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6 March 17, 2016 Chicken & Poultry

Brown Sugar Pulled Chicken Sandwiches with Honey Mustard

Brown Sugar Pulled Chicken Sandwiches have the most tender, slightly sweet chicken! The slow cooker makes dinner a breeze for these sliders that are topped with a tangy homemade honey mustard sauce and crispy onion rings. Perfect for dinner, get togethers or game day!

Brown Sugar Pulled Chicken Sandwiches have the most tender, slightly sweet chicken! The slow cooker makes dinner a breeze for these sliders that are topped with a tangy homemade honey mustard sauce and crispy onion rings. Perfect for dinner, get togethers or game day!
Brown Sugar Pulled Chicken Sandwiches have the most tender, slightly sweet chicken! The slow cooker makes dinner a breeze for these sliders that are topped with a tangy homemade honey mustard sauce and crispy onion rings. Perfect for dinner, get togethers or game day!

Brown Sugar Pulled Chicken Sandwiches have the most tender, slightly sweet chicken! The slow cooker makes dinner a breeze for these sliders that are topped with a tangy homemade honey mustard sauce and crispy onion rings. Perfect for dinner, get togethers or game day!

Another holiday season is upon us.

No, time has not magically fast forwarded to Thanksgiving. The glorious season of March Madness! While most of us wouldn’t count this occasion high on the ladder, my husband would beg to differ.

Brown Sugar Pulled Chicken Sandwiches have the most tender, slightly sweet chicken! The slow cooker makes dinner a breeze for these sliders that are topped with a tangy homemade honey mustard sauce and crispy onion rings. Perfect for dinner, get togethers or game day!

What does that mean around our house? That my husband’s attention span is even smaller than it already is. The conversations we hold become even shorter during game time. So that means I have to talk even quicker. But that still doesn’t guarantee he will listen. Selective hearing at it’s finest, people.

But to my family, we live and breathe KU basketball and while I love my Jayhawks, the social gathering is where it’s at. To be more specific, the food spread is where it’s at! Not much has changed since Super Bowl…

Brown Sugar Pulled Chicken Sandwiches have the most tender, slightly sweet chicken! The slow cooker makes dinner a breeze for these sliders that are topped with a tangy homemade honey mustard sauce and crispy onion rings. Perfect for dinner, get togethers or game day!

 So, these teeny sandwiches are my contribution to the holiday season. They are hand held. Perfect for tiny hands. And perfect so you can hold your beer in the other. It is game day, right?

So, these sliders. I have fallen in love with chicken thighs lately. I tried to tell myself that I like the white meat over the dark, but as my love of burgers has grown, so has my love of chicken thighs. It makes the most tender, juiciest shredded chicken along with some killer burgers. The slightly higher fat content helps all that. Don’t be scared to make the swap, chicken thighs are still not that high in fat but the flavor is incomparable!

Brown Sugar Pulled Chicken Sandwiches have the most tender, slightly sweet chicken! The slow cooker makes dinner a breeze for these sliders that are topped with a tangy homemade honey mustard sauce and crispy onion rings. Perfect for dinner, get togethers or game day!

The chicken is thrown in a slow cooker and that is where all the magic happens. Let that baby do all the work for you! Throw in a bit of balsamic vinegar, brown sugar, seasonings and mustard for a bit of spice. As the chicken cooks, it seeps into all the nooks and crannies. When the chicken is done, remove from the slow cooker and shred with two forks and throw the meat back into the pool to soak up all the juices. Perfection.

And then the toppings! Think of it like the party hats for the party. Much needed. We have a homemade honey mustard that is sweet, tangy and has a bit of spice. AND onion rings! Thanks to Farm Rich Onion Rings, we keep these babies light. They are super crunchy and could pass as a restaurant ring.  Minus the greasy fingers that come with their restaurant counterparts.

Now, I call that a winning bite.

Brown Sugar Pulled Chicken Sandwiches have the most tender, slightly sweet chicken! The slow cooker makes dinner a breeze for these sliders that are topped with a tangy homemade honey mustard sauce and crispy onion rings. Perfect for dinner, get togethers or game day!

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Brown Sugar Pulled Chicken Sandwiches with Honey Mustard

Brown Sugar Pulled Chicken Sandwiches have the most tender, slightly sweet chicken! The slow cooker makes dinner a breeze for these sliders that are topped with a tangy homemade honey mustard sauce. Perfect for dinner, get together's or game day!

10 minPrep Time

4 hrCook Time

4 hr, 10 Total Time

Yields 8

Author:

Megan

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Ingredients

  • Chicken:
  • 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
  • 1/4 cup Truvia Brown Sugar (or 1/3 cup regular brown sugar)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
  • 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tablespoon dijon mustard
  • Honey Mustard:
  • 2 tablespoons honey, or more to taste
  • 1/2 cup Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • To Serve:
  • 8 small Farm Rich Onion Rings
  • 8 small slider buns, toasted
  • Shredded Cabbage, if desired

Instructions

  1. Chicken: In a slow cooker, place the chicken thighs then sprinkle with brown sugar, salt, pepper, garlic powder and paprika. In a small bowl, whisk together the vinegar and mustard. Pour over chicken. Place lid on slow cooker and set on low for 4 hours, or until chicken is cooked through.
  2. Remove chicken from slow cooker and shred with two forks. Place meat back into cooker to soak up all the juices. Place slow cooker on warm, or lowest setting, until ready to serve.
  3. Honey Mustard: When ready to serve, in a small bowl, whisk together the honey, dijon mustard and salt until combined.
  4. To Serve: Place meat onto the bottom bun, top with shredded cabbage, onion ring and honey mustard sauce.
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If you make this recipe, make sure to snap a photo and hashtag it #WITHSALTANDWIT. I’d love to see what you are cooking up in your kitchen!

This post is sponsored by the FarmRich. But as always, opinions are my own! Thank you so much for supporting the brands that With Salt and Wit loves!

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Categories: Chicken & Poultry Tags: Brown Sugar, chicken, crock pot, dinner, Easy Meal, game day, healthy, sandwich, Slider, slow cooker, truvia

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  1. Shelley @ Two Healthy Kitchens says

    March 17, 2016 at 8:20 am

    Haha - I loved your comment about our next holiday season! So true! Our whole family just filled out our brackets in preparation for the start of it all! :) And these sandwiches really do look like the perfect food for watching the games - I love the combination of sweet and tangy ... and the glorious, crispy onion ring! Fabulous!
    Reply
    • Meg says

      March 18, 2016 at 1:51 pm

      Glad we aren't the only one! Thanks Shelley!
      Reply
  2. Kimberly @ The Daring Gourmet says

    March 17, 2016 at 3:40 pm

    These look and sound so yummy! I'd love to chomp into one of these for lunch right now!
    Reply
    • Meg says

      March 18, 2016 at 1:28 pm

      Why thank you Kimberly!
      Reply
  3. Karen @ Seasonal Cravings says

    March 17, 2016 at 4:23 pm

    We love brown sugar pulled pork at our house and eat it on a regular basis. It's a slam dunk!
    Reply
    • Meg says

      March 18, 2016 at 1:28 pm

      I have never had that! But now that I have this, I will have to for sure try the pork version! Thanks Karen!
      Reply
  4. Katalina @ Peas & Peonies says

    March 17, 2016 at 6:29 pm

    How much I would love to have one for dinner!
    Reply
    • Meg says

      March 18, 2016 at 1:23 pm

      I would love to share! Thanks Katalina!
      Reply
  5. Nancy | The Bitter Side of Sweet says

    March 17, 2016 at 6:35 pm

    We filled out our brackets and are ready to get watching! These sandwiches would definitely be a great addition to our game day festivities!
    Reply
    • Meg says

      March 18, 2016 at 1:22 pm

      Ugh I am so sad I missed the deadline for filling mine out! We usually have a friendly competition between my husband and I! And thanks Nancy!
      Reply
  6. Becky Hardin | The Cookie Rookie says

    March 17, 2016 at 6:54 pm

    I am so putting this on the dinner menu for next week. YUM
    Reply
    • Meg says

      March 18, 2016 at 1:22 pm

      I love hearing that! THanks girl!
      Reply
  7. Megan Keno says

    March 17, 2016 at 11:44 pm

    These look so amazing! I love the onion ring inside of it!
    Reply
    • Meg says

      March 18, 2016 at 1:21 pm

      Why thank you Megan! That is our favorite part!
      Reply
  8. Renee - Kudos Kitchen says

    March 18, 2016 at 5:26 pm

    My stomach is seriously growling over these! Adding an onion ring to the top is shear genius!
    Reply
  9. CakeSpy says

    March 19, 2016 at 2:56 pm

    OMG. I don't know much, but I know I need these sandwiches. Freaking amazing.
    Reply
    • Meg says

      March 20, 2016 at 6:59 am

      Ha, well why thank you! We enjoyed them!
      Reply
  10. Lucy @ Globe Scoffers says

    March 19, 2016 at 4:21 pm

    Mmm these look seriously yummy. Thanks for sharing. 😀
    Reply
    • Meg says

      March 20, 2016 at 6:59 am

      Oh why thank you!
      Reply

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