Smoky Orange Barbecue Chicken Sandwiches (Rachael Ray) Recipe

Directions:

1. Preheat a grill pan or griddle pan over medium high heat.
2. Heat a small saucepan over moderate heat. Add oil and onion. Saute onion in oil for 3 to 5 minutes or until onions are soft. Combine chipotle peppers in adobo, ketchup, orange juice concentrate, orange zest and chicken broth in a blender. Blend on high until sauce is smooth. Pour sauce into saucepan with onion and heat to a bubble. Reduce heat to simmer.
3. Coat chicken lightly with a drizzle of oil and season breasts with grill seasoning blend or salt and pepper. Grill 5 to 6 minutes on the first side, turn. Remove 1/2of the barbecue sauce to a small bowl and baste chicken liberally with it. Turn chicken after 4 minutes, coat with sauce again and cook another 2 to 3 minutes.
4. To serve sandwiches, slice grilled chicken on an angle and fan out 1 breast on each bun bottom. Spoon remaining sauce from saucepan over the sliced chicken. Serve open faced with the lettuce and red onions setting on bun tops to the side. Pair these sandwiches with your favorite sides or, with Red Cabbage Slaw and Crispy Topped Baked Beans.
5. Red Cabbage, Beet and Currant Slaw Salad:
6. 1 pound red cabbage, cored, shredded
7. 1 can sliced beets, drained and sliced
8. 1 cup walnut pieces
9. 1/4 cup dried currants, a couple of handfuls
10. 1/2 cup water
11. 1 lemon, juiced
12. 1/4 cup apple cider or white vinegar
13. 2 tablespoons brown sugar
14. 1/2 cup prepared red currant jelly
15. 1/2 cup olive oil or vegetable oil
16. Salt and freshly ground black pepper
17. Combine cabbage and beets in a mixing or salad bowl. Sprinkle the slaw salad with walnuts. Bring the remaining ingredients to a simmer in a small pot: currants, water, lemon juice, vinegar and brown sugar. Simmer 5 minutes to dissolve sugar and transfer mixture to a bowl. Whisk in currant jelly and oil. Pour dressing over the slaw salad. Toss salad to coat evenly with dressing. Adjust seasonings with salt and pepper and serve or, stored chilled up to 3 days.
18. Yield: 4 servings
19. Preparation time: 15 minutes
20. Cooking time: 5 minutes
21. Ease of preparation: easy
22. Crispy Topped Bacon and Green Onion Baked Beans:
23. 6 slices bacon, chopped
24. 1 cup plain bread crumbs
25. 4 scallions, thinly sliced
26. Coarse black pepper
27. 2 (15-ounce) cans prepared barbecued baked beans, about 4 cups
28. In a medium skillet over medium high heat, brown bacon but do not fully crisp the pieces. Remove the skillet from heat and toss bread crumbs in the pan with the bacon and drippings. Add scallions to the bread crumbs and bacon and season the mixture with cracked black pepper, to taste.
29. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
30. Add 2 cans of barbecued beans or extra spicy beans to a shallow casserole dish. Top with bacon and bread crumb mixture and place in oven. Bake 15 minutes or until top is crispy and beans are bubbly.
31. Yield: 6 servings
32. Preparation time: 5 to 10 minutes
33. Cooking time: 15 minutes
34. Ease of preparation: easy