Slow Cooker Chicken Banh Mi Vietnamese Sandwiches

These Slow Cooker Chicken Banh Mi Vietnamese Submarine Sandwiches are not only easy, they are also healthy, loaded with fresh veggies and herbs, full of flavor and Weight Watchers friendly @ 8 WW points on my plan. You can click HERE to find out how many WW points this recipe is on your plan!

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• 🥘 Ingredients
• 💭Chicken Banh Mi Calories
• 🔢WW Points
• 💭 Top tip
• 🎥 Video
• 💭What is Lemongrass?
• 👪 Serving Size
• 🌡️Storage
• 🥪What is a Banh Mi Sandwich?
• ⭐ REVIEWS
• 🥪Slow Cooker Chicken Banh Mi Vietnamese Sandwiches
• 📋 More WW Slow Cooker Recipes!

🥘 Ingredients

For this banh mi recipe with chicken, you'll need:

• chicken breast
• onion
• garlic
• ginger (fresh)
• lemon grass (can substitute dried but use half the amount)
• agave (can substitute honey, but use double the amount)
• soy sauce
• fish sauce
• rice vinegar
• cilantro
• mint
• cucumber
• carrots
• radishes
• white granulated sugar
• sriracha mayonnaise *you can mix sriracha sauce and mayonnaise together
• sub buns
• lime

• see recipe card for quantities

💭Chicken Banh Mi Calories

Although banh mi subs are usually made with pork, chicken is also a great option. It's not only lean, it's low calorie and 0 (zero) points on the Weight Watchers plan for many people. Personally, I could never get sick of chicken because it's like the blank canvas of the meat world. There's so much you can do with chicken and it takes on the flavor of the whatever it's cooked with. And in a slow cooker, chicken has hours to absorb all those delicious flavors.

The only reason this sandwich is this high in points and calories (399) is because of the bun and sriracha mayonnaise (depending on the brand you buy or whether you simply mix a low-fat mayonnaise with sriracha sauce). If you can find a submarine bun that's lower points you can bring down the points even further.

🔢WW Points

This healthy Vietnamese sub is Weight Watchers friendly @ 8 WW points on my plan. You can click HERE to find out how many WW points this recipe is on your plan!

💭 Top tip

Shred chicken in your mixer

I recently discovered the very best and easiest way to shred chicken is in your kitchen aid mixer/or with a hand mixer! This is a game changer. I can't believe how much time I have wasted shredding chicken (and other meat) with forks!

🎥 Video

 Video: How to shred chicken with a mixer

 I also use this food hack when I'm making my No Cook Buffalo Pulled Chicken Sandwich (with rotisserie chicken), my Slow Cooker Beef on a Bun  and my Slow Cooker Pulled Pork on a Bun or any recipe that calls for shredded meat.

💭What is Lemongrass?

If you've never had lemongrass before, it's best described as citrusy, but tastes like a mix of lemon and mint. Popular in Vietnamese cooking
and a common ingredient in Vietnamese subs, lemongrass lends a unique and complex flavor to this banh mi dish. And although the taste of
lemongrass is mild and doesn't overpower, it adds a welcomes tang (minus the bitterness of lemon.)  

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Kuma from Pixabay
 

I grew lemongrass for the first time this year and I couldn't think of a better use for it than in this lemongrass slow cooker banh mi!
But remember, if you are using fresh lemongrass, only the bottom third, which is the tender part of lemon grass, is
actually edible. You can read more about lemongrass HERE.  I recognize that fresh lemongrass is harder to find during colder months
than the other herbs (mint and cilantro) in this recipe,  but you can get it at most Asian supermarkets (T&T in Calgary) all year 'round.  However, you can also substitute dried lemongrass. (but you'll want to use substantially less/about ½ the amount called for.)  You can read more about substituting dried lemongrass HERE.

Making your own Vietnamese Submarine Sandwiches at home is really satisfying. The beauty of this recipe is that your meat cooks in the crockpot while you go about your business. In the end, you get a delicious AND healthy food truck quality sandwich for dinner!

👪 Serving Size

This recipe makes 6 sandwiches. The sandwiches are quite large, so you could even have half of one. You can half, double or triple the recipe by simply clicking on the blue serving number and selecting the number of servings you'd like. The ingredient quantities will automatically adjust.

🌡️Storage

Store this banh mi chicken sandwich in the fridge for up to 3 days in sealed containers in the fridge. You'll need to store the toppings separately from the chicken. The buns can be stored separately at room temperature. The ingredients do not stand up to freezing.

🥪What is a Banh Mi Sandwich?

In Vietnamese Banh Mi means ‘bread’, referring to a type of baguette which is often split lengthwise and filled with various savory ingredients such as cucumber, carrot, daikon radishes, mint and cilantro. Apparently, the baguette was introduced to Vietnam in the mid–19th century. It became a staple food by the early 20th century, eventually evolving into well-loved street food popularized in North America. If you are interested in learning more about the history of the banh mi sandwich, click HERE.

If you love banh mi flavors, then give my other banh mi recipes a try! These Banh Mi Devilled Eggs  are a scrumptious twist on an old favorite!

And my healthy Banh Mi Turkey Hot Dogs  recipe makes plain old hot dogs, fresh, healthy and fun!

So if you are looking to get your Vietnamese sub fix at home, in a healthy, easy, delicious and Weight Watchers friendly way, then give these Slow Cooker Chicken Banh Mi Vietnamese Subs a try!

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📋 More WW Slow Cooker Recipes!

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