Pulled BBQ Chicken Sandwiches

Name: Pulled BBQ Chicken Sandwiches
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp canola oil; 1 large onion, chopped; 3 clove garlic, minced; 1 can(s) (14 oz.) low-sodium tomato sauce; 1/4 c tomato paste; 1/2 c water; 1/3 c apple cider vinegar; 5 Tbsp molasses; 1/4 tsp ground black pepper; 1/2 tsp 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

By Rev BJ Friley
@RevBJFriley

This is 1 of my late wife's recipes. She was a member on Just A Pinch.com

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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Ingredients

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1 Tbsp

canola oil
1 large

onion, chopped
3 clove

garlic, minced
1 can(s)

(14 oz.) low-sodium tomato sauce
1/4 c

tomato paste
1/2 c

water
1/3 c

apple cider vinegar
5 Tbsp

molasses
1/4 tsp

ground black pepper
1/2 tsp

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-by-Step

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