Nashville hot loose chicken sandwich
recipe added: Sep 21, 2026
Instructions for 1 sandwich with enough meat for 4 or 5 sandwiches
15 minutes
15 minutes
30 minutes
Ingredients:
Nashville hot paste- 2 tablespoons cayenne pepper powder
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon MSG (optional)
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
- 1 pound ground chicken (or turkey or beef)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 3⁄4 cup chicken broth or water
- 1 soft white potato bun
- around a quarter of the Nashville hot loose chicken (from above)
- 1 Muenster, provolone, mozzarella, or white American cheese slice
- pickle slices
Directions:
Nashville hot paste: make the Nashville hot paste by combining cayenne pepper powder, brown sugar, garlic powder, MSG, and oil in a small bowl. Set aside until later.
Loose chicken: add oil to a medium pan over medium-high heat. When the oil is shimmering, add chicken, season with salt and black pepper, and cook for about 5 or 6 minutes, using a spatula, potato masher, or other utensil to break up the ground chicken into smaller pieces.
After 5 or 6 minutes, when the meat is almost cooked, add flour and stir it into the chicken. Cook for about 1 minute and then add chicken broth and cook for 5 minutes while the liquid reduces.
When the liquid is reduced a bit, stir in the Nashville hot paste and cook for 2 to 3 minutes until everything is warmed through. Store in a sealed container in the fridge if not making a sandwich immediately.
Sandwich assembly: when it is time to make a sandwich, warm about a quarter of the chicken in the microwave or in a small pan over medium-low heat. While the meat is warming, toast a hamburger bun.
Add the warmed chicken to the bottom bun and top with a slice of cheese. You can broil the exposed chicken and cheese if you would like to melt the cheese, but it should melt a little with the warm chicken and bun.
Top the cheese with slices of pickles and serve.