Cooked low and slow these Slow Cooker Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwiches are an easy, tasty no fuss weeknight meal that is tempting for the whole family!
So have you seen this trend of the Nashville Hot Chicken yet? KFC got me hooked on the stuff. They had them in their chicken littles and I couldn’t stop buying them! Of course they were hot as heck so I could only consume a little bit at a time, but seriously so so so good.
So I figured I’d jump on the bandwagon and create something around that and twisted it to make these Slow Cooker Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwiches. They are absolutely perfect if you want a fix it and forget it meal for the week or weekend.
It’s a toned down version of the classic, but still has a kick after each and every bite. That is then mellowed by the broccoli slaw and sliced pickles. I mean how can you have Nashville Hot Chicken and NOT have pickles? It’s unheard of right…well at least in my sandwich eating form!
Everything about this recipe is super simple to follow, all you do is mix all the sauce ingredients together and stir and pour over the chicken in the crock pot, cover and set on low for about 4-5 hours and shred.
WHAT INGREDIENTS DO YOU NEED?
- Homemade Slaw
The slaw is even simpler and quicker. I like to use the broccoli slaw because it has a mixture of different textures and flavors but you could absolutely use regular and add in some mayo, apple cider vinegar, sugar and salt and pepper. Give it a toss and top the pulled chicken with that.
To finish these bad boys off you top with some sliced pickles. I found some from Valasic at the store the other day that were sliced and oval and they seemed extra large so I figured they would be absolutely perfect for these Slow Cooker Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwiches and boy were they!
HOW TO MAKE NASHVILLE HOT CHICKEN:
- In bowl whisk together your oil, cayenne pepper, brown sugar, chili powder, garlic powder and smoked paprika, set aside.
- Place 4 chicken breasts in the bottom of a slow cooker, pour sauce over the top and cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours.
- Remove lid and shred your chicken
- Once shredded in small bowl whisk together your water and cornstarch and pour into shredded chicken and stir.Cover and cook on high for about 15 minutes to thicken a little.
- Meanwhile in large bowl mix together all your slaw ingredients.
- Place shredded chicken on bun and top with slaw and pickles.
All the flavors play so well with one another! Whoever created this tasty treat has some delicious ideas brewing in that brain. HA! So run, make now….if your kids are spicy lovers like mine then this sandwich will be perfect!
If you like this recipe you might also like:
- Instant Pot Garlic Brown Sugar Chicken
- Instant Pot Chicken Caesar Sandwiches
- General Tso’s Chicken Sandwiches
Slow Cooker Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwiches
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 3 Tbs cayenne pepper
- 2 Tbs brown sugar
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tso garlic powder
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 2 Tbs water
- 2 Tbs cornstarch
- Pickles
Slaw:
- 1 bag broccoli slaw
- 1/2 cup mayo
- 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 3-4 tsp sugar
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- In bowl whisk together your oil, cayenne pepper, brown sugar, chili powder, garlic powder and smoked paprika, set aside.
- Place 4 chicken breasts in the bottom of a slow cooker, pour sauce over the top and cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours.
- Remove lid and shred your chicken
- Once shredded in small bowl whisk together your water and cornstarch and pour into shredded chicken and stir.
- Cover and cook on high for about 15 minutes to thicken a little.
- Meanwhile in large bowl mix together all your slaw ingredients.
- Place shredded chicken on bun and top with slaw and pickles.
Nutrition
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Lucy Weir
Nice and spicy!
Delicious! Thank you!
Lindsey
This was really fantastic! I did add salt, per other reviewers’ suggestions, but the end product was completely delicious! I served it with pickle slices and a side of potato salad. =)
Matt C.
It was amazing. I just added salt to the chicken the second time i made it and added the spices and brown sugar to an extra tablespoon the second time around. Turned out even more flavorful and delicious.
Tornadough Alli
I’m so happy you enjoyed it, Matt!!
Mary
Great recipe but need to add salt to it for sure!
Laurie
I have never heard of hot Nashville chicken until I came upon this recipe. I tried it and loved it!! Very good.
Tornadough Alli
Yay, I’m so happy you loved it!