Spicy Buffalo Chicken Sliders (Printable View)
Shredded chicken tossed in Buffalo sauce with blue cheese and fresh veggies on soft slider buns. Easy and perfect for entertaining.
# What You Need:
→ Chicken
01 - 2 cups cooked chicken breast, shredded
02 - 1 tablespoon olive oil
→ Buffalo Sauce
03 - 1/3 cup hot sauce
04 - 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
05 - 1 tablespoon honey
06 - 1 teaspoon garlic powder
→ Blue Cheese Topping
07 - 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
08 - 1/4 cup mayonnaise
09 - 2 tablespoons sour cream
10 - 1 tablespoon lemon juice
11 - 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
12 - Salt and black pepper to taste
→ Sliders
13 - 8 slider buns, split
14 - 1 cup shredded iceberg lettuce
15 - 1/2 cup thinly sliced celery
16 - 1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion
# How-To Steps:
01 - In a medium bowl, whisk together hot sauce, melted butter, honey, and garlic powder until well combined.
02 - Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add shredded chicken and Buffalo sauce, tossing to coat evenly. Heat through for 3 to 4 minutes until warmed.
03 - In a separate bowl, combine crumbled blue cheese, mayonnaise, sour cream, lemon juice, and fresh chives. Season with salt and pepper, mixing until creamy and homogeneous.
04 - Lightly toast the slider buns if desired to add texture and prevent sogginess.
05 - Layer shredded lettuce on the bottom half of each bun, followed by Buffalo chicken, celery slices, and red onion. Top with a generous spoonful of blue cheese sauce and close with the top bun.
06 - Serve immediately while warm.
# Expert Advice:
01 -
- These sliders have this perfect balance where the spicy buffalo sauce hits you first, then the cooling blue cheese swoops in to save your taste buds just in time.
- Theyve turned even my most cooking-resistant friends into people who text me asking for the recipe the next day.
02 -
- Mixing the blue cheese sauce at least 30 minutes ahead allows the flavors to meld together, turning it from good to cant-stop-eating-it amazing.
- Adding a tiny drizzle of honey to the buffalo sauce creates this subtle sweetness that balances the heat in a way pure hot sauce never could.
03 -
- Pat your shredded chicken dry with paper towels before tossing with buffalo sauce, otherwise youll end up with watery results that slide right out of your bun.
- A quick 10-second toast on the cut sides of the buns creates an invisible barrier that prevents soggy bottoms, even if you're making these slightly ahead of time.