Just so you know, I love using a crock-pot for a variety of recipes but I also enjoy a barbecue sandwich that’s finished and on the table in a little over an hour! In addition, I know many of you don’t have a crock-pot. This dreamy pulled chicken sandwich is so tender and extremely flavorful. I’ve trimmed the fat and calories by making the coleslaw with a skinny dressing and using a 100 calorie, fiber-rich, sandwich thin for the bun. The skinny for 1 sandwich, 362 calories, 6 grams of fat, and 10 Blue WW Freestyle SmartPoints and 12 Green. If you’re not looking to feed a crowd just cut this recipe in half. One thing I know for sure, it’s really, really delicious!
Ingredients
Ingredients for Chicken:
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 large onion, thinly sliced
- 1 (18 oz) bottle of Sweet Baby Ray’s Honey Barbecue sauce or your favorite
Ingredients for Coleslaw:
- 6 cups shredded white cabbage, 1 (10 oz) bag
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- ¾ cup scallions, chopped
- 4 tablespoons light mayonnaise, I like Best Foods (Hellman’s) Light
- 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
- 2½ tablespoons spicy brown mustard or yellow mustard
- 1 tablespoon honey
- ¼ teaspoon prepared white horseradish
- 2 packages Oroweat’s Honey Wheat Sandwich Thins, see shopping tips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Place chicken breasts in a roasting pan or rectangular Pyrex baking dish. Arrange sliced onions over the chicken, then pour the barbecue sauce over top, reserving 1 cup for later. Cover the baking dish/pan tightly with foil and place in the oven. Cook chicken for 1 hour, remove foil and cook for about 10 minutes longer until chicken is fork-tender.
- In the meantime, prepare the coleslaw-In a large bowl add the cabbage, carrots, and scallions. In a small bowl mix together the dressing ingredients. Refrigerate the coleslaw and dressing separately until ready to serve. Don’t toss until serving to keep coleslaw crisp and crunchy, not soggy.
- Remove the chicken to a plate or cutting board. Using two forks, pull the chicken breasts apart to shred the meat. Place the shredded chicken back in the pan, add the reserved 1 cup barbecue sauce and toss the chicken well to thoroughly coat in the sauce that’s remaining in the pan.
- Serve the pulled chicken warm. Place on the bottom of each sandwich thin ½ cup barbecue shredded chicken. Add onion, ¾ cup slaw, and top with sandwich thin.
- If you have any leftovers, the shredded chicken freezes great. You can use leftover chicken to stuff a baked potato or add to a salad. Plus, this recipe can easily be cut in half!
Notes
Makes 12 servings (each serving ½ cup shredded chicken and ¾ cup coleslaw)
Shopping Tips
Oroweat Honey Wheat Sandwich Thins can be found in most large supermarkets. One sandwich thin has 140 calories, 2g fat, and 4g fiber. They come in several flavors with the same nutrition facts. Several brands are available so if you can’t find Oroweat, use one of the other brands.
WW Freestyle SmartPoints 10-Blue
WW SmartPoints 12-Green
WW POINTS PLUS 9
| SKINNY FACTS: for 1 sandwich (each serving ½ cup shredded chicken and ¾ cup coleslaw) 362 calories, 6g fat, 2g sat. fat, 44mg chol, 24g protein, 57g carbs, 6g fiber, 754mg sodium, 26g sugar |
| FACTS: for Freestyle SmartPoints 239 calories, 1g sat. fat, 6g protein, 23g sugar |
Skinny Facts
Serving: 1sandwichCalories: 362kcalCarbohydrates: 57gProtein: 24gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 44mgSodium: 754mgFiber: 6gSugar: 26gBlue Smart Points: 10Green Smart Points: 12Plus Points: 9
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