SLOW COOKER BUFFALO CHICKEN SLIDERS
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Spicy and hot, these mouth-watering Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Sliders are a hit with my family. Cook time is hands-off in the slow-cooker, which makes it a fantastic dinner option for busy nights.
Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Sliders
Nothing works better for me during the week with our busy schedules than cooking with a slow cooker. Most notably, I like the one-pot, leave-it-and-forget-it feature of a slow cooker.
I shared my Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Potato Skins with you a few weeks ago. Today I made the chicken portion of the recipe with slightly different ingredients. You could use that chicken seasoning recipe in sliders or this slider recipe on Potato Skins. See how that works? Easy Peasy!
If you’re a sports fan, these sliders would be great for tailgating, game-watching, or party-going. Heck, they’d be good any time, any place! These Chicken and Waffle Sliders will too!
Slider tips
For these Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Slider sandwiches, I found great ciabatta rolls that were slider-sized at the store. You could use regular-sized rolls, and white or whole wheat would also be great.
I like to use Ranch dressing sometimes instead of blue cheese, so that’s another option for you. Do you like blue cheese? I love it, but sometimes I like a change.
I used Frank’s RedHot sauce on the chicken in this recipe, it’s spicy and is lower in calories than traditional buffalo sauce.
To kick it up a little, I added bacon to my sandwich because, well, bacon makes everything better. Do you agree? Of course, make the recipe your own, if you love bacon add extra, not a fan then skip it.
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Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Sliders
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Save To Your Recipe BoxIngredients
- 4 chicken breasts you can use skinless, boneless or bone-in
- 3/4 cup buffalo wing sauce Frank's RedHot Buffalo Sauce
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 Tablespoon dried parsley
- 8 to 10 slider buns
- 4 -ounces crumbled blue cheese or blue cheese dressing if you’re not a fan of blue cheese, substitute ranch dressing and or feta cheese
- 4 slices bacon cooked and chopped* (optional)
Instructions
- Pat chicken dry with a paper towel and place in slow cooker. Pour sauce and spices over chicken.
- Cook on high 4 hours or low 6 to 7 hours.
- Remove from slow cooker and shred.
- Toast buns in oven until lightly browned. (You could also spread butter on the buns and toast on a grill.)
- Spread the chicken on bottom bun, top with dressing, cheese and bacon.
- Pickles, lettuce and tomato slices all would be another option for this sandwich.
OMG. I am making this recipe right now and just noticed that I grabbed the Franks Hot sauce not franks BBQ sauce! Will it make a big difference?? It already started cooking so I hope so!
You may just want to use less of the hot sauce. You could also mix the hot sauce with a little ketchup to dilute the heat. But, it will still be good, I love spicy food.
Looks totally yummy! Pinning for later!
These look like the perfect thing for dinner tonight! I know they will be a hit with the whole family!
bacon always takes things to the next level 🙂 I’m not sure about the hot sauce, but they sure do look appetizing. Thanks for sharing on Foodie Friday
Saw you over on Whimsy Wednesday. These sound awesome and the pics make them even better. Going to pin to my “Party On” board so I remember this as a great recipe for my next party. Thanks for sharing!
Girrrrrrrl. These sandwiches are incredible!!! I seriously pinned them alll over the place! And now I want them for lunch. Yum Paula!!!
These look amazing Paula! We love BBQ chicken and am always looking for tasty slow cooker meals too – pinning 🙂
Yum! This looks delectable!
Love these little sliders and couldn’t agree more about that crockpot for easy meals. I’m going to pin this one to my Sliders board which has a pretty darn good following. I can see this one being very popular. Thanks for the recipe Paula.
These sandwiches look wonderful! I love the fact that they are made in a slow cooker. Great idea…thanks for sharing!
Thank you, with boys in school and all their stuff I have to have easy dinners during the week… plus I’m impatient 🙂
Ohhhh YUM! I’ll be sharing these all over my social media accounts today!
Hey Paula, thanks for being you ♥