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Slow Cooker Shredded Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwiches
Sandwiches with tender shredded chicken smothered in a spicy Nashville hot sauce served over sandwich buns, with pickles and onions.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
6 hrs
Total Time
6 hrs 5 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 318 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Appetizer
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
For The Chicken
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar packed
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter thinly sliced
Nashville Hot Chicken Sauce
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 tablespoons light brown sugar packed
- 1 & ½ teaspoons cayenne pepper
- ¾ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¾ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Spray the body of a 6 or 8-quart slow cooker with cooking spray.
- Add the chicken breasts to the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Sprinkle the brown sugar, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne, and salt all over the chicken.
- Add the slices of butter on top.
- Cook for 5-6 hours on low or 3-4 hours on high.
- Shred the chicken with two forks in the slow cooker and mix with the juices. Keep warm while you make the sauce.
- In a small saucepot, add the butter, brown sugar, cayenne, garlic powder, onion powder, and salt.
- Place over medium heat and stir constantly so it doesn’t burn, until it comes to a simmer. Take off the heat.
- Add the chicken on top of bread of your choice and drizzle the sauce on top, serve immediately.
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Notes
- Oh The Sauce! - The shredded chicken itself is nicely flavored with a hint of heat, but the sauce is really the star.
- Serve with pickle chips and white onion for a full Nashville hot experience.
- Warm It Up! Once the sauce starts to cool, it will separate so you need to keep it warmed if you aren’t using it all at once. Just place it back on the stove and whisk until it comes back together.
- Warm Sauce - Once the sauce starts to cool, it will separate, so you must keep it warm if you aren’t using it all at once. Just place it back on the stove and whisk until it comes back together.
- On The Side - I love to have that Nashville hot sauce on the side, so you can add as much or as little of the spicy sauce as you’d like.
Nutrition Information
Calories
318kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
10g
(3%)
Protein
24g
(48%)
Fat
20g
(31%)
Saturated Fat
11g
(55%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
118mg
(39%)
Sodium
428mg
(18%)
Potassium
451mg
(13%)
Fiber
0.2g
(1%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
611IU
(12%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
21mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 318
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 318kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 24g | 48% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 118mg | 39% |
| Sodium | 428mg | 18% |
| Potassium | 451mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 611IU | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 21mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.