Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Sliders
These buffalo chicken sliders are an instant crowd-pleaser. Toss the ingredients together in a slow cooker and let it do 99% of the work for you! Your guests will be coming back for more— perfect for game days!
Servings: 5 servings
Calories: 324kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts
- ½ cup buffalo sauce
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- 4 ounces block-style cream cheese cut into cubes
- 1 ½ cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 package small dinner rolls like Hawaiian rolls
- 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- ⅓ cup blue cheese dressing
Instructions
- Place the chicken into a 4 quart or larger slow cooker— here's the one that I own and love. Sprinkle over the chicken the salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder. Add the cream cheese and water. Cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 6-7 hours.
- Remove the chicken from the slow cooker and, using 2 forks, shred into smaller pieces.
- Place the shredded chicken back into the slow cooker, add the cheese and stir to combine. Cook for 15-30 minutes more.
- Split the rolls in half and place them into the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish. Split the rolls in half and place them into the bottom of the dish. Spread the chicken mixture on the bottom half of the rolls, spread the blue cheese dressing, then place the rolls on top. Slice and serve!
- Optional: Preheat the oven to 350°F degrees. Spray the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish with non-stick spray. Split the rolls in half and place them into the bottom of the dish. Spread the chicken mixture on the bottom half of the rolls, spread the blue cheese dressing, then place the rolls on top. Brush the tops of the rolls with the melted butter. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 10 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for another 5 minutes (or until the tops of the rolls are golden brown.) Remove from the oven, slice and serve!
Notes
- Make Ahead Instructions: To make this dish even easier, you can use shredded rotisserie chicken and skip the slow cooker completely. If doing this way, combine all the ingredients together in a bowl and then follow step 5.
- Chicken: You can use any chicken breasts or thighs. You can even use rotisserie chicken too!
- Rolls: Any small dinner rolls will work for this as long as they are similar in size to Hawaiian rolls.
Nutrition
Calories: 324kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 107mg | Sodium: 1610mg | Potassium: 433mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 520IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 342mg | Iron: 1mg
