This crack chicken sliders recipe is filled with shredded chicken blended with melty cheddar, bacon, ranch seasoning all loaded in sweet Hawaiian rolls. They're great for parties, game day snacks, or an easy weeknight dinner.
These Chicken Sliders are The Great For Parties
We love crack dip so much in our house and it’a a go-to easy appetizer recipe I make for parties. And sliders are a favorite of ours for watching football games, so this past weekend we made these sliders for the playoff games and they were a big hit.
They are easy to make ahead (a couple of day only). Make the chicken mixture and refrigerate it until you are ready to assemble the sliders. It willl be thicker after refrigerating. Place it in a microwave safe bowl and heat it for one minute and stir. Repeat for another 30 seconds if necessary.
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Ingredients Needed
The complete list of ingredients with amounts are listed in the full recipe card below.
- Hawaiian Sweet Rolls – King's Hawaiian rolls brand is my favorite. But any brand will work any small dinner rolls too.
- Cooked Chicken breasts – shredded. I have used a rotisserie chicken or canned chicken for a quick alternative.
- Cream Cheese – Softened to room temperature. Use light cream cheese or full fat.
- Chicken Broth – Use low sodium if you’d like.
- Ranch Dressing Mix –Used in both the chicken mixture and a little sprinkled on top after buttering the buns.
- Shredded Cheddar Cheese – I like to shred my own so it’s melts the creamiest. (pre-shredded cheese can be used but it doesn’t melt quit the same as off a block) You can swap the chedddar for colby jack or pepper jack too.
- Bacon Crumbles – I use precooked microwavable bacon but you can cook your own as well. Use turkey bacon if you’d like.
- Green Onions –
- Butter – salted or unsalted is fine.
Variations to Try
1. Add ½ cup of grated parmesan cheese to the mixture.
2. Add in a chopped jalapeño for extra spiciness.
Different Ways to Cook Shredded Chicken for Sliders
Here are a few ways you can cook the chicken to use. After cooking, I usually pulse the chicken in my food processor a few times. It gives it the perfect consistency and it’s quick! Or use two forks to pull and shred or kitchen sheers to but it into small pieces.
1. Boil: Place the chicken in a pot and cover it with water. Bring to boil. Then reduce the heat to simmer and boil for 15-20 minutes. Remove from the water and place the chicken in a bowl or on a plate and let it rest for 10 minutes. Make sure it is no longer pink in the thickest part.
2. Bake: Place the chicken in a baking dish, cover with aluminum foil and bake at 375° F for 30 minutes until no longer pink in the center.
3. Slow Cook: Place the chicken breasts in the bottom of a crockpot / slow cooker and cook on high for 3-4 hours. I do this often and freeze big in freezer bags to have ready to use when needed in recipes like this.
How to Make Crack Chicken Sliders
The mixture of chicken, bacon, ranch and cheese are a favorite blend of flavors that have become so popular.
Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350° F
Step 2: In a medium pot, add the shredded chicken, chicken broth and all but a teaspoon of the dry ranch dressing mix. Heat over medium heat until the cream cheese has melted, stirring often.
Step 3: Remove from the heat and add the crumbled bacon, green onions, and the cooked chicken and one cup of shredded cheese. Stir until combined completely.
Step 4: Using a bread knife, slice the entire roll in half horizontally. Don’t separate the buns.
Step 5: Lay the bottom half in the baking dish facing up. Sprinkle half of the shredded cheese over the bottom half of buns.
Step 6: Next, spread the chicken filling over cheese layer.
Step 7: Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the cheese and chicken mixture. Place the top half of buns back on.
Step 8: Brush the melted butter on the roll tops and sprinkle with the remaining dry ranch mix.
Step 9: Bake the sliders for 10-12 minutes until the tops are golden brown. (cover with aluminum foil if they start to get too brown after 7-8 minutes.
Remove from oven, slice (12 sliders) and serve.
Storing Leftover Sliders
Refrigerate: place in leftovers in a freezer baggie and store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Freeze: Place sliders in a plastic freezer bag or container and freeze for up to 2 months.
Reheat: Place on a baking sheet and heat at 350° F until heated through. Or reheat in the microwave at 60% power level for 20-30 seconds.
More easy slider recipes
Love these crack chicken sliders, make these slider recipes with hawaiian rolls next.
Easy Crack Chicken Sliders Recipe
Ingredients
- 12 ounce package Hawaiian sweet rolls
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened to room temperature.
- ¼ cup chicken broth
- 3 tablespoons ranch dressing mix divided
- 3 cups chicken breast cooked and shredded
- ¼ cup bacon crumbles
- 2 green onions sliced thin
- 8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese shredded, divided
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350° F
- In a medium pot, add the shredded chicken, chicken broth and all but a teaspoon of the dry ranch dressing mix8 ounces cream cheese, ¼ cup chicken broth, 3 tablespoons ranch dressing mix
- Heat over medium heat until the cream cheese has melted, stirring often.
- Remove from the heat and add the bacon, green onions, and the cooked chicken and a cup of shredded cheese. Stir until combined completely.3 cups chicken breast, ¼ cup bacon crumbles, 2 green onions
- Using a bread knife, slice the entire roll of buns in half horizontally. Do not separate the rolls individually.12 ounce package Hawaiian sweet rolls
- Lay the bottom half in a casserole dish or on a baking sheet facing up.
- Sprinkle half of the shredded cheese over the bottom half of buns.8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese
- Next, spread the chicken mixture over cheese layer.
- Then sprinkle the remaining cheese over the chicken and carefully place the tops of the rolls on top.
- Brush the melted butter on the roll tops and sprinkle with the remaining dry ranch mix.2 tablespoons butter
- Bake for 10-12 minutes until the tops are brown and the cheese has melted. (cover with foil if they start to get too brown after 7-8 minutes.
- Remove from oven, slice into 12 sliders and serve immediately.
Notes
Nutrition
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