Baked Barbecue Chicken Sandwiches

These Baked Barbecue Chicken Sandwiches are a snap to make! The sweet and tangy barbecue chicken makes the the absolute best baked sandwich!

It’s almost dinner time… Who’s hungry?

Have you even started to think about what’s for dinner yet?  

Today’s recipe for Baked Barbecue Chicken Sandwiches is a yummy one that my entire family loves.  

I love it because it is so easy (and it’s one of my cook once eat twice recipes.)

What’s a Cook Once, eat Twice Recipe?  

I’m glad you asked…  

Cook once, eat twice is my favorite kind of dinner recipe.  You cook a double or triple amount of protein or main ingredient (like ground beef, chicken, pork or beans) and use it in multiple recipes throughout the week!

For this baked chicken sandwich recipe, I made a crockpot full of my barbecue chicken breasts.  

We ate the barbecue chicken breasts the first night and then a day or two later we had these barbecue chicken sandwiches.  

The bread gets crispy, the cheese is melty and complements the tangy barbecue sauce perfectly! Whats not to love?

Pro Tip:

If using leftover chicken (from the fridge) be sure to pre-warm the chicken before adding it to the rolls.

If you bake the chicken straight from the fridge, it won’t have time to heat all the way through before the rolls overcook.  

Do I Have to Cook my Chicken in the Slow Cooker?

Of course, you don’t have to cook the chicken in the slow cooker.  You could add your favorite bbq sauce to any pre-cooked diced or shredded chicken to make these sandwiches.

Don’t have precooked chicken? No problem!

Did you know you can make shredded chicken in the microwave? Here’s how to make it:

1. Place chicken in the bottom of a pyrex dish. (Make sure the dish is not so big it will interfere with the rotating plate in your microwave.)
2. Add enough water to  the dish to mostly cover the chicken. Cover with plastic wrap.  (If your chicken pieces are huge, I recommend cutting them up into even size pieces.)
3. Cook the chicken on high for about 11 minutes.  All microwaves are different, so be sure to check your chicken for done-ness with a meat thermometer. (165 F for chicken.)
4. Place cooked chicken and the barbecue sauce in a large mixing bowl and shred/mix everything together using a mixer or two forks. 

Looking for other cook once, eat twice recipes for leftover barbecue chicken?  

Try these recipes:

• Barbecue Chicken Skillet Pockets
• Barbecue Chicken Pizza
• Perfect Barbecue Chicken and Cheese topped Baked Potato

Or how about another cook one eat twice chicken recipe using buffalo sauce instead of barbecue?  

Thy this one: Buffalo Chicken Pizza  (you can thank me later!) 😉

 

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