Best Sweet Tangy Chicken Sandwiches Recipes

SWEET AND TANGY PULLED CHICKEN SANDWICHES

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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

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

SWEET & TANGY CHICKEN SANDWICHES

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What's not to like? See 2 cooking methods below. Wrap each sandwich in foil. If you like, chill in the refrigerator up to 24 hours. Tote wrapped sandwiches and any remaining sauce in an insulated cooler with ice packs

Provided by gailanng

Categories Lunch/Snacks

Time 40m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1/2 cup Asian chili sauce (Sriracha)
1/4 cup apple jelly or 1/4 cup hot pepper jelly
2 tablespoons vinegar
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard or 2 teaspoons coarse grain mustard
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon chili powder
1 1/2 lbs chicken breast halves, skinless and boneless
olive oil or cooking oil
salt & fresh ground pepper
8 French rolls or 8 hoagie rolls, halved lengthwise and toasted
8 slices mozzarella cheese, provolone cheese, Swiss cheese, white cheddar cheese or 8 slices monterey jack cheese
6 ounces thinly sliced cooked ham or 6 ounces prosciutto
thinly sliced tomatoes

Steps:

For sauce: In small saucepan, heat and stir Sriracha and jelly over medium heat untill jelly melts. Stir in vinegar, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and chili powder; remove from heat; set aside.
Lightly pound chicken breast halves between 2 pieces of plastic wrap to about 1/4-inch thickness. Brush both sides of chicken with oil; sprinkle with salt and black pepper.
To cook the chicken by direct grill method: Grill chicken on the rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium coals for 6 to 8 minutes or till no pink remains, turning once. Cut chicken into bite size strips.
To broil the chicken: Arrange the chicken on the unheated rack of a broiler pan. Broil 4 to 5 inches from heat for 6 to 8 minutes or until no pink remains, turning once. Cut chicken into bite size strips.
To assemble, lightly spread the toasted roll or bun halves with the warm sauce. Add chicken, cheese slice, bacon, and tomato slices. Top with roll or bun tops.
To serve, if you like, place wrapped sandwiches on a grill rack over medium heat, turning occasionally till heated through. Serve with any remaining sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 441.9, Fat 23.2, SaturatedFat 8.8, Cholesterol 88.2, Sodium 586.5, Carbohydrate 27.4, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 5.9, Protein 29.4