Nothing beats a good sweet and spicy barbecue sauce. This recipe contains a heavenly sauce that is really sweet and tasty. Combining this sauce with moist shredded chicken makes for a delicious treat.
We loved these sandwiches! It takes only a few minutes of prep time but the flavors are intense. The sauce is extra sweet and sticky. If you like barbecue chicken, I think you’ll love these!
Shredded Honey BBQ Chicken Sandwiches
Ingredients:
2 – 3 lbs skinless, bone-in chicken breasts
dry rub (recipe below)
1 cup chicken broth
homemade honey barbecue sauce (recipe below)
Directions:
1. Mix together all of the dry rub ingredients. Rub spice mixture onto all sides of chicken breasts and place into large crockpot.
2. Pour chicken broth around chicken breasts, cover and cook 3 – 4 hours or until chicken begins to fall apart. (Regularly baste chicken with the broth and juices in the bottom of the crockpot.)
3. Gently remove cooked chicken from the crockpot and discard juices. Place chicken on cutting board and start pulling chicken away from the bones. Shredd the cooked chicken by pulling apart with two forks. Set aside.
4. Make the honey barbecue sauce following the recipe below. Mix sauce and the chicken together and serve on your favorite buns.
Dry Rub
Ingredients:
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon cumin
2 tablespoon light brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon oregano
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Honey Barbecue Sauce
Ingredients:
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 stick of butter
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon spicy mustard
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon chili powder
pinch of kosher salt, onion powder and garlic powder
Combine above ingredients in a medium saucepan and cook on medium until well combined. Lower heat to low setting and simmer for about 15 to 20 additional minutes. Remove from heat when sauce thickens.
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