Honey-Chipotle Barbecue Chicken Sandwiches

Makes 4 sandwiches
SusanSusan Bucari

ingredients

  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
  • 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast
  • 1 (7-ounce) can chiotle chiles in adobo sauce
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 cup tomato puree
  • 1/4 cup cider vinegar
  • 3 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 4 (1 1/2-ounce)sandwich rolls
  • 2 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, thinly sliced
  • 4 (1/2-inch-thick) sliced red onion

directions

  • 1

    Combine wataer, 1 teaspoon cumin, 4 sliced garlic cloves, and chicken in a large saucepan. Cover and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook 20 minutes or until chicken is done. Drain, and place chicken on a cutting board. Cut chicken across grain into thin slices; keep warm.

  • 2

    Remove 2 tablespoon adobo sauce from can; set aside. Remove 2 chipotle chiles from can; finely chop and set aside. Reserve remaining chiles and adobo sauce for another use.

  • 3

    Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon minced garlic; saute 3 minutes or until just beginning to brown. Add 1 teaspoon cumin; saute 1 minutes. Stir in tomato puree; cook 4 minutes or until a pastelike consistency, stirring constantly. Stir in reserved 2 tablespoons adobo sauce, 2 chopped chipotle chiles, vinegar, honey, Worcestershire, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Add sliced chicken to sauce; simmer for 3 minutes or until thoroughly heated.

  • 4

    Preheat broiler.

  • 5

    Split rolls in half; arrange in a single layer, cut sides up, on a baking sheet. Broil 1 minute or until lightly toasted. Removed top halves of rolls from baking sheet. Divide chicken mixture evenly with cheese. Broil chicken-topped rolls 2 minutes or until cheese melts. Remove from onion; top with onion and top roll havles. Serve immediately.

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