Sunday, March 28, 2010

Slow Cooker Pulled Chicken Sandwiches





Recipe from: Eating Well & Apple A Day blog

Ingredients:
1 (14 oz.) can tomato sauce
2-3 chipotle chiles in adobo, finely minced
1/4 c. cider vinegar
3 TBSP honey
1 TBSP plus 2 tsp. sweet or smoked paprika
2 TBSP tomato paste
2 TBSP Worcestershire sauce
3 tsp. dry mustard
1 TBSP chili powder
1 tsp. salt
3 lbs. boneless/skinless chicken breasts, trimmed of fat
1 medium onion, chopped (I omitted)
3 cloves garlic, minced

Directions:
1. Stir tomato sauce, chiles, vinegar, honey, paprika, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, chili powder and salt in a 6-quart slow cooker until smooth. Add chicken, onion and garlic; stir to combine.
2. Put the lid on and cook on low until the chicken can be pulled apart, about 4 1/2 hours.
3. Shred with a fork and continue to cook for 1/2 hour. Stir well and serve. Serves 6-8.
(I topped my sandwiches with shredded cheddar and coleslaw!)

3 comments:

Kelsey said...

Looks delicious. So glad you liked it!

Kelsey said...

Alright, here are your friendly link instructions :-)

1. Go to the page from my blog with the recipe. Highlight the URL and copy it.

2. On your blogger, go to edit posts and select the correct post.

3. Highlight the "Apple a Day" text. On the toolbar, click on where it either says link or has a paperclip icon. Paste the URL from my blog in the box. Click okay to create the link.

4. You may want to change to color of the link so your readers will notice it. The text should also appear underlined.

Hope this helps. Let me know if you need any other assistance.

Kira Cronin said...

thanks for the help!