Total comfort and a whole lot of flavor! Delicious hot sub sandwich packed with chicken, cheese, and homemade white BBQ sauce.
WHITE BBQ CHICKEN SUB SANDWICH
I’m sitting here, writing about this tasty sub sandwich and stress eating popcorn. Why am I stress eating? Well, today was the first day of back to school for my little guy and it felt like the first day of school ever. You know how hard it is to send your babies to school for the first time and today, I feel like I was reliving it again.
This is a whole new school for us and a whole new process. Today, I was introduced to the car drop-off process and after being able to walk him to class for the last 3 years, it was a little tough on both of us.
I had tears in my eyes as I was driving away after he was asking me to walk with him and I couldn’t, and there are other cars around so it’s not like I can linger and see if he will go in with the teacher. It was just heartbreaking! (Lot’s of tears just remembering his face.)
Now, I’m anxiously waiting for the pick up time and keeping myself busy. May be I’ll go and bake a few cakes while I’m at it. It will be a “first day of school stress” bake off! Lot’s of cakes and everything must go. Or, may be I will just keeping sitting in one spot, stress eating my popcorn…
Whether I keep munching on popcorn or not, I know I will be needing my White BBQ Sub sandwich today. It truly is my favorite sandwich. I have two favorites when it comes to subs and it’s Hot Italian Sub and and White BBQ Chicken Sub.
A local sandwich shop introduced me to it and I fell in love at first bite. I get it at the shop often but I love recreating my favorites at home and just the way I like it. Being able to make what you love at home is always nice and I love being able to share the recipes so other can do it too!
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White BBQ Chicken Subs
Ingredients
- White BBQ Sauce:
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 Tbsp white vinegar
- 1/2 Tbsp fresh cracked white pepper
- 1/2 Tbsp Creole mustard
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 Tbsp sugar
- 2 large garlic cloves pressed
- 2 tsp horseradish
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- Sandwich:
- 14 oz chicken tenders
- 2 Tbsp vegetable oil for cooking
- Salt and pepper
- 2 large shallots sliced
- 1 1/2 cups shredded Monterrey Jack cheese
- 2 French bread subs
- About 1/2 cup white BBQ sauce more for dipping or drizzling
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients for the white BBQ sauce and refrigerate until ready to use.
- Cook chicken tenders in a saute pan with some salt and pepper, until done. Add shallots about half way through cooking the chicken.
- Let chicken tenders cool until it can be handled. Chop chicken and place it in a mixing bowl.
- Add cooked onions, cheese and white BBQ sauce to the chicken. Mix well.
- Slice bread in the middle to stuff it. (Don't cut all the way through.)
- Divide chicken mixture between the subs.
- Sprinkle some more cheese over the top.
- Place subs on a baking sheet and pop them under a broiler until cheese is melted. (Keep an eye on it so it doesn't burn.)
- You can drizzle a little more white BBQ on top and serve right away.
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Sandra Garner says
Hi there! What a great recipe. My husband and I both say it is a keeper and we are ready for more now..:) I am sorry you are stressed about back to school and all of the newness you both have to get used to, but, please know there are soo many of us know how it is and it does get easier although the homework doesn’t…:) Take care and thank you for sharing.
Judy says
How do you add the garlic? Is it left in whole cloves, or diced/minced? I want to make these for our weekly family get together. Thank you!
lyuba says
Hi Judy!
Garlic is pressed for smoother sauce. I will add that to the recipe card 🙂
I hope everyone will like it!!
Reba says
New family favorite! So good! Everybody loved this, even my kids!
Sheera says
This was absolutely delicious! Instead of chicken tenders, I poached a pack of chicken fillets, shredded & coated ’em with the sauce. Divine!
Rima says
How many does this feed?
lyuba says
HI Rima,
This recipe is for 2 subs that are about 8 inches. You can always split each one in two to make 4 smaller ones.
I hope you enjoy it!
Michelle says
The white bbq sauce is amazing! I make a chicken club pasta salad and I’ve been using the sauce for that. It’s perfect for summer! Thanks
lyuba says
Oh that’s wonderful! I’m so glad you like it 🙂
Jo Ann says
I tried this tonight for dinner. They were amazing!! I do have picky eaters and they loved it! Thank you for this awesome recipe!!!
Kendrick says
Great recipe Lyuba,
It looks so so delicious and I think it will be easy to make. I am going to try to cook it tomorrow for my family.
Thank You!
Lyuba says
Thank you, Kendrick! Let me know how it goes 🙂
Leenteesmom says
These look so good, I cannot wait to try… However, I really do not like Horseradish! What are your thoughts on substitutions if I really dont want to add that?
lyuba says
Well, horseradish adds some tang to the sauce. It’s a small amount so you may not taste it but if you are really not liking it, you can just omit it.
I hope you will enjoy the subs!
Kris says
Sautéed red onion, and added cooked bacon to this as well. Doubled all, (but not the sugar) so could make 4 sandwiches. Superb. Will definitely make again.
Lyuba says
Thank you, Kris! That sounds amazing!
Liz says
I just made these tonight. They were so good! My husband really liked them. They are definitely going into our monthly meal rotation. Thank you for the recipe!
Liz says
They taste really good the second day too! We just reheated the sandwiches. It was so good!
Lyuba says
Thank you, Liz! That’s great to hear 🙂
Terrie says
Can you please share your white BBQ sauce recipe, it’s the one sauce I have not tried yet. Thanks bunches 😉
CR says
This was amazing! The only difference was I used thighs instead of tenders because we prefer them. The white BBQ sauce is delicious, so I made extra and we plan using it on burgers over the weekend.
lyuba says
Oh, I bet it was nice with thighs. I love chicken thighs, so juicy and flavorful.
I’m glad you liked the subs!
Thank you, CR 🙂