a small bowl combine the soy sauce, sherry, rice vinegar, brown sugar, tomato paste, garlic, and ginger. Pour this mixture over the chicken. Cover the crock and cook on HIGH for up to 4 hours and on LOW for 6 hours. The chicken will be very tender and easy to shred. Remove the chicken and shred the meat. Return it to the crock and mix with the juices. Serve on rolls with barbecue sauce, if desired. Chicken mixture is also good inside a lettuce or napa cabbage wrap. To freeze: the shredded meat and any sauce can be frozen for a later date. Simply cool and store in an airtight container. Chill completely before freezing. To serve: thaw completely in the refrigerator. Reheat or serve cold. Preparation time: 5 minute(s) Cooking time: 4 hour(s) Number of servings (yield): 12

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.