Mike's BBQ Chicken Sandwiches. This family-favorite BBQ chicken sandwich filling is a cinch to make. With four small children at home, I need quick yet filling meals. This is a wonderful pulled chicken sandwich with a homemade barbeque sauce.

Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper and place on the grill. Meanwhile, place sandwich buns on a sheet pan. Lightly butter each bun and toast until golden brown. You can have Mike's BBQ Chicken Sandwiches using 26 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Mike's BBQ Chicken Sandwiches

You need of ● For The Sandwiches.
You need 6 (10 oz) of Chicken Breasts [1/4" thick].
It's 2 (12 oz) of Loaves Fresh Baked Ciabatta Bread.
You need 1 lb of Bottle Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce [+ reserves for serving].
You need as needed of Fresh Green Leaf Lettuce [chilled].
You need as needed of Red Onions [thin sliced].
You need as needed of White Onions [thin sliced].
Prepare as needed of Firm Tomato Slices.
It's of ● For The Brine.
You need 4 Cups of Water.
You need 4 Cups of Ice.
It's 1/4 Cup of Salt.
You need 1/4 Cup of Sugar.
It's 2 tbsp of Granulated Garlic Powder.
Prepare 2 tbsp of Granulated Onion Powder.
Prepare 1 tbsp of Fresh Ground Black Pepper.
Prepare of ● For The Options [as needed - chilled].
Prepare of Peperoncini Peppers.
You need of Banana Peppers.
It's of Jalapeño Peppers.
Prepare of Sport Peppers.
It's Slices of Thin Dill Pickle.
You need of Whole Mini Pickles.
It's of Whole Green Olives.
Prepare of Salt & Vinager Potato Chips.
It's of Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce.

Spoon chicken on a toasted sandwich bun, then add sliced onion and pickles. We're making barbecue pulled chicken sandwiches for our backyard party, the perfect dish to grab as you mingle with guests. Chicken thighs are seared until golden, then simmered with beer and an easy homemade BBQ until irresistibly tender. Pulled BBQ Chicken Sandwiches, answering BBQ pangs with less time and less planning.

Mike's BBQ Chicken Sandwiches step by step

Create your brine by boiling all ingredients in the brine section [except for ice] until everything is dissolved. Allow water to cool and add both ice and chicken. Place in fridge in a bowl or large Ziplock Bag for 1 hour..
Trim any fat, butterfly and pound down your chicken breasts until they're equal thickness on all sides..
Remove chicken from brine and grill on high for three minutes on each side. Longer if your chicken pieces are on the thicker side. You'll want to create some char lines on them so try not to lift or peek..
While waiting - gather your sides/options and rinse and slice your vegetables. Refrigerate all. You'll want all sides/options fully chilled..
Place chicken in a disposable pan and add your entire bottle of Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce. Seal tightly with tinfoil..
Bake your bread as per manufactures directions in the top rack. Usually about 10 minutes at 400°..
At the same time as you bake your bread - place your sealed chicken on your lowest oven rack far to one side or the other for 15 minutes while bread is baking on the opposite side. This will add to the moisture and flavor of your chicken..
Stack your sandwiches any way you choose to. [lettuce first tho] with your warmed leftover Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce that's in your pan..
Serve with a salad like my, "Mike's Tangy Garden Fresh Summer Salad." Enjoy!.

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