BBQ Chicken and Cheese Sandwiches

An easy sandwich loaded with flavors of the southwest.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 4  slices bacon, cut in half crosswise
• 4  boneless skinless chicken breast halves, trimmed
•  salt and pepper
• 1  cup barbecue sauce (Sweet Baby Ray)
• 1  chipotle chile, minced
• 1⁄4 cup water
• 4  large  buns or 4  large  French rolls, split in half
• 1 1⁄2 cups  shredded  Mexican blend cheese or 1 1⁄2 cups cheddar cheese or 1 1⁄2 cups  longhorn cheese
•  green onion, sliced thin

Directions

1. Adjust oven rack to upper-middle position and heat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Fry bacon in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until crispy, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a large paper towel-lined plate and pour off all but 1 tablespoon fat.
3. Pat chicken dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Cook chicken in bacon fat until browned on one side, about 4 minutes.
4. Flip chicken and add barbecue sauce, chile and water. Cover, reduce heat to medium, and simmer until chicken is cooked through and sauce is slightly thickened, about 8 minutes. Remove chicken from skillet and slice crosswise into 1/4-inch pieces.
5. Arrange buns cut side up on baking sheet. Divide chicken among bottom halves of rolls and top with sauce, cheese, bacon and green onions. Bake open-faced sandwiches in oven until cheese melts and buns are golden brown, about 4 minutes.
6. Top each sandwich with toasted roll top. Serve.