Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Spicy BBQ Pulled Chicken Sandwiches

Spicy BBQ pulled chicken Sandwiches

Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time:  1 hour
Calories per serving: 204 calories, makes 8 servings

Ingredients:
2 lbs of skinless chicken breast, trimmed cooked and shredded
1 and 1/3 cups of water, Divided
1 cup of bbq sauce, divided (any brand, if you use lite the calorie count will be less)
2 tbsp of cayenne pepper
1 tbsp of black pepper
1 tbsp of crushed red pepper
1 clove of garlic minced
2 tbsp of hot wing sauce (any brand will do)
2 tbsp of balsamic vinegar
1 beef bouillon cube
4 burger buns

Directions:
  • In a pot of hot water add chicken breast to cook completely. Once cooked, remove from water and let cool.  Shredded the chicken breast once it is cool to the touch.
  • While waiting for chicken to cool make the marinade.  Combine the divided bbq sauce, water, cayenne pepper, black pepper, crushed red pepper, and garlic.
  • Once chicken has been shredded in a bowl mix in the marinade so all of the chicken is evenly coated. Let stand for 10 minutes. Also Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. 
  • In deep skillet add remaining water, bbq sauce, hot sauce, beef bouillon cube, and balsamic vinegar. Bring to a boil and then add in the chicken.  Cook on stove, uncovered for 10 minutes. Stirring occasionally.
  • After the 10 minutes, cover the skillet and move into the oven.  Let cook in oven for 45 minutes stirring occasionally during the 45 minutes to make sure all of the chicken is continuously coated with the sauce. 
  • Remove from oven.  Each portion size per bun should be about ½ cup of meat.  Suggestion side dish could be a small side salad. 

Tips:
This would be great in an omelet or added to a salad. 


Also here is a breakdown of the nutrition facts:



Nutrition Facts
  8 Servings
Amount Per Serving
  Calories204.2
  Total Fat1.7 g
     Saturated Fat0.4 g
     Polyunsaturated Fat0.4 g
     Monounsaturated Fat0.4 g
  Cholesterol65.8 mg
  Sodium745.6 mg
  Potassium329.1 mg
  Total Carbohydrate18.0 g
     Dietary Fiber0.6 g
     Sugars14.1 g
  Protein26.5 g

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