Tiny sandwiches, stuffed with tender, cool, creamy, crunchy slaw and flavorful buffalo chicken are going to be perfect for dinner on a busy night, a quick day snack, as an appetizer on game day, or on your next holiday party spread. What’s not to love about Buffalo chicken? It’s tangy, perfectly spicy, buttery, and ultra tasty. Plus, shredded buffalo chicken is simple to make! While you can make shredded chicken in the crockpot, or boiled chicken breasts, for this recipe I find it easier to sear chicken breasts in a skillet and finish them in the oven before shredding and seasoning them with wing sauce and ranch dressing. If you love Buffalo chicken recipes, be sure to grab my recipe for Crockpot Buffalo Chicken Dip too! And check out all of my other slider recipes: BBQ Chicken Sliders, Cheeseburger Sliders, and Pizza Sliders are fan favorites for game day.
Why You’ll Love This Buffalo Chicken Slider Recipe
Ingredients In Buffalo Chicken Sliders
This is everything you need to make chicken slider sandwiches:
Chicken: A pound of boneless skinless chicken breasts is just enough to make this recipe, and I’ll show you how to cook it quickly on the stove. You can also use shredded chicken you’ve already made, or the meat from a rotisserie chicken. Ranch Dressing: This savory creamy sauce gives the chicken lots of flavor. Bottled ranch is fine, but homemade ranch will be extra delicious. Frank’s Buffalo Sauce: A must for any buffalo-style recipe! This is the hot sauce that makes chicken wings spicy and tangy. Look for the Frank’s bottle that’s labeled “Red Hot Wings – Buffalo“, or use Franks Red Hot Original to make an easy Buffalo Wing Sauce with butter and honey. Be sure not to use the original hot sauce by itself, or your sandwiches will be too spicy! Hawaiian Sweet Rolls: I like the classic sweet Hawaiian rolls in this recipe, but you can try the other varieties of slider-sized rolls too. Sharp Cheddar Cheese: This will be melted over the creamy buffalo chicken. Grate the cheese yourself for the best flavor. Another good option is Monterey jack cheese mixed with mozzarella cheese, or slices of provolone cheese or Swiss cheese. Butter and Italian Seasoning: Hawaiian Roll sliders are best when they’re baked with melted butter brushed on top. A bit of Italian seasoning gives them an extra bit of flavor too. Coleslaw: The crunchy topping for this buffalo sliders recipe is made with bagged coleslaw mix, mayo, fresh lime juice, salt, and pepper. If you’re in a hurry, you can just shred iceberg lettuce instead of making a slaw.
Complete list of ingredients and amounts can be found in the recipe card below.
How To Make Buffalo Chicken Sliders
Start by preheating the oven to 350°F/180°C. Spray or lightly butter a 7×11-inch rimmed baking sheet.
Recipe Tips
Serve with Dip and Celery Sticks! Ranch Dressing or Blue Cheese Dressing are both delicious with Buffalo chicken sliders. Celery and carrot sticks are also the perfect accompaniment, and french fries would be amazing here. Can’t find Hawaiian Rolls? Pick up a package of dinner rolls instead. Look for the kind that are already cooked and stuck together in a rectangular package. A 7×11-inch baking pan is the perfect size for a package of King’s Hawaiian rolls. If you have a standard Pyrex baking dish, it’s probably the right size. You can also bake sliders in a 9×9 pan, you just need to arrange them differently. Use a serrated knife to slice Hawaiian rolls. Since they’re so soft, a regular knife will have a hard time sliding through them without squishing the bread. To adjust the spice level, add more or less buffalo sauce. If I’m not serving this for kids, I like a spicy buffalo sauce. Use any leftover hot sauce to make this easy Buffalo Chicken Pasta dish!
Storing Tips
These sliders are best when you eat them shortly after making them. If you think there will be leftovers, wait to add the slaw. Store the baked buffalo chicken sliders in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 days. When you’re ready to eat them, reheat the sandwiches, and add fresh coleslaw.
What To Serve With Buffalo Chicken Sliders
Having a Party? Chicken Sliders are perfect party food appetizers. Be sure to put out a delicious spread, and include other snacks like homemade Stromboli and my easy Cheeseburger Dip. Make it a Sliders Party! Give your guests some mini sandwich options. You’ll find simple recipes for ham and cheese sliders, pizza sliders, cheeseburger sliders, turkey sliders, and french dip sliders here. Don’t Forget Dessert. After all of these savory snacks, you’ll want something sweet. Make a batch of gooey Carmelitas or an easy old-fashioned Mayonnaise Cake to share. These Buffalo Chicken Sliders are the perfect appetizer for your next party! Save this recipe for the big game, or add it to your dinner menu plan for the week. Don’t forget to Pin it! © Little Sunny Kitchen
