Turkey BBQ Sandwiches

Slow-cooked turkey legs simmer in a tangy sauce all day before being shredded to make a budget-friendly yet tasty barbecue filling for sandwiches. Serve on buns and top with coleslaw.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 8 hr
• Total Time: 8 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 279 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons ketchup
• 1 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 tablespoon liquid smoke flavoring
• 2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 2 turkey legs without skin
• 0.5 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 0.25 cup prepared yellow mustard

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Spray the inside of a slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray, and place the turkey legs into the cooker. In a bowl, mix together the brown sugar, yellow mustard, smoke flavoring, ketchup, cider vinegar, hot pepper sauce, salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes until the sugar has dissolved. Pour the mixture over the turkey legs.

Step 2

Cover the cooker, set to Low, and cook 8 to 10 hours. Remove the turkey legs from the cooker, separate meat from bones and tendons, and shred the meat; return the meat to the sauce for serving.