Root beer is the not-so-secret ingredient in this sweet-tangy sauce—the perfect accompaniment to rotissierie chicken.
Pulled Chicken Sandwiches with Root Beer Barbecue Sauce
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 40 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 14
Ingredients
Sauce
- 1/2 cup root beer
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
- 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 clove garlic, smashed
- Dash of red pepper sauce
Sandwiches
- 1 deli rotisserie chicken (unflavored), skin and bones removed, shredded (about 3 cups)
- 4 kaiser rolls, split
- 2 cups purchased coleslaw
Instructions
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Step1In 2-quart saucepan, heat all sauce ingredients to boiling over medium heat, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent scorching. Remove garlic clove.
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Step2Add shredded chicken to sauce and stir until chicken is evenly coated. Heat over low heat, stirring constantly, until chicken is hot.
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Step3Place about 1 cup chicken mixture on bottom of each roll and top with about 1/2 cup coleslaw and bun top.
Nutrition
560
Calories
23g
Total Fat
36g
Protein
53g
Total Carbohydrate
22g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Sandwich
- Calories
- 560
- Calories from Fat
- 210
- Total Fat
- 23g
- 36%
- Saturated Fat
- 4 1/2g
- 22%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 100mg
- 34%
- Sodium
- 1160mg
- 48%
- Potassium
- 670mg
- 19%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 53g
- 18%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 13%
- Sugars
- 22g
- Protein
- 36g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 60%
- 60%
- Vitamin C
- 20%
- 20%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 25%
- 25%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 4 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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