BBQ Chicken Sandwich with Homemade Coleslaw

This juicy BBQ chicken sandwich paired up with homemade light creamy coleslaw and pickled cucumbers, are an absolute star for all your parties.

Sandwiches always fit perfectly in any party, be it as an appetizer or a main course dish, it can turn out to be lip smacking combos when paired with the right sides. This chicken sandwich is tender and juicy, caramelized with the flavour from onion and garlic, and cooked to perfection with the barbecue sauce.

I have used Pappy’s Original BBQ sauce in this recipe. Its taste can be described like an explosion of sweet, smoke and light tanginess!! I got introduced to this sauce after our visit to Pappy’s Smoke house, which is the best Memphis style BBQ restaurant in St. Louis, and is an insanely awesome place for all BBQ lovers. The restaurant is quite famous and has been visited and aired by television shows like “Man Vs Food” host Adam Richman, and was listed as one of Americas best BBQ joints. Anyone visiting Saint Louis area, Pappy’s is a great choice for an eatery, trust me – you won’t be disappointed.

The big advantage of this sandwich is that it can be prepared in advance. And all you need to do later is to arrange the mix on top of your choice of bun, drizzle some more barbecue sauce if you love the extra smoky sweetness, and top it off with some creamy coleslaw and pickled cucumber.

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BBQ Chicken Sandwich with Homemade Coleslaw

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

1 hr

Total Time

1 hr 15 mins

 

Barbecue Chicken Sandwich paired up with Homemad Coleslaw and Pickled Cucumbers.

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: BBQ, sandwich, summer

Servings: 5

Author: Akhila

Ingredients

For BBQ chicken

• 2 large chicken breast
• 1 cup BBQ sauce of your choice (I used Pappy’s smoke house)
• 2 cloves of garlic (grated)
• ½ of white onion (sliced)
• ½ cup low sodium chicken stock
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• oil (as required)
• pepper (as required)
• salt (as required)
• 10 Hamburger buns (for sandwich)

For Coleslaw

• 1 cup Tri color coleslaw mix
• 3 tbsp mayonnaise
• 1 tbsp cider vinegar
• 1 tbsp sugar
• ¼ cup buttermilk
• pepper (as required)
• salt (as required)
• Pickled cucumber (for serving)

Instructions

Preparation of BBQ Chicken

1. In a small bowl, whisk together barbecue sauce, brown sugar and chicken stock, and set aside.
2. Heat oil in a pan and cook the chicken with a little salt and pepper until it is cooked and browned on both sides. Remove it from the pan and allow it to cool for 5 minutes, and then shred it using a fork.
3. Heat a little oil in the same pan and saute grated garlic and onions until it turns brown.
4. Add the prepared BBQ mix to the pan, mix well, and reduce the flame to low allowing it to slow cook and till it starts to boil.
5. Add the shredded chicken at this stage and mix well with the sauce until coated completely, and cook on low for 5 more minutes till the chicken mix is caramelized properly.

Preparation of Coleslaw

1. Whisk together buttermilk, mayonnaise, cider vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper. Mix with the coleslaw mix and check the seasonings.

Notes

1. If you prefer your BBQ sauce to be sweeter, add more brown sugar as per your choice.