This Nashville Hot Chicken Meatball Sandwich is sweet, spicy, and full of flavor. This meal also takes less than 30 minutes to prepare and is hearty and satisfying.
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Nashville Hot Chicken Meatball Sandwich
I knew I could make a quick weeknight dinner for my family in no time. Since my family enjoys spicy food, I chose the chicken meatballs with plans to make this Nashville Hot Chicken Meatball Sandwich.
If you’re not familiar with ‘Hot Nashville Chicken’, you are in for a flavor bonanza! ‘Hot Nashville Chicken’ is fried chicken covered in a hot and spicy sauce. It’s an iconic specialty of Nashville, TN. Typically, the sauce is sweetened with honey and gets the heat from cayenne pepper and hot sauce.
I opted not to fry my meatballs since Cooked Perfect Meatballs are already flame-broiled to sear in the flavor. Instead, I went for a simple approach. I heated them in a saucepan with the delectable Hot Nashville Chicken Sauce. Leaving off the frying step saved a lot of time, not to mention calories and fat as well.
To add a cool, crunchy element to my hoagie-style sandwich I made my favorite Tangy Vinegar Based Slaw. For a creamy element, I mixed a little mayonnaise with the Nashville Hot Chicken Sauce. This just may be the perfect sandwich!
Nashville Hot Chicken Meatball Sandwich
Ingredients
For the sauce
- 6 tablespoons butter salted or unsalted
- 2 tablespoons hot sauce
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper For the slaw
- 1/4 head cabbage about 3 cups, sliced thin
- 1/3 cup white wine vinegar apple cider vinegar may be substituted
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt optional
- 1 teaspoon black pepper freshly ground
- 2 teaspoon celery seed
For the Sandwich
- meatballs
- hoagie buns
- green onions sliced thin
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
Instructions
For the sauce
- Combine the butter, hot sauce, honey and brown sugar in a small saucepot over high heat.
- Stirring constantly, bring to a boil and cook until the brown sugar melts, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Remove from the heat, mix in the cayenne, garlic powder, paprika, salt, and pepper, and stir until smooth.
- Remove and reserve 3 tablespoons of sauce.
- Reduce heat to medium-low and add meatballs to sauce.
- Simmer until meatballs are heated through, about 5 minutes.For the slaw
- In a small bowl, whisk vinegar, sugar, olive oil, salt, pepper, and celery seed.
- Pour mixture over sliced cabbage and toss.
- Refrigerate until ready to use.
For the sandwich
- Toast the hoagie rolls
- Mix 3 tables sauce with 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- Add mayo to the bun
- Top with meatballs, slaw, and sliced green onions
- Serve
Notes
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Melissa Griffiths says
This sounds like one tasty, spicy little sandwich! Yum!
Karin says
These sound amazing and look amazing! But is it two tbsps or two cups hot sauce? Thanks for the great recipes!
Paula says
2 tablespoons! I first used 1/4 cup and it about blew our heads off! That’s why that ‘cup’ was in there. I corrected it thank you!!