pulled bbq chicken sandwiches

Vicksburg, MS
Updated on Jan 16, 2013

This is 1 of my late wife's recipes. She was a member on Just A Pinch.com http://www.justapinch.com/me/mbf Brenda Kay Friley...May 27, 1965 - September 19, 2012 We was married on October 9, 2010...pictures of our wedding is in my photo album

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method Stove Top
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Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 can (14 oz.) low-sodium tomato sauce
  • 1/4 cup tomato paste
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 5 tablespoons molasses
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke
  • 1 - whole rotisserie chicken, skin removed, meat shredded into thin strips (about 4 to 4 1/2 cups)
  • 6 - whole-wheat hamburger rolls
  • 6 large green lettuce leaves

How To Make pulled bbq chicken sandwiches

  • Step 1
    Heat the oil in a large saute pan over a medium heat.
  • Step 2
    Add the onions and cook until they are soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
  • Step 3
    Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute more.
  • Step 4
    Add tomato sauce, tomato paste, water, vinegar, molasses, black pepper, and liquid smoke.
  • Step 5
    Bring to a boil.
  • Step 6
    Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 15 minutes.
  • Step 7
    Add chopped chicken.
  • Step 8
    Return to a simmer, and cook an additional 10 minutes.
  • Step 9
    Split rolls.
  • Step 10
    Please a leaf of lettuce on each roll.
  • Step 11
    Pile on 3/4 cup of the chicken mixture onto each roll.

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Category: Chicken
Category: Sandwiches
Ingredient: Chicken
Culture: American
Method: Stove Top

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