The recipe for Blackened Chicken Sandwiches with Alabama BBQ Sauce starts with preparing a tangy and creamy Alabama BBQ sauce. This sauce is made by whisking together mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, black pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and a few dashes of hot sauce, then refrigerating it until it’s time to assemble the sandwiches.
For the blackened chicken, boneless, skinless chicken thighs are cleaned and trimmed before being tossed in oil and blackening seasoning. The chicken is allowed to marinate while the bacon and onions are cooked. The bacon is fried until crispy, and the onions are sautéed in the reserved bacon grease. The chicken is then cooked in the same bacon grease over medium heat until it reaches an internal temperature of 160°F. Each piece of chicken is topped with bacon, sautéed onions, and provolone cheese, and cooked until the cheese melts.
To assemble the sandwiches, the chicken with melted cheese, bacon, and onions is placed on toasted brioche hamburger buns. A generous amount of Alabama BBQ sauce is added to each sandwich, completing the flavorful and satisfying meal. This recipe is versatile and can be cooked using an electric skillet, a Blackstone griddle, or multiple pans.
Blackened Chicken Sandwich with Alabama BBQ Sauce
Ingredients
Alabama BBQ Sauce
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp Worcestershire sauce
- Few dashes of hot sauce
Blackened Chicken Sandwich
- 3 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 2 tbsp oil
- ¼ cup blackening seasoning
- 16 slices of bacon cut in half
- 2 onions sliced
- 8 brioche hamburger buns
- 8 slices provolone cheese
Instructions
- Whisk together all the ingredients for the BBQ sauce in a container.
- Refrigerate until ready to use.
- Clean and trim any skin or fat from the chicken thighs. Add them to a large bowl.
- Toss the chicken with oil and blackening seasoning. Let the chicken marinate while preparing other ingredients.
- Toast the buns and cook the bacon. Reserve a couple of tablespoons of the bacon grease.
- Sauté the onions in the reserved bacon grease until they are soft and caramelized.
- Cook the marinated chicken in the reserved bacon grease over medium heat. Flip the chicken every 45 minutes until it reaches an internal temperature of 160°F.
- Top each piece of chicken with 23 slices of bacon, sautéed onions, and a slice of provolone cheese. Cook until the cheese melts.
- Place the chicken on a toasted bun and top with a generous amount of Alabama BBQ sauce.
- Note: This recipe can be prepared on a large electric skillet like this one https://amzn.to/3UQI8sK or a Blackstone griddle. Multiple pans can also be used if necessary.