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These buffalo chicken sliders are ready in no time with a quick homemade buffalo sauce, shredded chicken, and King’s Hawaiian rolls! They’re perfect for game day or just for a quick lunch. Dip in ranch for extra yum!
You guys know those little ham and cheese sliders baked to perfection on sweet King’s Hawaiian rolls? Forget ’em. There’s a new slider in town.
Can’t Stop With This Buffalo Chicken Sliders Recipe!
When it comes to sandwiches, I’m your girl. I will make them for you. I will eat them for you. I will love them wholeheartedly.
I’m a sandwich kind of gal and these buffalo chicken sliders are no exception.
Fully obsessed with the soft, squishy sweetness of the Hawaiian rolls paired with the saucy spiciness of the shredded chicken. Throw in the gooey cheese and the ranch butter (omg!) and you’ve got a winner.
Serve these up at the next big game, during your next get-together, or for a quick dinner that the teens in your life will go bonkers over.
More Saucy Buffalo Chicken Goodness:
- Buffalo Chicken Pizza
- Crockpot Buffalo Chicken Dip
- Buffalo Chicken Flatbread
- Buffalo Chicken Meatballs
Ingredient Notes:
Cooked Chicken – You’ll need some cooked and shredded or chopped chicken ready to go for this recipe. A rotisserie chicken is quick and easy, or try out my crockpot shredded chicken for freezing ahead of time!
Butter – This is used in the sauce and to make the ranch butter.
Frank’s Red Hot – My favorite hot sauce, and perfect for making buffalo sauce! You can use any brand you prefer if you have a different preference. This will get mixed up with the melted butter.
Dry Ranch Seasoning – Be sure to use the seasoning mix and not the dip mix or things will get salty.
Cheddar Cheese – We like to use slices of cheddar cheese on these sliders! You could use a different type of cheese if you have another preference.
King’s Hawaiian Rolls – The sweet bread goes well with the spicy buffalo sauce and savory chicken and ranch flavors.
Ranch Dressing – We like to serve these buffalo chicken sliders with some prepared ranch dressing! You can prepare your own or just use the bottled kind if you are in a hurry. Blue cheese works too if that’s your thing!
What Readers are Saying!
“5 stars!!!!! Delicious! They were a huge hit at our tailgate! I will definitely make them again!” – Mary A.
How To Make Buffalo Chicken Sliders:
Melt together the butter and hot sauce in a small sauce pan and whisk to combine.
Add the chicken to the buffalo sauce and sprinkle in a bit of ranch seasoning. Stir to coat.
Spread the chicken over the sliders and top it off with cheddar cheese slices.
Whisk together the melted butter and ranch seasoning and spoon that over the top buns.
Bake these until hot and browned, about 15 minutes. Serve warm while the cheese is still melty.
Swaps & Substitutes:
Cheese: We’re calling for sliced cheddar, but shredded cheddar, mozzarella, or crumbled blue cheese will also work great here.
Sauce: We always have butter and Frank’s on hand, so we use that to make a simple buffalo sauce. If you have a bottle of buffalo sauce in the fridge, feel free to substitute that. Use more or less sauce to taste, depending on your spice preferences.
Slider Rolls: I’m obsessed with the sweet Hawaiian rolls paired with the spicy chicken, but you can use any type of bun or bread here.
Serving Suggestions:
We like to serve these with individual dishes of ranch dressing (or blue cheese, if that’s your thing). We use these little dishes for sauces at dinner allllll the time. They come in so handy and the kids love them.
These sliders are fun to serve up at football games with other snack foods, like our lil smokies, Chex Mix, or pizza pinwheels.
For dinner, pair this with some raw celery and carrots to dip in that ranch. Easy peasy!
Buffalo Chicken Sliders
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter divided
- 1/2 cup Frank’s Red Hot more to taste
- 2 cups cooked, shredded or chopped chicken
- 3 tablespoons dry ranch seasoning divided
- 6 slices cheddar cheese
- 12 King’s Hawaiian Rolls
- prepared ranch dressing or blue cheese for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Add 1/4 cup of butter to a small sauce pan over medium heat and melt.
- Stir in the Frank's Red Hot to combine. Remove from the heat.
- Add the chicken to the pan along with 2 tablespoons of ranch seasoning. Stir to coat chicken.
- Use a bread knife to slice the rolls in half to form sandwich buns. Place the bottom half of the rolls in a 9×13 baking dish.
- Top each roll with the chicken mixture and a half of a slice of the cheddar cheese.
- Place the top halves of the rolls over the chicken.
- Melt the remaining 1/4 cup of butter over low heat. Stir in the remaining tablespoon of ranch seasoning until well combined. Spoon the mixture evenly over the tops of each roll.
- Bake uncovered for 15 minutes or until heated through and rolls are golden brown.
- Serve with prepared ranch dressing or blue cheese dressing for dipping.
LB says
I made these yesterday for a neighborhood gathering. My local store didn’t have Hawaiian rolls, but I found Sara Lee dinner rolls and they worked well, but next time I’ll try the Hawaiian rolls. I doubled the recipe and found that 24 rolls fit perfectly on my large baking sheet. I cut both sets of 12 rolls in half, spread the bottom half with a little butter and put them in the oven for about 5 minutes to firm them up as my chicken was very saucy and I didn’t want the bottoms to be too soggy. I put 1/4 slice of cheese on the bottom of each slider, then chicken, then another 1/4 slice of cheese. These sliders went so fast at the party that I almost didn’t get one! Seriously, they were gone in about 5 minutes. Great recipe!
Karly says
Great idea to toast the bottoms a bit so they didn’t get too soggy! Glad they were a hit for your gathering. 🙂
Jazzy says
This looks good! Going to do it in my crockpot than put in oven to bake. Oh and I use ranch on my chicken all the time. I detest blue cheese . 🙂
Brittney says
Trying this recipe tonight, but before i do im just wondering if the buns get soggy in the oven and if so, is there any tips to prevent that? Thanks 🙂
Karly says
Hi Brittney! The buns are a mix of soft and crunchy because of the butter. We love the texture of these. Hope you do too!
Mary Allen says
5 stars!!!!! Delicious! They were a huge hit at our tailgate! I will definitely make them again!
Karly says
Yay! Glad to hear that! 🙂