BBQ Chicken Sliders

For a Friday night treat, gather the whānau to devour these pulled chicken sliders! The BBQ chicken pairs perfectly with a zesty corn and stone fruit slaw.

4
20 Minutes

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Ingredients

Pulled chicken

  • 2 teaspoons oil
  • 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
  • 300g-400g chicken breast
  • 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce

Corn and stone fruit slaw

  • 2 cobs fresh corn kernels or 2 cups frozen corn kernels
  • 1/8 cabbage or remaining cabbage, sliced thinly
  • 1 carrot, grated
  • 2 large nectarines, cut into small cubes or thin slices
  • 1 tablespoon sour cream, yoghurt, or mayonnaise
  • 1 teaspoon mustard
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • ½ cup nuts and seeds (if desired)

To serve

  • 8 sliders or buns

Method

  1. Poach chicken breast for about 10 minutes or until cooked, leave to cool slightly and shred using two forks or your fingers if it is cool enough to handle.
  2. Boil corn in a pot to heat through and cook, drain. Combine the slaw ingredients in a large bowl, set aside.
  3. Heat oil in a frying pan on the stove over medium heat. Add smoked paprika and shredded chicken and stir.
  4. Add the barbecue sauce and mix to evenly coat the chicken. Test taste, adding more spice, salt, and pepper, or teaspoonfuls of barbecue sauce.
  5. Toast the buns or heat them in the oven.
  6. To serve, scoop generous spoonfulls of the slaw onto the bottom half of the bun, top with the BBQ chicken and the top half of the bun. Serve any additional slaw on the side.
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