SWEET AND TANGY PULLED CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Sweet and Tangy Pulled Chicken Sandwiches image

I created this just by messing around in the kitchen and craving a sweet meal for supper. My friends and family love it! Can be served with French fries, veggies, or mac and cheese.

Provided by MissPreNintendo

Categories Chicken Sandwiches

Time 4h10m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 10

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Ingredients

2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast
1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle cola-flavored carbonated beverage (such as Coca-Cola®)
1 ½ cups barbeque sauce
½ cup raspberry walnut vinaigrette
¼ cup light brown sugar
3 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons teriyaki marinade (such as Kikkoman®)
½ teaspoon ground cardamom
¼ cup mayonnaise, or to taste
8 medium hamburger buns, split

Steps:

Place chicken in a slow cooker and pour cola-flavored beverage around it. Turn slow cooker to High and cook for 3 hours.
Meanwhile, mix barbecue sauce, vinaigrette, brown sugar, honey, teriyaki marinade, and cardamom in a mixing bowl until well blended. Place in the refrigerator.
After 3 hours, remove chicken from the slow cooker and shred. Set aside 1/2 cup of the cooking juices and discard the rest.
Return chicken and 1/2 cup juice to the slow cooker; stir to combine. Remove barbecue sauce from the refrigerator and pour and blend it into the chicken. Cook for 1 more hour.
Spread mayonnaise on hamburger buns and fill with pulled chicken and sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 757.5 calories, Carbohydrate 116.7 g, Cholesterol 61.1 mg, Fat 15.6 g, Fiber 4.4 g, Protein 35.1 g, SaturatedFat 3.3 g, Sodium 1839.1 mg, Sugar 36 g