Slow Cooker Shredded Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwiches

Nashville Shredded Hot Chicken Sandwich on a cutting board with a slow cooker, green beans, and fries in the background.

Slow Cooker Shredded Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwiches

Sandwiches with tender shredded chicken smothered in a spicy Nashville hot sauce served over sandwich buns, with pickles and onions.

Course Appetizers, Main Dishes

Cuisine American

Keyword Hot Nashville Chicken, Hot Nashville Chicken Sandwiches, Nashville Chicken

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 6

Total Time 6 5

Servings

Calories 318kcal

Author Michele @ Flavor Mosaic

Equipment

1 slow cooker

Ingredients

For The Chicken

2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 tablespoons light brown sugar packed
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons unsalted butter thinly sliced

Nashville Hot Chicken Sauce

8 tablespoons unsalted butter
4 tablespoons light brown sugar packed
1 & ½ teaspoons cayenne pepper
¾ teaspoon garlic powder
¾ teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon salt

Instructions

Spray the body of a 6 or 8-quart slow cooker with cooking spray.
Add the chicken breasts to the bottom of the slow cooker.
Sprinkle the brown sugar, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne, and salt all over the chicken.
Add the slices of butter on top.
Cook for 5-6 hours on low or 3-4 hours on high.
Shred the chicken with two forks in the slow cooker and mix with the juices. Keep warm while you make the sauce.
In a small saucepot, add the butter, brown sugar, cayenne, garlic powder, onion powder, and salt.
Place over medium heat and stir constantly so it doesn’t burn, until it comes to a simmer. Take off the heat.
Add the chicken on top of bread of your choice and drizzle the sauce on top, serve immediately.

Notes

Oh The Sauce! - The shredded chicken itself is nicely flavored with a hint of heat, but the sauce is really the star.

Serve with pickle chips and white onion for a full Nashville hot experience.

Warm It Up! Once the sauce starts to cool, it will separate so you need to keep it warmed if you aren’t using it all at once. Just place it back on the stove and whisk until it comes back together.

Warm Sauce - Once the sauce starts to cool, it will separate, so you must keep it warm if you aren’t using it all at once. Just place it back on the stove and whisk until it comes back together.

On The Side - I love to have that Nashville hot sauce on the side, so you can add as much or as little of the spicy sauce as you’d like.

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