Easy Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Sliders (Sweet & Spicy!)
Make incredibly easy Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Sliders! This recipe features tender shredded chicken tossed in a homemade honey-Buffalo butter sauce, served on sweet Hawaiian rolls.
Ingredients
(Based on 1x column)
Slow Cooker Chicken:
- ▢ 1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast halves (about 4)
- ▢ 2 tablespoons Louisiana-style hot sauce (e.g., Frank’s RedHot)
- ▢ 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Honey Buffalo Sauce & Assembly:
- ▢ 1/4 cup butter, cubed
- ▢ 1/4 cup honey
- ▢ 1/3 cup Louisiana-style hot sauce (remaining portion, or to taste)
- ▢ Cooked and shredded chicken (from above)
- ▢ 12 Hawaiian sweet rolls, split and warmed
Optional Toppings:
- ▢ Lettuce leaves
- ▢ Sliced tomato
- ▢ Thinly sliced red onion
- ▢ Crumbled blue cheese
- ▢ Ranch dressing or blue cheese dressing (for drizzling or dipping)
Instructions
1. Prepare and Cook Chicken in Slow Cooker:
- Place the boneless, skinless chicken breast halves into a 3-quart slow cooker.
- Pour the 2 tablespoons of Louisiana-style hot sauce over the chicken.
- Sprinkle evenly with the 1/4 teaspoon of pepper.
- Cover the slow cooker securely with its lid.
- Cook on the LOW setting for 3-4 hours (or on HIGH for 1.5-2.5 hours, though LOW is gentler for breasts), until the chicken is very tender and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part reads 165°F (74°C).
2. Shred Chicken:
- Once the chicken is cooked and tender, carefully remove the chicken breasts from the slow cooker and place them on a clean cutting board or large plate.
- Discard the cooking juices remaining in the slow cooker.
- When the chicken is cool enough to handle, use two forks to shred the meat into bite-sized pieces.
3. Make Honey Buffalo Butter Sauce and Combine:
- In a small saucepan, combine the 1/4 cup of cubed butter, 1/4 cup of honey, and the remaining 1/3 cup of Louisiana-style hot sauce.
- Place the saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir until the butter is completely melted and the sauce is smooth and well blended. Bring it just to a gentle simmer.
- Add the shredded cooked chicken to the saucepan with the honey-Buffalo butter sauce.
- Stir well to ensure all the shredded chicken is evenly coated with the sauce. Let it heat through gently for a minute or two.
4. Assemble and Serve Sliders:
- While the chicken heats in the sauce, warm your split Hawaiian sweet rolls if you haven’t already (briefly in a low oven, toaster, or microwave).
- To assemble, spoon a generous portion of the warm, saucy Buffalo chicken mixture onto the bottom half of each warmed Hawaiian sweet roll.
- If desired, add optional toppings such as lettuce leaves, sliced tomato, thinly sliced red onion, and/or crumbled blue cheese.
- Place the top half of the roll over the filling.
- Serve the Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Sliders immediately while warm. Enjoy!