Sweet & Smoky Barbecue Chicken Sandwiches
Tangy Coleslaw
Ingredients
- 1½ cups diced red onion
- 1½ lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 Tbsp canola oil
- 1½ tsps ground cumin
- 1½ tsps smoked paprika (or use regular paprika)
- ¾ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¾ cup barbecue sauce
- 1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1½ tsps Worcestershire sauce
- 2 whole-wheat hamburger buns
Instructions
- Coat a 3- or 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Place onions in slow cooker; arrange chicken on top of onions, overlapping slightly.
- Drizzle oil over chicken, and sprinkle with cumin, paprika and cinnamon. Cover and cook on LOW 8 hours.
- Shred chicken using 2 forks. Stir together barbecue sauce, vinegar, mustard, and Worcestershire sauce in a bowl. Add barbecue sauce mixture to chicken in slow cooker, stirring well.
- Cover and cook on HIGH 30 minutes longer.
- Divide chicken mixture into 6 portions.
- Serve 2 portions of chicken on buns; freeze or refrigerate remaining 4 portions of chicken for another use.
Side Dish Ingredients
- 2 cups angel hair coleslaw
- 2 tsp canola oil
- 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp sugar
- ⅛ tsp salt
- ⅛ tsp pepper
Side Dish Instructions
- Toss together all ingredients in a bowl.
Nutritional Information
| Main | Side | Total | |
| Servings | 2 | 2 | |
| Calories |
340
|
60
|
400
|
| Fat (g) | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Sat. Fat (g) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Protein (g) | 32 | 1 | 33 |
| Carb (g) | 35 | 5 | 40 |
| Fiber (g) | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Sodium (mg) | 610 | 160 | 770 |
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