Buffalo Chicken Sliders are a delicious and easy game day sandwich! They take just 5 ingredients and 5 minutes to prepare before letting your crock pot do the work.
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Why this Buffalo Chicken Slider Recipe is a Keeper
Crock Pot Buffalo Chicken Sliders are a delicious and easy-to-make appetizer that’s perfect for game day or any gathering. The tender shredded chicken is tossed in a tangy buffalo sauce and served on mini sliders.
- Portable: The dip and slider buns are easy to pack and take with you, making it great for lunches or picnics.
- Can Feed a Crowd: It can easily be scaled up to feed a large group, making it perfect for gatherings. If they like a bold and spicy buffalo chicken wings, they will love these sliders.
- Great for Leftovers: The leftovers taste just as good, if not better.
- Wonderful for Meal Prep: The recipe is perfect for making in bulk and enjoying throughout the week.
What is the Best Cut of Chicken for Crock Pot Buffalo Chicken Sliders?
The best chicken to use for spicy chicken are chicken breasts. They cook well in a crock pot and taste great! However, if you’d like, you can also use boneless chicken thighs.
Ingredient Notes for Easy Buffalo Chicken Sliders
To make this recipe, you will need just a few super simple ingredients. If you don’t already have these ingredients around your kitchen, they can all easily be found at the store.
- Chicken Breast: You can use frozen or refrigerated chicken breasts. If frozen, allow your crock pot extra time to cook the chicken.
- Bleu Cheese Sauce: Bleu cheese is fantastic in this recipe but you can make it with creamy ranch dressing.
- Slider Rolls: Use whatever rolls you like whether that’s a package of king’s Hawaiian rolls or dinner rolls you made at home! A good brioche works well and pull the rolls apart.
See the recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.
Prep Ahead Suggestions for Slow Cooker Buffalo Sliders
Prepping ingredients ahead of time can help to save you time and kitchen space when it comes to making everything for a game day party!
- Pre Mix: Premix and prepare toppings for the sliders.
- Cut Rolls: As you prepare your chicken dip bar, cut the rolls for quick and easy assembling. Use a serrated knife to slice the rolls in half horizontally.
Special Equipment Needed for Game Day Shredded Chicken Sliders
Sometimes you need a specific piece of equipment to make a recipe just right. In this case, all you need is a crock pot!
- Slow Cooker: Crock pots, or slow cookers, are great for recipes like this and are so easy to use.
Pro Tip to Love Buffalo Chicken Sliders
A slow cooker liner can save you time and effort when cleaning up after making Crock Pot Buffalo Chicken Sliders. Simply place the liner in the slow cooker before adding the ingredients, and when you’re finished, lift out the liner and discard it. No more scrubbing the slow cooker!
How to Make Buffalo Chicken Sliders in Crock Pot
This recipe comes together in just 2 quick and easy steps. This spicy buffalo dip on Hawaiian buns is so good, you’ll be making this for every game day gathering you can!
These are the basic steps for making Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Sliders. Refer to the full, printable recipe card below for detailed instructions.
1. Slow Cook Chicken
Place chicken in slow cooker and top with wing sauce. Cook on low for 6 hours. Remove chicken from slow cooker and shred using two forks.
2. Shred the Chicken and Add Dressing
Place shredded chicken in a large bowl and add 1 cup of buffalo wing sauce from slow cooker. Add the blue cheese dressing and mix together.
3. Assemble the Sliders
Place shredded buffalo chicken mixture onto slider rolls, Place the top on and top with chopped celery and serve.
How to Store, Reheat and Use Leftovers
- Storing: Keep the rolls and dip separated so that they don’t get soggy. Place the shredded chicken tossed in sauce in an airtight container in the fridge.
- Reheating: Reheat individual portions of the dip in the microwave. you could also reheat the whole thing in a baking dish in the oven.
- Using Leftovers: Sprinkle some cheese on top when you reheat the dip. If you toast the leftover buns too, it’s almost as good as the first time.
Variations and Substitutions for Buffalo Chicken Sliders Recipe
Customize this recipe to make it your own! Enjoy the or adding other ingredients and flavors.
- Wraps: Use the buffalo chicken filling in wraps in place of slider rolls.
- Instant Pot: Heat the chicken in the instant pot with spicy buffalo sauce.
- Garlic Butter: Make a butter and garlic sauce! Brush the mixture over the tops of the rolls, preheat the oven and bake in a baking dish for a few minutes to toast.
- Different: Hawaiian Sweet rolls and crumbled blue cheese are great for these chicken sandwiches.
- Easy Coleslaw: Prepare the slaw or buy your favorite store brand.
Buffalo Chicken Crock Pot Sliders Recipe FAQs
Serve Ramen Noodle Coleslaw or Southern Cole Slaw, Honey Barbecue Chicken Wings, Layered Taco Dip or Bacon Wrapped Tater Tots.
Sure! Make sure to heat up the chicken all the way with the sauce regardless of which variety you use.
Chicken sliders are best served fresh, so I would not recommend freezing. Blue cheese or ranch dressing can both have their textures changed when frozen.
Expert Tips for Making This Crock Pot Buffalo Chicken Sliders Recipe
- Toppings: Top with bacon, shredded carrots, avocado, Jalapeno rings. Shredded mozzarella cheese take thee sliders to the next level.
- Different Sauces: Experiment with different sauces, hot, mild, fiery hot sauce, spicy garlic etc.
- Melty Cheese: Add some cheese! Try melty cheddar cheese, Monterey jack cheese, mozzarella cheese or any other shredded cheese you like.
- Nacho Tray: Place buffalo sauce and ranch dressing chicken on top of nachos on a baking sheet.
- Short Cut: Use a rotisserie chicken! Using rotisserie chicken is a great way to cut down on time and effort.
Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Sliders
Equipment
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Ingredients
- 4 Boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 16 ounces Buffalo wing sauce, your favorite brand
- ½ cup Blue cheese Sauce
- 4 stalks Celery, finely chopped
- 12 Slider rolls
Instructions
- Place chicken in slow cooker and top with Buffalo wing sauce.
- Cook on low for 6 hours.
- Remove chicken from slow cooker and shred using two forks.
- Place shredded chicken in a large bowl and add 1 cup of Buffalo wing sauce from slow cooker.
- Stir in blue cheese dressing.
- Place chicken mixture onto slider rolls and top with chopped celery.
- Serve immediately.
Christina’s Notes
- Toppings: Top with bacon, shredded carrots, avocado or Jalapeno rings.
- Different Sauces: Experiment with different sauces, hot, mild, fiery hot sauce or spicy garlic.
- Melty Cheese: Add some cheese! Try melty cheddar cheese, Monterey jack cheese, mozzarella cheese or any other shredded cheese you like.
- Nacho Tray: Place buffalo sauce and ranch dressing chicken on top of nachos on a baking sheet.
- Short Cut: Use a rotisserie chicken! Using rotisserie chicken is a great way to cut down on time and effort.
- Scale the recipe: Simply adjust the serving size in the recipe card and the ingredients will update automatically.
- Make your own All Purpose Seasoning: When a recipe calls for All Purpose Seasoning, you can use my homemade All Purpose Seasoning recipe or substitute salt and pepper to taste.
- Meat doneness: I always use a meat thermometer to test for doneness when cooking meat.
- Use unsalted butter: I use unsalted butter so I can control the salt level in the recipe.
- Preheat the oven: Unless otherwise noted, always preheat your oven before baking.
For more helpful information about this recipe, such as variations, substitutions and other pro-tips, check out the blog post.
This was amazing! My family loved it!