Pulled BBQ Chicken Sandwich

This is a good meal for a busy day. Just throw in in the slow cooker and go do what you need to do. You will have a hot yummy dinner when you return. I posted two types of BBQ Sauce. One sweeter the other spicy.

 

PULLED BBQ CHICKEN 

(serves 6-8)

Ingredients:

*5 good-sized boneless, skinless, chicken breasts.

*1 cup chicken stock.

Sweet BBQ Sauce

*2 tablespoons butter, melted

*1/4 sweet onion, chopped very fine

*2 garlic cloves, minced

*2 cups ketchup

*2 cups tomato sauce

*1/2 cup brown sugar

*1 cup Italian red wine vinegar

*1/4 cup dark molasses

*4 teaspoons hickory-flavored liquid smoke

*1/4 teaspoon chili powder

*1 teaspoon paprika

*1/2 teaspoon celery seed

*1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

*1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (depending on how spicy you want it)

*1 teaspoon sea salt

*1 teaspoon pepper

*1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste (use an hour before you are going to serve it, if sauce needs to be thicken up)

Directions:

~Heat 1 cup chicken stock in a frying pan to a low simmer.

~Add 5 chicken breasts to the stock.

~Cook chicken 2-3 minutes on each side.

~Remove chicken from pan and cool.

~In the crock pot, mix 2 tablespoons butter, 1/4 finely chopped sweet onion, 2 mince garlic cloves, 2 cups ketchup, 2 cups tomato sauce, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1 cup Italian red wine vinegar, 1/4 cup molasses, 4 teaspoons liquid smoke, 1/4 teaspoon chili powder, 1/2 teaspoon celery seed, 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon ground black pepper, and 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste.

~Place chicken into crock pot.

~Cover, and cook 3 to 4 hours on high or 6-8 hours on low.

~Uncover, and if needed shred chicken.

~Scoop unto rolls and serve. 

Variation:

`Add slice of favorite cheese on top of Pulled BBQ sandwich, then cover with butter.