Buffalo Chicken Sliders

These Buffalo Chicken Sliders will steal the show on game day this year! You won’t believe how delicious they are and did I mention they’re super easy to make? You will not be able to resist all that buffalo chicken topped off with tons of cheddar cheese. Finish them off with Hawaiian sweet rolls that have been brushed with extra buffalo sauce and topped off with toasted sesame seeds. Believe me, you’ll never need another Buffalo Chicken Slider recipe after trying this one! Check out my Ground Beef Nachos and Oven Baked Shredded Beef and Cheese Dip for more easy game day appetizers.

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Ingredients

• Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
• Granulated Garlic
• Ground Black Pepper
• Salt
• Chicken Bouillon Cube
• Hot Sauce
• Butter
• Honey
• Ranch Seasoning Mix
• Garlic Cloves
• Sharp Cheddar Cheese
• Hawaiian Sweet Rolls
• Sesame Seeds

How to Make Buffalo Chicken Sliders

• First, start off by seasoning your chicken breasts with the salt, ground black pepper and granulated garlic. Place your seasoned chicken breasts into your Instant Pot with water and the chicken bouillon cube. Cook on high pressure for 8-10 minutes or until you are able to easily shred them with forks. Alternatively, you may use canned chicken, rotisserie chicken or boil the chicken in a pot on the stove.
• Once you have finished shredding your chicken breasts, transfer them to a bowl and set aside.
• Chop and mince your garlic cloves on a cutting board.
• Next, prepare your buffalo sauce. In a bowl, combine your hot sauce, ranch seasoning mix, melted butter, honey and minced garlic cloves. Mix with a whisk until all ingredients are well combined.
• Pour your buffalo sauce into your shredded chicken, leaving about 3 tbsp behind to top off the buns with at the end. Mix the sauce and chicken well to combine.
• Using a knife, slice your Hawaiian sweet rolls in half to separate the top buns from the bottom. Place the bottom buns in a greased 9×13 baking dish. Top them off with all of your buffalo chicken mixture.
• Top off the buffalo chicken with the sharp cheddar cheese.
• Next, place the top part of your Hawaiian sweet rolls on top of your chicken and cheese to close the sliders.
• Brush the top of your buns with the remaining buffalo sauce and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
• Cover with aluminum foil and bake in a preheated 350 degree F oven for 20 minutes or until the cheese has melted.
• Uncover and bake for an additional 2-3 minutes, just enough to toast the top of your buns.
• Remove from the oven, serve and enjoy!

Tips & Variations for Making Buffalo Chicken Sliders

• For this recipe, I used sharp cheddar cheese but feel free to switch it up and use whatever cheese you prefer. Sometimes I like mixing cheddar with mozzarella and it comes out just as delicious!
• You may cook the chicken breasts whichever way you feel comfortable with. You can use an Instant Pot, a stove top Pressure Cooker, or even boil them in a pot on the stove the old fashioned way. Alternatively, feel free to use store-bought rotisserie chicken or canned chicken if you want to speed things up.
• If you can’t find sesame seeds you may omit them from this recipe. Although, I really do enjoy the taste of toasted sesame seeds on top of my slider buns.

Buffalo Chicken Sliders

These Buffalo Chicken Sliders are the perfect appetizer to make for game day! Everyone will be impressed with how delicious these are. The best part is, they are super easy to make!

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Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes minutes

Servings: 12 sliders

Calories: 236kcal

Ingredients

• 3-4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts 6-8 oz sized breasts
• 2 tsp salt or to taste
• 1 tsp ground black pepper or to taste
• 2 tsp granulated garlic or to taste
• 1 chicken bouillon cube or replace water quantities with chicken broth instead
• 1/2 cup hot sauce
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 1 tbsp honey
• 2 garlic cloves chopped and minced
• 3 tbsp ranch seasoning mix
• 2 cups sharp cheddar cheese grated
• 12 Hawaiian sweet rolls
• 1/4 cup sesame seeds optional to top off buns

Instructions

• Season the chicken breasts with salt, ground black pepper and granulated garlic.
• Add water and the chicken bouillon cube to the instant pot (1 cup for 6 qt, 1.5 cups for 8 qt and 2 cups for 10 qt). Place your seasoned chicken breasts in the instant pot and close the lid.
• Cook on high pressure for 8-10 minutes, with a natural pressure release of 5 minutes. Quick release any remaining pressure. Alternatively, you may use canned chicken, rotisserie chicken or boil the chicken in a pot on the stove until tender.
• Shred the chicken breasts with 2 forks or use an electric mixer.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Chop and mince the garlic cloves.
• In a bowl, combine hot sauce, ranch seasoning mix, melted butter, honey and minced garlic cloves. Whisk together until all ingredients are well combined.
• Toss the shredded chicken in the buffalo sauce, leaving about 3 tbsp behind to top off the buns with at the end.
• Slice the Hawaiian sweet rolls in half to separate the top buns from the bottom. Place the bottom half of the buns in a greased 9×13 baking dish.
• Transfer the buffalo chicken mixture to the buns in the baking dish and top with sharp cheddar cheese. Cover with the top half of the buns to close.
• Brush the top of your buns with the remaining buffalo sauce and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
• Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350 degree F for 20 minutes or until the cheese has melted.
• Uncover and broil for 1-2 minutes, just enough to toast the top of your buns.
• Remove from the oven, serve and enjoy!

Notes

• For this recipe, I used sharp cheddar cheese but feel free to switch it up and use whatever cheese you prefer. Sometimes I like mixing cheddar with mozzarella and it comes out just as delicious!
• You may cook the chicken breasts whichever way you feel comfortable with. You can use an Instant Pot, a stove top Pressure Cooker, or even boil them in a pot on the stove the old fashioned way. Alternatively, feel free to use store-bought rotisserie chicken or canned chicken if you want to speed things up.
• If you can’t find sesame seeds you may omit them from this recipe. Although, I really do enjoy the taste of toasted sesame seeds on top of my slider buns.

Nutrition

Calories: 236kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 1247mg | Potassium: 164mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 215IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 171mg | Iron: 1mg