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Friday, November 12, 2010
BBQ Chicken Sandwiches
One of my husband's new favorite meals is BBQ chicken sandwiches with homemade BBQ sauce. In the past, I had made these with bottled BBQ sauce, but after a while, they just didn't taste good anymore. Maybe if I had used a different BBQ sauce, we would have liked them better, but I wasn't willing to spend the money (or time) to try making it with different sauces (and risk wasting the food if it wasn't to our liking). This sauce seems to have a lighter taste than many of the bottled sauces we've tried, so it's not so overpowering in the sandwiches.
Let me tell you a little secret about my husband: 9 times out of 10, he prefers store-bought over homemade. When he asked me what kind of BBQ sauce I used, I told him that I'd tell him after dinner - I didn't want the fact that it was homemade to sway his opinion. Well, he loved it (and so did I) even after he found out it was a homemade sauce! I'm happy to say that BBQ chicken sandwiches are now back on our regular menu rotation! I love these because they're really easy. Additionally, you can make a lot of sauce at once and just freeze it!
BBQ Sauce
1 cup ketchup
1 cup tomato sauce
1/2 cup plus 2 Tbsp brown sugar
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
1/4 cup unsulfured molasses
2 Tbsp hickory flavor liquid smoke
1 Tbsp butter
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/8 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp celery salt
1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp cayenne
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
Combine all ingredients in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Taste and adjust vinegar and brown sugar until desired sweetness or tangyness (I think I just made up that word) is reached. I ended up adding a little extra brown sugar since we like our sauce to be a little sweeter. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 10-20 minutes, depending on desired thickness. The longer the sauce simmers, the thicker it will become.
BBQ Chicken Sandwiches
1 to 1.5 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
1/2 large onion, chopped
1.5 to 2 cups barbecue sauce
Hamburger or sandwich buns
Place chicken and onions in slow cooker. Cover with barbecue sauce. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours. Once chicken is cooked through, remove from slow cooker and shred. Place chicken back in the slow cooker and stir to cover chicken in sauce.
Under broiler or in a toaster oven, toast the buns. Place chicken on buns, along with other desired toppings. I like red onions on mine; my husband likes his plain. Both the sauce and the cooked chicken are freezable.
Labels:
Chicken,
Freezable,
Recipes,
Sandwiches,
Slow cooker
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My husband's been asking me to try this type of recipe but with a pork roast. Do you have any recommendations for how to slow cook bbq pork? I've never cooked pork anything before so I'd appreciate the help.
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