BBQ Chicken Melt, as seen on Food Network Kitchen Live.
Recipe courtesy of Gabriela Rodiles

Open-Face BBQ Chicken Melts

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  • Level: Easy
  • Total: 30 min
  • Active: 30 min
  • Yield: 8 servings
Open-face sandwiches deliver more flavor and more melty cheese. (No top bread getting in the way!) You can feed a crowd with these sandwiches, just like my grandma did with her eight kids!

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
  2. Spread both sides of each slice of bread with 1/2 cup of the mayonnaise, dividing evenly, and place on a baking sheet. Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of black pepper and bake until the bread is crispy and the mayonnaise is starting to bubble up and turn a light golden brown, about 11 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, whisk the ketchup, mustard, 3 tablespoons of the honey, 2 tablespoons of the vinegar, the Worcestershire sauce, 1 teaspoon of the hot sauce, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a generous amount of pepper (10 to 15 grinds) together in a medium bowl until smooth. Reserve 1/4 cup sauce, then fold the chicken into the remaining sauce in bowl and toss to coat well.
  4. Top each piece of bread with a heaping 1/4 cup chicken mixture and about 1/4 cup shredded cheese. Return to the oven and bake until the cheese is melted, chicken is heated through and bread has turned golden brown, 7 to 8 minutes.
  5. Meanwhile, combine the red and green cabbage with the remaining 2 tablespoons mayonnaise, 2 tablespoons vinegar, 1 tablespoon honey and 1 teaspoon hot sauce in another medium bowl. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of black pepper and toss until cabbage is evenly coated.
  6. Drizzle the reserved sauce over the sandwiches and serve with the cabbage slaw and a dill pickle.