Barbecue Pulled Chicken With Marinated Cucumbers

Submitted by ratherbeswimmin

"From Cooking Light."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 16
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• Chicken

• 1⁄4 cup light brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon paprika
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 cup thinly sliced onion
• 1 cup fat-free low-sodium chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

• Cucumbers

• 1⁄4 cup cider vinegar
• 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cucumber, peeled and sliced

• Remaining ingredient

• 4 hamburger buns

directions

1. To make the chicken: combine the first 6 ingredients; rub surface of chicken with brown sugar mixture.
2. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over med-high heat.
3. Add in chicken; cook 2 minutes on each side; remove chicken from skillet and set aside.
4. Add onion to skillet; stir/saute 2 minutes or until tender.
5. Return chicken to pan; add in broth.
6. Bring to a boil, cover, lower heat, and simmer 30 minutes or until chicken is done.
7. Remove chicken from pan; shred with 2 forks.
8. Return chicken to pan; bring to a boil, lower heat, and simmer uncovered for 15 minutes or until liquid evaporates.
9. Stir in balsamic vinegar.
10. To make the cucumbers: combine cider vinegar and the next 3 ingredients in a large zip-lock plastic bag; seal and marinate in the refrigerator for 10 minutes.
11. Remove cucumbers from bag; discard marinade.
12. Spoon 1 cup chicken mixture onto bottom half of each bun.
13. Top each with 1/4 cup cucumber mixture and top half of bun.

Reviews

[bwitten]

OMG I have been looking for this recipe for years. I tried it from the magazine long ago and it was amazing. The cucumbers definitely put it over the top. Over the years and after we moved i could not find the recipe or the magazine, i was bummed. i even went to the CL website to search for it with no luck. thank you, thank you i won't lose it this time.

 

[Julie F-K]

Delicious ! I didn't make the cucumbers, but will try that next time. The only thing I did different was add to regular bottled BBQ sauce at the end to guarantee the BBQ flavor