Spicy Buffalo Chicken Sliders (Print Version)
Tender shredded chicken in spicy Buffalo sauce with blue cheese and crisp lettuce on soft slider buns.
# What You’ll Need:
→ Chicken
01 - 2 cups cooked chicken breast, shredded
→ Buffalo Sauce
02 - 1/3 cup hot sauce
03 - 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
04 - 1 tablespoon honey
05 - 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
06 - 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
→ Slider Assembly
07 - 8 slider buns
08 - 1/2 cup blue cheese crumbles
09 - 1 cup shredded iceberg lettuce
10 - 1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion
11 - 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
# Steps:
01 - Preheat the oven to 350°F.
02 - In a medium saucepan over low heat, whisk together hot sauce, melted butter, honey, garlic powder, and smoked paprika until smooth and warm.
03 - Add shredded chicken to the sauce, stirring to coat evenly. Simmer for 2 minutes, then remove from heat.
04 - Slice slider buns in half horizontally. Arrange bottom halves on a baking sheet.
05 - Pile spicy Buffalo chicken mixture evenly onto each bun base. Top with blue cheese crumbles, shredded lettuce, red onion, and chives if using. Place bun tops over fillings.
06 - Bake sliders in the oven for 5–7 minutes, until buns are lightly toasted and filling is heated through. Serve immediately.
# Expert Tips:
01 -
- Everything you love about Buffalo wings without the mess of bones and sticky fingers everywhere
- The honey in the sauce cuts through the heat just enough that even your spice sensitive friends will go back for seconds
02 -
- Overheating the sauce will cause it to separate and get grainy, so keep the heat low and patient
- These slide apart easily if you try to eat them right away, so let them sit for literally one minute before serving
03 -
- Toast the cut sides of the buns in a dry pan for 2 minutes before assembling if you want extra structural integrity
- Mix a little blue cheese into the Buffalo sauce itself for maximum flavor throughout