This recipe came from DinnerALoveStory.com, one of my favorite blogs. Her site posts a stead stream of simple, healthy, yummy meals along with humorous stories about all kinds of things. Sometimes I’m in too much of a rush to read the stories, and head straight to the recipes, but I try to get back and read the stories when I’ve got a few minutes.
This recipe was simple and delicious, and our family devours sweet potato fries, so I added them as a nice side dish.
Pulled Chicken Sandwiches with Sweet Potato Fries
A simple, fast recipe for pulled chicken sandwiches, served with sweet potato fries
Ingredients
For the sandwiches:
- 1 cup barbecue sauce
- ½ cup cider vinegar
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 lbs Chicken Breasts about 4
- Potato Rolls
For the sweet potato fries
- ~3 sweet potatoes
- 2-3 Tbs Olive oil
- Salt
Instructions
For the sweet potatoes:
- Preheat the oven to 450˚
- Slice the potatoes into ¼ inch stops
- Working in batches, place cut potatoes in a ziplock bag and add some oil
- Close the bag, shake to coat the potatoes
- Spread potatoes on a rimmed baking sheet, sprinkle with salt
- Bake for ~30 minutes, turning occasionally, until browned
For the sandwiches
- While the fries are cooking, get a heavy pot
- Add the bbq sauce, cider vinegar, onion, garlic, bay leaf to pot and mix
- Add the chicken to the pot
- Add 1-2 cups of water to cover the chicken
- Add the bay leaf
- Bring the chicken to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 15-20 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.
- Remove the chicken from the pot and turn up the heat a bit to cook the sauce down some more while you shred the chicken (10 minutes or so)
- Shred the chicken with two forks and return to the sauce
- Serve on the potato rolls with the sweet potato fries