Description
A comforting Alabama BBQ chicken sandwich featuring crispy chicken tenders, fresh veggies, and a creamy white BBQ sauce, perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6–8 crispy fried chicken tenders
- 3 cups chopped romaine lettuce
- 1/2 cup dill pickles plus a few splashes of brine
- 1/4 cup sliced red onion
- 4 hoagie rolls (soft sesame hoagies preferred)
- 4 tablespoons butter (for toasting rolls)
- 1 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons creamy horseradish
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoons hot sauce
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (or less)
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Whisk together all Alabama white BBQ sauce ingredients in a medium bowl until smooth. Taste and adjust seasoning.
- Warm the crispy chicken tenders in the oven or an air fryer until hot and crispy.
- Split the hoagie rolls and toast them with butter until golden and crisp.
- Layer the chopped romaine lettuce, dill pickles, red onion, and warm chicken on a cutting board.
- Chop everything together until a chopped-salad texture forms.
- Drizzle your prepared BBQ sauce over the mixture, chopping and folding until creamy and well-coated.
- Stuff the chopped mixture into toasted hoagie rolls.
- Serve immediately with an extra drizzle of sauce.
Notes
Make-Ahead: Prepare BBQ sauce a day in advance for better flavor. Leftovers can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich
- Calories: 585
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 1200mg
- Fat: 37g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 24g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 29g
- Cholesterol: 70mg