Description
These Slow Cooker Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwiches are a delightful twist on the classic spicy Southern favorite. Tender chicken breasts simmered in a flavorful blend of hot sauce, brown sugar, and spices until they’re juicy and packed with heat. Serve them on soft buns with pickles for a delicious meal.
Ingredients
Chicken:
- 1.5 lbs chicken breasts
Sauce:
- ½ cup butter
- 8 TB hot sauce
- 8 TB brown sugar
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp salt
Instructions
- Prepare Chicken: Place chicken breasts in the slow cooker.
- Make Sauce: In a saucepan, melt butter and mix in hot sauce, brown sugar, onion powder, garlic powder, and salt. Pour over chicken.
- Cook: Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours or until chicken is tender.
- Shred Chicken: Shred the chicken in the slow cooker using two forks.
- Assemble: Serve the spicy chicken on buns with pickles.
Notes
- You can adjust the amount of hot sauce to suit your spice preference.
- For extra heat, add a pinch of cayenne pepper to the sauce.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 1050mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 31g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
