Quick BBQ Chicken Sandwiches
with Smoked Paprika Mayo & Lime Slaw
- Soy
- Eggs
- Milk
- Wheat
Evoke your favorite summertime memories—the smell of barbecue wafting through the warm evening air, crickets chirping, the sound of kids playing outdoors—with this delicious sandwich that’s ready in just 10 minutes. Slather juicy, fully cooked chicken with rich BBQ sauce and tuck into a soft brioche bun spread with smoky paprika mayo. Top with tangy cabbage slaw and fresh tomatoes for color and crunch, and enjoy the cookout vibe!
Ingredients
8.6 ounce
Fully Cooked Chicken Breasts
1 unit
Lime
1 unit
Tomato
2 unit
Brioche Buns
(Contains: Soy, Eggs, Milk, Wheat)
4 tablespoon
BBQ Sauce
4 ounce
Shredded Red Cabbage
2 tablespoon
Mayonnaise
(Contains: Eggs)
1 teaspoon
Hot Smoked Paprika
Not included in your delivery
1 tablespoon
Olive Oil
1 teaspoon
Sugar
Salt
Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry produce. Pat chicken dry with paper towels. Halve lime. Thinly slice tomato into rounds.
• Halve and toast buns. While buns are toasting, combine chicken, BBQ sauce, and a pinch of salt and pepper in a medium microwave-safe bowl. Cover with plastic wrap; microwave until warmed through, 45-60 seconds (1-2 minutes for 4 servings).
• In a second medium bowl, combine cabbage, juice from lime, 1 tsp sugar, a large drizzle of olive oil, and a pinch of salt and pepper (juice from two limes and 2 tsp sugar for 4 servings). Toss to combine.
• In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, half the smoked paprika (all for 4 servings), a drizzle of olive oil, and a pinch of salt.
• Spread smoked paprika mayo on cut sides of each top bun; fill buns with as much slaw and tomato as you like. Top with BBQ chicken and close sandwiches. Serve with any remaining slaw and tomato on the side.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many enjoyed the taste, though some found the chicken bland. The BBQ sauce and slaw added welcome flavor to the sandwich.
- Ease of prep: Customers loved how quick and easy this meal was to prepare, perfect for busy nights or a fast lunch.
- Suggestions: Consider shredding or slicing the chicken for better texture and flavor distribution. Adding cheese or pickles could boost flavor.
- Texture: Some found the pre-cooked chicken rubbery or tough; slicing thinly or shredding may help improve the mouthfeel.
- Slaw: The lime cabbage slaw was divisive; while many enjoyed it, others suggested adding sour cream or more ingredients for depth.
Reviews from our home cooks
This was a perfect quick meal item for our house. We put a little butter on the buns when toasting them (out of habit) which added additional flavor, though the recipe as stated was great. I would get this again and again.
I decided to slice the chicken into strips. Made sandwich more tasty since barbecue flavors were distributed throughout the slices rather than having a hunk of meat on my bun.
Quick and easy fix for dinner when you don't have time to cook a "from scratch" full meal after work. Good ingredients and tasty.
This was super-simple and still made for a very good meal--especially love the slaw, with some scallions added in!
There was so much meat on each sandwich! That may be a good thing for some people. The cabbage salad was a bit off but I ate it.
This one was so fast I stayed in the kitchen longer drinking wine and pretending it was harder
This was good and I liked that it was so fast to make without much cooking. I also like the textures of the toasted bun and cabbage. It needed.... something. A slice of cheddar? A more flavorful sauce? The mayo wasn't quite enough flavor depth for me.
It was a great recipe and I loved having fully cooked chicken, but the texture of my chicken breast was a little rubbery. Maybe that's just a trade off for it being precooked?
I suggest you shred or at least cut up chicken breast prior to microwaving with sauce. When they are whole they are horrible texture wise but cut it up like pulled pork and it's much better.
Good for a lunch option. I made it into a dinner by adding potatoes from the air-fryer
