Pulled Chicken Sandwiches

Pulled Chicken Sandwiches is an easy recipe that is made right on the stovetop in just 30 minutes. Make them into slider sandwiches or serve in lettuce wraps for a delicious and easy weeknight meal the whole family will love.

❤️ Why you'll love it

• You have a delicious tender chicken sandwich without using the slow cooker
• It is a great recipe for an easy weeknight meal
• This chicken sandwich recipe has a delicious sweet bbq flavor with a touch of asian heat.

🥘 Ingredients

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Chicken tenderloins: these will cook quicker than breasts or dark meat and be tender and easy to pull apart.

Bouillon cube: I like to cook my chicken tenders in chicken broth to intensify the flavor.

Barbecue sauce: I love Sweet Baby Ray's!

Rice wine vinegar: adds a little tang to the sauce ingredients.

Gochujang sauce: this is a spicy sweet Korean chili paste. It adds a ton of flavor and a tiny bit of heat.

Honey: for an slight touch more sweetness and flavor

Slider rolls: I love the King's Hawaiian buns or a nice soft brioche bun.

🔪 Instructions

1. In a medium saucepan, place chicken tenderloins, black pepper, and bouillon cube with enough water to cover the chicken.
2. Bring the chicken mixture to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and drain broth from the chicken. Discard broth (or save for another use like gravy!)
3. While chicken is cooking, measure sauce ingredients and place in a mixing bowl.
4. Immediately after removing chicken from the saucepan shred chicken using two forks to pull the meat apart.
5. Place the shredded chicken in the bbq sauce mixture and toss to coat. If needed, use the microwave to reheat chicken before assembling sandwiches.
6. This recipe makes 12 slider sandwiches or 6 regular sandwiches using hamburger buns.

🥄 Equipment

Medium saucepan

Mixing spoon

Measuring cups

🥫Storage

Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge up to 4 days.

📖 Variations

• Apple cider vinegar can be substituted for the rice vinegar
• Use brown sugar or maple syrup in place of the honey
• For a different flavor profile, leave out the gochujang sauce and add ¼ teaspoon each chili powder and garlic powder. To bump the heat level higher, add a touch of cayenne pepper.
• Make these into lettuce wraps! Eliminate the buns and serve in the center of a romaine lettuce leaf.

💭 Tips

• To ensure tender chicken, be sure to simmer, not boil the chicken. Because these are tenderloins, they will cook quickly and a slow simmer will make them tender.
• If you want to skip cooking the chicken entirely, just use a rotisserie chicken purchased from the store.

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🍽 Serve with...

Serve these bbq chicken sandwiches with your favorite toppings. Our favorite choices are dill pickle slices or coleslaw topping.

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