Grilled pulled chicken sandwich with melted cheese and barbecue sauce.
If you love crisp, golden sandwiches with plenty of melted cheese and a juicy filling, you need to try this grilled pulled chicken sandwich with cheese and barbecue sauce. It is messy, juicy and packed with flavour – exactly as a really good hot sandwich should be.
Here, the spiced pulled chicken is tossed in a frying pan with onion and barbecue sauce, which makes the meat extra juicy and gives it even more flavour. It then goes into good white bread together with two kinds of cheese, which melt together into the creamiest filling. The sandwiches are grilled over a good high heat until the bread is crisp and golden and the cheese has melted. You can use either a panini press or a griddle pan. If you use a griddle pan, it is worth giving the sandwiches a couple of minutes in the oven at the end if the cheese needs a final push to melt completely.
It is the perfect recipe if you have leftover pulled chicken, but you can just as easily use poached chicken breast, pulled apart with two forks and tossed with barbecue sauce, onion and perhaps a few extra spices for even more flavour.
Serve the sandwiches for lunch or as an easy dinner with crispy chips, coleslaw or a fresh, crunchy salad. An easy everyday favourite that is both filling and impressive.
Grilled pulled chicken sandwich with cheese and BBQ sauce
Ingredients
- 1 red onion, cut into strips
- 260 g pulled chicken – click here for the recipe
- 3-4 tbsp BBQ sauce – click here for the recipe
- 1 handful parsley, finely chopped
- 4 slices white bread
- 4 slices havarti cheese
- 75 g aged havarti, sliced
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- Oil
Method
- Heat a splash of oil in a frying pan and fry the onion until soft and translucent.
- Add the pulled chicken and BBQ sauce and heat through thoroughly, then stir in the parsley at the end. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper.
- Divide the havarti slices between two of the slices of bread and top with the pulled chicken. Lay the aged havarti on top and close each sandwich with the remaining two slices of bread.
- Grill the sandwiches over a good high heat until golden on both sides and the cheese has melted. Brush the bread with a little oil if needed.
- Serve straight away, while the cheese is still beautifully melted.
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