Slammin’ Secret Sauce Chicken Sandwiches
with Scallion Cabbage Slaw
- Eggs
- Wheat
Tonight's installment of “name that chicken sandwich’ is a slam dunk. BBQ-seasoned chicken is topped with our secret sauce, and served with a scallion cabbage slaw on the side. Ready to guess those secret ingredients? Spoiler alert: it involves pickles. That’s all we’ll share for now, you’ll have to wait until this one lands at your door. Trust us, you’ll want to make this sauce over and over again.
Ingredients
1 unit
Sliced Dill Pickle
1 unit
Frank's Hot Sauce
2 tablespoon
Sour Cream
5 teaspoon
White Wine Vinegar
2 tablespoon
Mayonnaise
(Contains: Eggs)
2 unit
Brioche Buns
(Contains: Wheat)
4 ounce
Shredded Red Cabbage
1 tablespoon
Sweet and Smoky BBQ Seasoning
10 ounce
Chicken Cutlets
2 unit
Scallions
Not included in your delivery
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry produce. • Trim and thinly slice scallions. Finely chop a few pickle slices until you have 1 tsp (2 tsp for 4 servings). • In a medium bowl, combine scallions, sour cream, half the vinegar (all for 4), 1½ tsp sugar (3 tsp for 4), and a dash or two of Frank’s Hot Sauce (save the rest for step 3). Add cabbage and toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper.
• Pat chicken* dry with paper towels. Place between two large pieces of plastic wrap. Pound with a mallet or heavy-bottomed pan until about 1⁄3 inch thick. Season with salt and pepper, then rub all over with BBQ Seasoning. • Heat a large drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until browned and cooked through, 3-4 minutes per side.
• While chicken cooks, halve and toast buns until golden; spread cut sides with 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings). • In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, chopped pickle, ¼ tsp sugar (½ tsp for 4), and as much remaining Frank’s Hot Sauce as you like. TIP: Start with half the remaining hot sauce, then taste and add more from there if you like things spicy.
• Spread bottom buns with secret sauce. Fill buns with chicken and as much sliced pickle as you like. • Divide sandwiches and slaw between plates. Serve.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the tangy secret sauce and BBQ-seasoned chicken, with crunchy pickles adding a perfect touch.
- Ease of prep: Quick and easy to make, with clear instructions; some found pounding the chicken helpful for even cooking.
- Suggestions: Consider adding the slaw to the sandwich for extra crunch; try grilling the chicken for enhanced flavor.
- Portions: Some felt it needed a more substantial side dish like potato wedges to make it a complete meal.
- Texture: A few found the chicken slightly tough; consider marinating or tenderizing for extra juiciness.
Reviews from our home cooks
It's absolutely delicious! This meal quickly became one of our favorite chicken sandwich experiences. The chicken was juicy and flavorful, perfectly complemented by the tangy, crisp scallion cabbage slaw. Every bite had a wonderful balance of textures and tastes, making it truly memorable. We're already looking forward to having this meal again-it's a standout that we highly recommend!
These were so amazing!! Loved the 'secret sauce' and the BBQ rub for the sandwiches. Wasn't a huge fan of the cabbage slaw as a side - ended up adding it to the sandwich. I know you are probably trying to keep calories down but fries (jicama or sweet potato maybe?) would be a better option IMO
So, so good! The chicken, the sauce, the pickles, the bun, literally everything about this sandwich was delicious! BUT that scallion cabbage slaw was the real star here! Can't wait to make that again, what fabulous flavors!
I liked the sauce for the sandwiches and the buns were great. I loved the idea of buttering them. I wouldn't have thought to do that. The slaw wasn't very good and the cabbage would have been better if it was chopped finer. I really disliked the seasoning for the chicken. Also the cutlets were already thin and did not need to be pounded thinner.
The flavors of the sauce, pickles and chicken were really good together. The cabbage slaw complemented the sandwich well.
I would marinate slaw for a while ahead of time. Red cabbage, especially, had a very earth taste that overpowers the sauce without marinating. The chicken sandwiches were wonderful.
The cabbage slaw was much better than I expected it to be. It was the perfect combination with the chicken sandwich and pretty healthy.
Unbelievably tasty chicken sandwich with sauce and buttery crisp bun. Slaw should be a topping for sure, adds a crunchy tangy flavorful balance. Strange as a side though, it's vinegary and not complete like cole slaw, feels like several ingredients missing.
Cabbage slaw is the best from HF we've had. This was a great easy meal. We did opt to bake the chicken in the oven at 425 for 22 minutes so the house stayed cooler.
Great recipe I honestly loved the special sauce and the seasoned chicken. This was easy to make and quite delicious and I loved this variation on slaw too.
