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Sweet & spicy buffalo chicken nugget subs

Name: Sweet & spicy buffalo chicken nugget subs
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: ¼ white cabbage; 2 tbsp mayonnaise; 2 tbsp yogurt or kefir; 2 tsp white wine vinegar; pinch of celery salt (optional); 16 chicken nuggets; 4 sub or hotdog rolls; small handful of chives finely chopped, to serve; 50g butter; 2 tbsp honey; 1-2 tbsp hot sauce or to taste; 2 tbsp ketchup

Cassie Best

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 15 mins

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Use quality shop-bought chicken nuggets in these moreish sub rolls, or use one of our recipes to make your own. They'll be popular with the whole family

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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¼ white cabbage
2 tbsp mayonnaise
2 tbsp yogurt

or kefir
2 tsp white wine vinegar
pinch of celery salt

(optional)
16 chicken nuggets
4 sub

or hotdog rolls
small handful of chives

finely chopped, to serve

For the buffalo sauce

50g butter
2 tbsp honey
1-2 tbsp hot sauce

or to taste
2 tbsp ketchup

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal626
fat29g
saturates9g
carbs69g
sugars16g
fibre4g
protein19g
salt2.55g

Method

step 1

Shred the white cabbage using a vegetable peeler, or thinly slice using a knife. Toss with the mayo, yogurt, vinegar and a pinch of celery salt (or use regular salt).
step 2

To make the buffalo sauce, melt the butter, honey, hot sauce and ketchup together in a saucepan until smooth and glossy.
step 3

Cook the chicken nuggets following pack instructions, then toss with the buffalo sauce.
step 4

Split the rolls lengthways. Fill each with a little of the slaw, then line up 4 nuggets in each roll. Sprinkle over the chives and serve straightaway.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2026

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