Buffalo Chicken Sliders Recipe (Quick, Easy And Super Tasty)
Buffalo chicken sliders are a super easy sandwich recipe that everyone will LOVE. Just add your favorite sides - slaw, wings, wedges and corn cobs.
Why You'll LOVE These Buffalo Chicken Sliders
Delicious Flavor - our Buffalo Chicken Sliders are packed with bold and spicy flavors. The mouthwatering combo of tender chicken, tangy buffalo sauce, and creamy Ranch dressing is sure to satisfy the whole family.
Versatile - you can cook up a tray of Buffalo Chicken Sliders for a quick and easy dinner and just add your favorite toppings and sides. Or you can make huge trays of mini-sliders as a game day snack or appetizer.
Easy To Make - Buffalo Chicken Sliders are quick and easy to prepare. We use freshly cooked, seasoned, boneless skinless chicken breasts (which I air fry), but you can use pre-cooked chicken if you like. In fact this a great dinner to make if you have any leftover chicken breast that needs using up.
Easy Buffalo Chicken Sliders Recipe
Makes – 6 sliders (easy to up the ingredients and make bigger batches)
Prep Time – 10 minutes
Cook Time – approx 20 minutes
Total Time – 30 minutes
Our Most Popular Alternative – Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Subs
Equipment Needed
- Mixing Bowl
- American measuring cups
- Tablespoon
- Bread board
- Bread knife
- Teaspoon
- Baking sheet
- Cheese grater (or buy ready grated cheese)
- Small saucepan
- Cooking spoon
- Pastry brush
Ingredients For Buffalo Chicken Sliders
Everything you need to make our DELICIOUS sliders
- 6 soft bread rolls - dinner rolls or buns
- 4 tablespoon ranch sauce
- 3 cups shredded cooked chicken breast - you can use rotisserie chicken for this recipe
- ⅓ cup buffalo sauce (use more if you like) - or your favorite hot sauce
- 2 cups shredded Cheddar Cheese - you can swap this for mozzarella cheese if you like
- 2oz salted butter
- 2 cloves garlic - finely grated
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
How To Make Easy Buffalo Chicken Sliders
Step One - preheat the oven and prepare the bread rolls
- Preheat the oven to 400F/200C.
- Cut the dinner rolls in half - cut all 6 at once, don't pull them apart or separate them. Place the bottom half of the rolls onto a baking tray or fit into a baking dish.
- Spread over the ranch sauce.
Step Two - mix up the buffalo chicken filling
- Toss the shredded chicken breast in buffalo sauce - use more sauce if you like.
- Add a layer of grated cheese on top of the ranch dressing.
- Spread the buffalo chicken mixture over the cheesy ranch soaked bread rolls.
- Sprinkle over more grated cheese. Put the top slice of the bread rolls on the top to sandwich everything together.
Step Three - make the garlic and herb butter glaze
- To make the butter coating - melt the butter in a small pan with the grated garlic and parsley. Stir everything together. If you prefer you can use garlic powder in place of fresh garlic.
- Then brush the herby garlic melted butter over the top of the bread rolls, and around the sides if you have enough.
Step Four - bake the Buffalo Chicken Sliders
- Then bake the buffalo chicken sliders in the oven for around 20 minutes or until the chicken is reheated to a minimum temperature of 75C and the tops of the rolls are turning deliciously golden.
(IMPORTANT - always reheat chicken thoroughly according to latest food safety guidelines and check its heated properly throughout before eating)
- Once cooked through - remove the sliders and dig in!
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What Goes With Buffalo Chicken Sliders
- French Fries - classic side dish and always a hit, crispy french fries are a perfect match for buffalo chicken sliders. Plus you can cook frozen fries in the air fryer in less time!
- Coleslaw - a refreshing and crunchy coleslaw adds a tasty contrast to the spicy flavors of the sliders. Try our Ranch Coleslaw here.
- Sweet Potato Wedges - for a healthier alternative to regular wedges, try serving sweet potato wedges. They're easy, sweet tasting and always a hit with kids.
- Vegetable Crudité - a platter of fresh vegetables like carrot sticks, celery sticks, cucumber slices, and cherry tomatoes with a blue cheese dip are the perfect side to Buffalo Chicken Sliders!
- Baked Beans - this hearty nutritious side dish is super satisfying.
- Macaroni and Cheese - oh if you're feeling indulgent then a side dish of creamy and comforting, Mac and Cheese is a classic side dish that goes perfectly with sliders.
- Potato Salad - our bacon potato salad is our go-to side dish when it comes to sliders.
- Corn on the Cob - corn on the cob is a simple and delicious side dish that's quick and easy to make. Grab our Air Fryer Corn on The Cob recipe here.
- Garden Salad - a fresh salad with mixed greens, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, and your favorite dressing is a great way to get in your 5-a-day!
- Garlic Bread - warm, buttery garlic brioche rolls are our favorite quick garlic bread side dish.
Make Ahead, Storage, and Freezing
Okay, so we never make Buffalo chicken sliders ahead of time, they go super soggy. BUT, what we regularly do is prepare all the fillings and keep them in the fridge, so that all we're left with is a few minutes prep and they're ready to bake.
You can prep the Buffalo chicken filler up to 24 hours ahead - shred the chicken, toss in the sauce and then just store in an airtight container in the refrigerator until ready to use.
Additionally grate the cheese and store that in an air tight container too, so all that's left to do is make up the sliders and bake.
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Recipe Tips And Variations
Switch the Buffalo Sauce - skip the spicy buffalo and make these in a BBQ, Hawaiian or creamy Ranch dressing instead.
Add extra toppings - add in some extras - go for crispy bacon bits, salad, shredded lettuce, chopped green onion, grilled veggies or extra cheese.
What exactly is Buffalo chicken?
It's just grilled or fried chicken that's been dipped and coated in a spicy, delicious Buffalo sauce.
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What kind of Buffalo sauce should I use for these Buffalo Chicken Sliders?
When it comes to making sliders, you can opt for a store bought Buffalo sauce for speed - like Frank's, Texas Pete's or Crystal - go for hot or milder, depending on your tastes. Or you can make a batch of your own homemade Buffalo sauce.
Can I use blue cheese dressing in Buffalo Chicken Sliders?
You totally can! Just swap out the Ranch dressing for blue cheese, or use a little of both, just make it up to suit yourself.
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Buffalo Chicken Sliders
When it comes to comfort food a buffalo chicken slider is ticking ALL our boxes.
Ingredients
- 6 soft bread rolls - dinner rolls
- 4 tablespoon ranch sauce
- 3 cups shredded chicken breast
- ⅓ cup buffalo sauce (use more if you like)
- 2 cups shredded Cheddar Cheese
- 2oz salted butter
- 2 cloves garlic - finely grated
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400F/200C
- Cut the dinner rolls in half - cut all 6 at once, don't separate them.
- Place the bottom layer of bread rolls onto a baking tray.
- Spread over the ranch sauce.
- Toss the shredded chicken breast in buffalo sauce - use more sauce if you like.
- Spread the buffalo chicken over the ranch soaked bread rolls.
- Scatter over the grated cheese.
- Put the top slice of the bread rolls on the top to sandwich everything together.
- To make the butter coating - melt the butter in a small pan with the grated garlic and parsley. Stir everything together.
- Then brush the herby garlic butter over the top of the bread rolls, and around the sides if you have enough.
- Then bake the buffalo chicken sliders in the oven for around 20 minutes or until the chicken is reheated to a minumum temperature of 75C and the tops of the rolls are turning deliciously golden. (IMPORTANT - always reheat chicken thoroughly according to latest food safety guidelines and check its heated properly throughout before eating)
- Once cooked through - remove the sliders and dig in!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 479Total Fat: 32gSaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 111mgSodium: 1047mgCarbohydrates: 19gFiber: 2gSugar: 2gProtein: 29g
Nutritional content will vary depending on the exact ingredients you use and how careful you are with measuring - this nutritional information is given as a general guide only and may not be accurate - you should always calculate your own nutritional information especially if you have specific dietary requirements.
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