Servings: 4 sliders | Total Time: 20 minutes
This is the original buffalo chicken slider recipe that absolutely blew up on Pinterest a few years ago! It has been the most popular recipe on my blog for four years running. It has shredded rotisserie chicken, buffalo wing sauce, ranch dressing, cheese, and green onions.
This makes four sliders and comes together in about 20 minutes, but you can easily double or triple the recipe if needed!
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp. Unsalted Butter, divided
- 1 cup Shredded Rotisserie Chicken
- 1/3 Buffalo Wing Sauce (such as Frank’s)
- 1 tsp. Garlic Powder
- Salt and freshly cracked Black Pepper, to taste
- 1/2 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
- 1/4 cup Ranch Dressing, homemade or store-bought
- 4 Slider Buns, like King’s Hawaiian rolls
- 1/4 cup chopped Green Onions
Ingredient Notes
- Rotisserie Chicken: This is the easiest route! If you’d rather make your own shredded chicken, I have a small batch recipe that is perfect for these sliders. You can also use any lightly seasoned leftover shredded chicken.
- Buffalo Wing Sauce: Frank’s Red Hot is probably the most popular. There are so many brands making wing sauce now though! Just grab your favorite, or one that looks fun. Pay attention to the spice level (if there is one) and make sure it’s what you want!
- Cheddar Cheese: Sharp cheddar is my go-to, but you can use any cheddar. Pepper Jack, Monterey Jack, Colby Jack, mozzarella, Swiss, or provolone cheese would all work well, too!
- Ranch Dressing: My small batch recipe makes about 1/3 of a cup, and works well on these sliders. You can use your favorite store-bought ranch dressing, OR grab a large ramekin of restaurant ranch dressing from your favorite sports bar. 🙂
- Slider Buns: These can vary in size, but this recipe is designed to use smaller slider buns like the King’s Hawaiian or Pepperidge Farm slider buns.
- Green Onions: These are totally optional, but I highly recommend using them. They add a great pop of flavor against the richer ingredients.
Directions
Step One: Make the Chicken. Preheat oven to 375º F. In a large nonstick pan over medium heat, melt one tablespoon of butter. Add the shredded rotisserie chicken, and toss the chicken in the butter until its coated. Stir in buffalo sauce and garlic powder, and toss the chicken to coat again. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Step Two: Mix the Cheese and Ranch Dressing. In a medium bowl, combine shredded cheddar and ranch dressing. I used a fork, that way I could easily transfer the ranch-coated cheese to the sliders.
Step Three: Build the Sliders. Place 1/4 cup of the buffalo chicken mixture onto the bottom half of a slider bun. Repeat on each slider bun, then top the buffalo chicken with at least 1-2 Tbsp. of the cheese/ranch mix. Sprinkle with chopped green onion (optional!), and then cap the sliders with the top bun.
Step Four: Bake the Sliders. Brush melted butter on each of the top buns before baking. Bake at 375º F for about 5 minutes.
Step Five: Serve. Let the sliders briefly cool, then serve warm with your favorite sides!
Recipe Tips & Tricks
- Use rotisserie chicken for the quick and easy method. Look for a “traditional” flavored chicken, not one that’s like Italian herbed.
- Use ranch OR blue cheese dressing. Whichever you choose, a good ranch or blue cheese makes a difference, so use one you love!
- Don’t skip the green onions. They really do add a pop of flavor that takes these sliders to the next level!
- Add a touch of BBQ sauce to the chicken if you love it. It makes like a spicy BBQ version, and it’s delicious. 🙂
Can I Double or Triple this Slider Recipe?
Absolutely yes! If you need sliders for MORE than two people, you are in luck! This recipe can easily be doubled, tripled, or quadrupled! Just multiply the following recipe by two or three, and it will work perfectly. I’ve also had many readers make sandwich-sized versions of this recipe, by adding two servings of the buffalo chicken onto a hamburger bun. This recipe is flexible, so feel free to serve it however you like!
As I mentioned in the tips above, I am obsessed with adding green onions to buffalo chicken recipes. I highly recommend topping these sliders with green onions right after you add the cheese/ranch combination, or even mixing it into the ranch and cheese. The bite of the onions is a really great compliment to the rich cheese and ranch, and the spicy buffalo sauce.
Interested in more Buffalo Chicken Recipes? Check these out!:
- Buffalo Chicken Caesar Salad
- Shredded Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken
- Buffalo Chicken Dip
- Lettuce Wraps with Buffalo Chicken
- Loaded Buffalo Tots
- Buffalo Chicken Spinach Dip (new and A MUST TRY!)
If you make these buffalo chicken sliders and love them, I would absolutely love a rating and comment below! If you have any questions about any steps or ingredients, feel free to send me an email so I can help you. You can also tag me on Instagram if you post a picture of them! Although this recipe for buffalo chicken sliders is really easy, it offers a little more sophistication than your typical slider. I hope you enjoy them as much as we do!
xx Sara
Buffalo Chicken Sliders Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp. butter
- 1 cup shredded rotisserie chicken
- 1/3 cup buffalo sauce
- 1/2 Tbsp. garlic powder
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar
- 1/4 cup of your favorite ranch dressing
- 2 Tbsp. melted butter
- 4 slider buns
- chopped green onions for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 F. In a large saute pan over medium heat, melt one tablespoon of butter. Add the shredded rotisserie chicken, and toss the chicken in the butter to coat.
- Add buffalo sauce, and toss the chicken to coat again. Add garlic powder. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- In a medium bowl, combine shredded cheddar and ranch dressing. I used a fork, that way I could easily transfer the ranch-coated cheese to the sliders.
- Place 1/4 cup of the buffalo chicken onto the bottom half of a slider. Repeat on each slider bun.
- Top buffalo chicken with at least 1-2 Tbsp. of the cheese/ranch mix. Top with chopped green onion (optional!), and then cap the sliders with the top bun.
- Brush melted butter on each of the top buns before baking.
- Bake at 375 for about 5 minutes.
- Serve hot!
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Comments & Reviews
This dish looks soooooo deliciously good. I wish I could eat that right now!
Yum! these look so delicious ! We love buffalo chicken and these sliders will be on my table soon!
My mouth is watering—these look fantastic! I love how I can make them using left over chicken! What a great treat!
These are slider perfection! Would love these for a game day or small get together. PS Your photos look outstanding! Pinned!
I love the size of sliders because they are not too big. This recipe is great too because it uses rotisserie chicken.
I’m always down for a slider! No matter what time year! Same applies to buffalo chicken. A perfect combo!
What a great way to enjoy buffalo chicken sliders, perfect, tasty and easy to whip up.
I wish I had these sliding onto my table tonight. My family loves buffalo chicken and these would be perfect for us. Can’t wait to make them next week.
I have added these to our menu for next week. My family seriously enjoys sliders and these sound perfect.
Sliders are my favorite easy party food — I usually make 4 or 5 varieties, but I haven’t tried buffalo chicken yet! I will add this to the rotation for our next big party!
Love the pics where they’re all stacked!!! And the recipe sounds delish! Def wanna make these for a dinner party soon :).
I love these I make homemade blue cheese dressing and use the Hawaiian slider buns and they are always so good.
I’m so glad you like them, Hali! Props on the homemade blue cheese – that’s the best way to do it!! I wish I could try some!
These look delicious! Got to give this recipe a go!
I hope you do, Kay! Thank you!
We love this recipe!! I found it on Pinterest and have made it at least a dozen times. I like to add blue cheese (my husband doesn’t), and it really deals the deal for me. Thanks for making it a recipe for two people. These are THE BEST Buffalo chicken sliders I’ve found!
I’m so glad you enjoy it, Julie!! Thank you for taking the time to share! <3
I’ve been making this recipe for years! I hate that other ones have popped up on google lately because I have to scroll for a little bit to find this recipe when I search for buffalo chicken sliders, but it’s totally worth it. These are easy and they’re the ones that come out perfect every time. I live alone so small batch recipes are so wonderful when I find one that works! Excited to try more of your recipes. Thank you
Funny that you mention that – ever since the big time blogs have recreated these buffalo chicken sliders, my recipe doesn’t seem to get nearly as much attention as it used to! 😂 I’m SO happy to hear that you love this recipe, and that the small batch version is perfect for you!! I hope you love any other small batch recipes that you try!
Easy tasty will definitely be making again. great recipe!
I’m so glad you enjoy them!
Awesome, easy way to use up leftover rotisserie or roast chicken. I mixed in some shredded carrots with the shredded cheddar and ranch mix, just to add some veggies and use up what I had in the fridge. This will definitely be a repeat!
LOVE the idea of mixing in some shredded carrots!! Thank you so much for making these – and for taking the time to come back and comment!!