Description
These Buffalo Chicken Sliders combine tender shredded chicken tossed in spicy buffalo sauce with creamy ranch dressing, all layered between sweet Hawaiian rolls and melty mozzarella cheese. Perfect for game day or any casual gathering, they bake to golden perfection in just 20 minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
Sliders
- 1 (12-ounce) package Hawaiian sweet dinner rolls (such as King’s Hawaiian)
- 3 cups shredded chicken breast
- ¾ cup hot sauce (such as Frank’s RedHot or Frank's Buffalo)
- ¼ cup ranch dressing (Greek-yogurt based preferred)
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided (provolone or Havarti can be used)
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Place a rack in the center of your oven and preheat to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper for easy cleanup.
- Prepare Buns: Without separating the buns at their sides, slice the slider buns horizontally in half. Place the bottom half on the prepared baking sheet.
- Mix Chicken Filling: In a mixing bowl, combine the shredded chicken, buffalo hot sauce, ranch dressing, and garlic powder until well mixed.
- Assemble Sliders: Scatter a small handful of the shredded cheese over the bottom buns. Evenly distribute the buffalo chicken mixture on top, then sprinkle the remaining cheese over the chicken.
- Add Top Buns and Butter: Place the top half of the buns over the cheese and chicken. In a small bowl, mix the melted butter with Italian seasoning and brush this mixture generously over the tops of the buns.
- Bake: Bake the assembled sliders in the oven for 10 to 12 minutes until the cheese is melted and the tops of the buns are golden brown.
- Serve: Remove from oven, let cool for a few minutes, then carefully slice the sliders apart using a serrated knife. Serve warm.
Notes
- Use a serrated knife to neatly slice the sliders after baking without squashing them.
- Substitute ranch dressing with blue cheese dressing for an alternative flavor.
- For a spicier kick, add extra hot sauce to the chicken mixture.
- If preferred, provolone or Havarti cheese makes a great alternative to mozzarella.
- Hawaiian rolls provide a perfect balance of sweetness to the spicy buffalo chicken, but any soft slider buns can be used.
- Leftover sliders can be reheated in the oven wrapped in foil to maintain softness.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slider
- Calories: 254 kcal
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 560 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 16 g
- Fiber: 0.1 g
- Protein: 16 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg
