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Smoky Orange Barbecue Chicken Sandwiches

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil, 1 turn of the pan, plus some for drizzling

  • 1 small onion, chopped

  • 3 chipotle peppers (smoky hot peppers) in adobo sauce, found in cans in Mexican foods section 1/2 cup ketchup, eyeball it

  • 1/4 cup orange juice concentrate

  • 1 orange, zested and cut into wedges, for garnish

  • 1 cup chicken broth

  • 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

  • Vegetable oil, for drizzling

  • Grill seasoning or salt and freshly ground black pepper

  • Romaine lettuce

  • Sliced red onions

  • 4 crusty rolls, split, toasted and buttered

Directions

Pre-heat a grill pan or griddle pan over medium high heat.

Heat a small saucepan over moderate heat. Add oil and onion. Sauté onion in oil for 3 to 5 minutes or until onions are soft. Combine chipotle peppers in adobo, ketchup, orange juice concentrate, orange zest and chicken broth in a blender. Blend on high until sauce is smooth. Pour sauce into saucepan with onion and heat to a bubble. Reduce heat to simmer.

Coat chicken lightly with a drizzle of oil and season breasts with grill seasoning blend or salt and pepper. Grill 5-6 minutes on the first side, turn. Remove 1/2of the barbecue sauce to a small bowl and baste chicken liberally with it. Turn chicken after 4 minutes, coat with sauce again and cook another 2-3 minutes.

To serve sandwiches, slice grilled chicken on an angle and fan out 1 breast on each bun bottom. Spoon remaining sauce from saucepan over the sliced chicken. Serve open faced with the lettuce and red onions setting on bun tops to the side.

Tags:30 Minute Meals, Chicken, Dinner, grains and breads, griddle, Lunch, poultry, rice, sammies, Sandwiches & Subs, undoRS, vegetables, wraps and subs