Easy Slow Cooker Chicken Cordon Bleu Sliders
Make incredibly easy and delicious Chicken Cordon Bleu Sliders! This slow cooker recipe features tender shredded chicken, ham, and Swiss cheese in a creamy sauce, served on Hawaiian rolls.
Ingredients
(Original recipe yields 6 servings – but uses 24 rolls, so likely 4 mini sliders per serving)
Chicken Filling:
- ▢ 1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
- ▢ 1 garlic clove, minced
- ▢ 1/4 teaspoon salt
- ▢ 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- ▢ 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, cubed
Mix-Ins & Assembly:
- ▢ 2 cups shredded Swiss cheese
- ▢ 1 1/4 cups finely chopped fully cooked ham
- ▢ 2 packages (12 ounces each) Hawaiian sweet rolls (24 rolls total), split
- ▢ Chopped green onions, for garnish
For Slow Cooker:
- ▢ Cooking spray
Instructions
1. Prepare Slow Cooker and Cook Chicken Base:
- Lightly grease the insert of your 3-quart slow cooker with cooking spray.
- Place the boneless, skinless chicken breasts into the prepared slow cooker.
- Sprinkle the minced garlic, salt, and pepper evenly over the chicken.
- Scatter the cubes of cream cheese on top of and around the chicken.
- Cover the slow cooker with its lid. Cook on the LOW setting for 2 1/2 to 3 hours. The chicken is done when it is cooked through, very tender, and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part reads 165°F (74°C).
2. Shred Chicken and Combine Filling:
- 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. Leave the accumulated juices and melted cream cheese in the slow cooker.
- Using two forks, shred the cooked chicken.
- Return the shredded chicken to the slow cooker with the creamy juices.
- Add the shredded Swiss cheese and the finely chopped fully cooked ham to the slow cooker.
- Stir everything together gently but thoroughly until the shredded chicken, ham, and Swiss cheese are well combined with the creamy sauce.
3. Melt Cheese and Finish Filling:
- Cover the slow cooker again and let the mixture stand on the WARM setting (or keep on LOW if your slow cooker doesn’t automatically switch) for about 15 minutes, or until the Swiss cheese is completely melted and the filling is hot and gooey.
- Stir the mixture once more before serving to ensure everything is evenly distributed.
4. Assemble the Sliders:
- Split the Hawaiian sweet rolls in half horizontally, if they are not already pre-split.
- Spoon a generous amount of the warm, cheesy Chicken Cordon Bleu mixture onto the bottom half of each Hawaiian sweet roll.
- Place the top half of the roll over the filling.
5. Garnish and Serve:
- Sprinkle the assembled sliders with freshly chopped green onions for garnish.
- Serve the Chicken Cordon Bleu Sliders immediately while they are warm and the filling is melty. Enjoy!