Cranberry Barbecue Chicken Sandwich
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Easy
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- Ingredients
- Instructions
- Ingredients for Cranberry Barbecue Chicken Sandwich
- Cranberry BBQ Sauce* (makes 1 cup)
- 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
- 1 cup minced yellow onions
- 1 Tbsp. minced garlic
- 1 tsp. dry mustard
- 1 tsp. chili powder
- 1 ½ Tbsp. tomato paste
- 1 ½ cups cranberry sauce
- ¼ cup cider vinegar
- 1 Tbsp. dark molasses
- ¼-½ cup water, if needed
- Sandwich
- 10 oz. cooked white chicken meat, diced or shredded
- 1 cup Cranberry BBQ Sauce*
- 6 whole-grain buns, split
- 1 ½ cups prepared creamy coleslaw
Directions
- For Cranberry BBQ Sauce*: In a sauce pan, heat oil over medium-high heat; add onions and sauté 2 minutes. Mix in garlic, mustard and chili powder and continue cooking 1 minute. Stir in tomato paste and cook 1 more minute. Add cranberry sauce, vinegar and molasses and bring to a simmer, whisking often until mixture becomes smooth. Lower heat and simmer 15-20 minutes or until mixture reduces and thickens. Add water to mixture if it gets too thick. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature. Place in a covered container and refrigerate until ready to use. Reheat before using.
- For Sandwich Filling: Heat prepared Cranberry BBQ Sauce*. Add chicken and bring to a simmer. Keep warm.
- To Assemble Sandwich: For each sandwich, scoop ½ cup BBQ chicken onto a bun and top with ¼ cup coleslaw. Replace bun top on sandwich and serve accompanied by cut raw vegetables and/or fresh apple wedges.
Source
- U.S. Cranberries
- Ingredients for Cranberry Barbecue Chicken Sandwich
- Cranberry BBQ Sauce* (makes 1 cup)
- 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
- 1 cup minced yellow onions
- 1 Tbsp. minced garlic
- 1 tsp. dry mustard
- 1 tsp. chili powder
- 1 ½ Tbsp. tomato paste
- 1 ½ cups cranberry sauce
- ¼ cup cider vinegar
- 1 Tbsp. dark molasses
- ¼-½ cup water, if needed
- Sandwich
- 10 oz. cooked white chicken meat, diced or shredded
- 1 cup Cranberry BBQ Sauce*
- 6 whole-grain buns, split
- 1 ½ cups prepared creamy coleslaw
Directions
- For Cranberry BBQ Sauce*: In a sauce pan, heat oil over medium-high heat; add onions and sauté 2 minutes. Mix in garlic, mustard and chili powder and continue cooking 1 minute. Stir in tomato paste and cook 1 more minute. Add cranberry sauce, vinegar and molasses and bring to a simmer, whisking often until mixture becomes smooth. Lower heat and simmer 15-20 minutes or until mixture reduces and thickens. Add water to mixture if it gets too thick. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature. Place in a covered container and refrigerate until ready to use. Reheat before using.
- For Sandwich Filling: Heat prepared Cranberry BBQ Sauce*. Add chicken and bring to a simmer. Keep warm.
- To Assemble Sandwich: For each sandwich, scoop ½ cup BBQ chicken onto a bun and top with ¼ cup coleslaw. Replace bun top on sandwich and serve accompanied by cut raw vegetables and/or fresh apple wedges.
Source
- U.S. Cranberries
