Pulled Chicken Sloppy Joes (Sloppy Chickens)

Chef John's Sloppy Chickens are a cross between pulled pork sandwiches and the classic, cafeteria-favorite Sloppy Joes, except they're way easier and take almost no effort.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 40 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins
• Calories: 847 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar, or to taste
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt, or to taste
• 2 tablespoons thinly sliced green onions
• 1 tablespoon hot sauce, or to taste
• 4 medium hamburger buns - split, toasted and buttered
• 0.5 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 0.5 large yellow onion, diced
• 0.75 cup ketchup
• 0.5 cup diced jalapeño pepper

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Add vegetable oil to a saucepan, and then add (in this order) garlic, yellow onion, brown sugar, kosher salt, black pepper, cayenne, chicken thighs, ketchup, Dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce.

Step 2

Place over high heat and wait until you can hear the garlic sizzling in the bottom of the pan, about 30 seconds. Let garlic sizzle for about 30 seconds before adding the water. Stir everything together and wait for the mixture to boil.

Step 3

Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, until the chicken falls apart, about 1 1/2 hours.

Step 4

Stir in the green onions and peppers and cook until the peppers just turn tender, 3 to 5 minutes more. Taste for seasoning.

Step 5

Remove from heat and serve on toasted hamburger buns.