Chicken BBQ sandwich: A bit healthier than red meat, but really delicious!

This chicken bbq sandwich is not completely authentic. In a typical recipe, barbeque chicken is taken off the bone, mixed with sauce and placed on white bread.

This version, created by a chef friend for our restaurant, uses smoked chicken (white or dark), lettuce and tomato and crispy onion strings for a sweet bite, and interesting texture contrast. Basically it's just great.

Also,while this recipe calls for a white hoagie roll, I think this is one bbq recipe where you can go out of the box a bit and gild the lily by using a nice baguette, ciabatta or focaccia.

Recipe:

melted butter or margarine

4 oz. smoked chicken, like this recipe Red leaf lettuce or green leaf lettuce

Sliced tomatoes

Mayonnaise

BBQ sauce (your choice)

Onion strings*

*(unless you want to fry these yourself- in which case they would be delicious, you can use those canned fried onions)

Brush melted butter on the roll, and toast on a griddle or skillet. Spread on mayonnaise.

Top with lettuce and tomatoes, and chicken. Drizzle warm bbq sauce on top and add the onions. EAT.

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