Need an easy party appetizer that everyone will love? Make these BBQ Chicken Sliders! Made with fluffy Hawaiian rolls, BBQ sauce and cheese, these sliders are also an easy dinner idea.
Sliders check all the boxes as one of the best party foods. They’re quick and easy to make, you can eat them with your hands (no utensils required!) and everyone loves them. I also make this chicken sliders recipe often when I need an easy dinner idea for my family. It’s a great way to use up leftover cooked chicken and the sliders are hot and ready to serve in just about 30 minutes!
Why You’ll Love These Sliders
- Game day favorite. Add these pull apart sliders to your spread of game day snacks.
- Only 6 ingredients. I love recipes with short ingredient lists and this one is as simple as can be!
- Feeds a crowd. As written, this recipe makes 12 sliders, but you can easily double or even triple the recipe to feed more people.
Chicken Sliders Ingredients
- Hawaiian Rolls: Or use any small rolls, like these dinner rolls.
- Shredded Chicken: You’ll need 2 cups of shredded, cooked chicken for this recipe. See my tips below for how to cook shredded chicken, or grab a rotisserie chicken from the store to save time.
- BBQ Sauce: Use your favorite store-bought sauce or make this Homemade BBQ Sauce recipe.
- Red Onion: Thinly sliced red onion mellows in the oven for delicious mild sweet onion flavor.
- Cheese: Use sharp cheddar, pepper jack or Monterey jack.
- Melted Butter: For brushing on the tops of the sliders. The butter adds flavor and helps the rolls to brown in the oven.
Find the full printable recipe with ingredient amounts below.
How to Make Chicken Sliders
Slice the rolls in half.
Mix together the shredded chicken and BBQ sauce.
Assemble the sliders. Spread the BBQ chicken in an even layer over the bottom halves of the rolls. Drizzle on more BBQ sauce, then top with red onion and shredded cheese. Place the top buns on the sandwiches.
Brush the tops of the rolls with melted butter.
Bake. Loosely cover the sliders with foil and bake for 12 minutes. Uncover and bake for 5 more minutes, until cheese is melted and buns are toasted. Then serve and enjoy!
Ways to Make the Shredded Chicken
There are lots of options for making the cooked shredded chicken for this recipe:
- Use store-bought rotisserie chicken or leftover cooked chicken.
- Instant Pot Shredded Chicken.
- Crockpot Shredded Chicken.
- Poach chicken breasts or thighs and then shred. Here’s my easy Poached Chicken recipe.
Once the chicken is cooked, use one of these 3 easy methods for How to Shred Chicken to shred it.
What to Serve with Sliders
When I’m making these chicken sliders for dinner, I like to round out the meal with a few of these easy side dishes:
- Fries: Try Sweet Potato Fries or Baked French Fries.
- Vegetables: I like to serve these with Steamed Broccoli or Roasted Carrots.
- A Salad: Our go-to is this everyday Green Salad.
To Store and Reheat
Leftover sliders can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. To reheat, place on a baking sheet, cover with foil and bake at 350° F for 15-20 minutes, until hot throughout.
More Appetizer Recipes
BBQ Chicken Sliders
Ingredients
- 12 slider rolls, such as Hawaiian sweet rolls
- 2 cups shredded cooked chicken
- ½ cup BBQ sauce, plus more for drizzling
- ½ small red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese, or pepper jack or Monterey jack
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Keeping the rolls attached together, carefully slice the rolls in half and place the bottom halves on the prepared baking sheet; set tops aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the shredded chicken and BBQ sauce.
- Spread the BBQ chicken in an even layer over the bottom halves of the rolls. Drizzle with additional BBQ sauce, if desired. Add your desired amount of sliced red onion, spreading it out evenly. Sprinkle the shredded cheese over the top of the chicken and onions. Place top buns on sandwiches.
- Brush the tops of the rolls with the melted butter.
- Loosely cover with foil and bake for 12 minutes. Uncover and bake for 5 more minutes, until cheese is melted and buns are toasted.
- Cut sliders apart before serving, using either a sharp knife or kitchen scissors.
Notes
- Leftover sliders can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. To reheat, place on a baking sheet, cover with foil and bake at 350° F for 15-20 minutes, until hot throughout.
I want to make these for a party. Any tips on what I can prep ahead to make is easier for the party?
You could assemble them right before going to the party and then bake at the party. The BBQ sauce might soak into the bread a bit more, but I think they’ll still be just as delicious.