Spicy Buffalo Chicken Sliders (Print)
Tender spicy chicken with blue cheese and crisp lettuce on soft slider buns, ready in 35 minutes.
# What You’ll Need:
→ Chicken
01 - 2 cups cooked chicken breast, shredded (about 2 large breasts)
→ Buffalo Sauce
02 - 1/3 cup hot sauce (such as Franks RedHot)
03 - 2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
04 - 1 tbsp honey
05 - 1/2 tsp garlic powder
06 - 1/4 tsp smoked paprika
→ Slider Assembly
07 - 8 slider buns
08 - 1/2 cup blue cheese crumbles (or ranch dressing, as an alternative)
09 - 1 cup shredded iceberg lettuce
10 - 1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion
11 - 2 tbsp chopped fresh chives (optional)
# How To Make:
01 - Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
02 - In a medium saucepan over low heat, whisk together the hot sauce, melted butter, honey, garlic powder, and smoked paprika until smooth and warm.
03 - Add the shredded chicken to the sauce, stirring to coat evenly. Simmer for 2 minutes, then remove from heat.
04 - Slice the slider buns in half horizontally. Arrange the bottom halves on a baking sheet.
05 - Pile the spicy Buffalo chicken mixture evenly onto each bun base. Top with blue cheese crumbles (or a drizzle of ranch dressing), shredded lettuce, red onion, and chives if using.
06 - Place the bun tops over the fillings.
07 - Bake sliders in the oven for 5–7 minutes, until the buns are lightly toasted and the filling is heated through.
08 - Serve immediately.
# Expert Tips:
01 -
- The honey in the sauce balances the heat so even your spice-sensitive friends will ask for seconds
- They come together in under 40 minutes but taste like they came from a sports bar kitchen
02 -
- Do not skip the honey, even if you think you want maximum heat. It creates the coating texture that makes restaurant wings so addictive.
- Assemble sliders right before baking or the bottoms will get soggy from the sauce.
03 -
- Use kitchen shears to shred chicken faster and more evenly than a fork
- Let the sauce cool slightly before tossing with chicken so it coats thicker