BBQ Chicken and Cheese Sandwiches |
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Prep Time: 5 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 25 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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An easy sandwich loaded with flavors of the southwest. Ingredients:
4 slices bacon, cut in half crosswise |
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves, trimmed |
salt and pepper |
1 cup barbecue sauce (sweet baby ray) |
1 chipotle chile, minced |
1/4 cup water |
4 large buns or 4 large french rolls, split in half |
1 1/2 cups shredded mexican blend cheese or 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese or 1 1/2 cups longhorn cheese |
green onion, sliced thin |
Directions:
1. Adjust oven rack to upper-middle position and heat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Fry bacon in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until crispy, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a large paper towel-lined plate and pour off all but 1 tablespoon fat.
3. Pat chicken dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Cook chicken in bacon fat until browned on one side, about 4 minutes.
4. Flip chicken and add barbecue sauce, chile and water. Cover, reduce heat to medium, and simmer until chicken is cooked through and sauce is slightly thickened, about 8 minutes. Remove chicken from skillet and slice crosswise into 1/4-inch pieces.
5. Arrange buns cut side up on baking sheet. Divide chicken among bottom halves of rolls and top with sauce, cheese, bacon and green onions. Bake open-faced sandwiches in oven until cheese melts and buns are golden brown, about 4 minutes.
6. Top each sandwich with toasted roll top. Serve.
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