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    Published: Sep 1, 2022 by Danielle · This post may contain affiliate links. For more information, see our privacy policy.

    Addictive Shredded Chicken Sliders (with Hot Honey!)

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    Hot honey chicken slider with graphic overlay.

    Packed with the most amazing sweet and spicy sauce, these chicken sliders layer sweet Hawaiian rolls, gooey cheese, and a smokey hot honey sauce! Finish them off with a creamy coleslaw for the best bite-sized sandwich around. Made with rotisserie chicken they make the perfect dinner or easy party food!

    Hand grasping chicken slider out of baking pan.
    Just wait until you try this perfect combination of smokey, sweet, and heat along with the creamy coleslaw!
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    • 🏅 Why these chicken sliders are great
    • 🥪 Ingredients
    • 🔪 How to make chicken sliders
    • 🙋 Questions and Answers
    • 👨🏼‍🍳 Tips & Tricks
    • 📖 Other great recipes 
    • 👋🏻 Connect with us!
    • 📋 Recipe

    The nice thing about these easy chicken sliders is that they do double duty. They can feed a family for dinner or be served as part of a game day spread or anywhere you need a tasty appetizer. 

    Generally little sandwiches come with the typical buffalo sauce or bbq sauce flavor profile. There's nothing wrong with those, but when you want something truly fantastic, these appetizer sandwiches are out of this world kind of delicious. 

    If you have yet to be introduced to hot honey sauce, let me be the first. It’s a crazy good sauce used not only on these small sandwiches but also, these full-sized spicy chicken sandwiches. (A crispy, tender chicken breast on a soft brioche bun. Yummy!)

    If you are looking for even more snacks and drinks, I highly recommend making lemonade with this lemonade concentrate! It’s the perfect balance to the spicy honey!

    🏅 Why these chicken sliders are great

    • Addictive flavor - I can’t say it enough. This hot honey sauce is addictive!
    • Easy to make - With a couple shortcut ingredients and only 15 minutes of hands-on time these are ready to pop in the oven!
    • Everyone loves them - A truly excellent tailgating or party food! Absolutely perfect for the super bowl!

    🥪 Ingredients

    Ingredients for chicken sliders including shredded chicken and hot honey sauce.
    • Hawaiian Rolls: These are the chicken slider buns of choice because they are sturdy enough to hold the filling, yet tender and sweet. Soft dinner rolls will work if sweet rolls can't be found.
    • Provolone Cheese: It’s the perfect melting cheese without overwhelming the flavors in the honey sauce, but Mozzarella cheese, cheddar cheese, or pepper jack cheese will work as well. 
    • Rotisserie Chicken: Shredded rotisserie chicken is the easiest option, but feel free to use any shredded chicken you prefer. 
    • Hot Honey Sauce: This sauce is next level AMAZING! It’s so delicious that I could eat it on everything. 
    • Coleslaw: There are a couple options here. 1) Dress bagged cabbage mix with ranch dressing or 2) Use your favorite coleslaw dressing recipe on tricolor coleslaw mix.
    • Butter: Salted melted butter is preferable but if all you have is unsalted butter just add a pinch of salt. 
    • Spices: garlic powder, cayenne, and smoked paprika

    🔪 How to make chicken sliders

    Hand holding knife slicing hawaiian rolls in half.

    Using a long serrated knife, cut the rolls in half keeping the rolls together. Do not separate them. Place the bottom buns into a sprayed 9 x 13 baking pan.

    Provolone cheese on bottom of buns.

     Layer cheese across the bottom half of the rolls. 

    Shredded chicken mixed with hot honey across top of provolone cheese.

    In a large bowl mix the shredded chicken with the hot honey sauce. Layer evenly on top of the cheese layer.

    Pastry brush putiing seasoned butter across tops of rolls.

    Leave the top buns off. Bake for 15 minutes. Place the top buns on top. In a small bowl mix together butter and spices. With a pastry brush evenly distribute the butter mixture across the tops of the rolls. Bake for 15-20 more minutes until golden brown.

    Coleslaw on top of shredded chicken mixture.

    Remove the top set of rolls. Add coleslaw evenly over the chicken mixture.

    Final assembled pan of chicken sliders.

    Place buns back on and brush with extra butter if desired. Serve these delicious sliders while hot.

    Pro tip: If the tops of the chicken sliders are getting too golden brown, lightly cover with aluminum foil until the sliders are heated through.

    To make this a complete meal we like to serve them with potato wedges, chips, dill pickles, or fruit salad.

    Full pan of shredded chicken sliders in baking pan brushed with seasoned butter.
    These sliders are easy to make in big batches which makes them perfect for parties or game day spreads!

    🙋 Questions and Answers

    How to store and reheat sliders? 

    Sliders can be a bit tricky to hold until the next day. The best way is to keep the coleslaw off and place them in an airtight container in the refrigerator. When it’s time to reheat. Place individual sandwiches in a baking pan. Loosely cover with tinfoil at 425 degrees for 10-15 minutes.

    What chicken is best for shredding?

    Our go-to chicken for shredding is rotisserie chicken from Sam’s Club or Costco. However, boneless skinless chicken breasts or chicken thighs can be used instead.

    How many sliders per person?

    If serving this for dinner, plan on 2-3 sliders per person. As an appetizer 1-2 should be enough depending on the total amount of food served.

    Hot honey sauce on honey wand with slider sandwiches in the background.
    Shredded rotisserie chicken makes these sliders a quick and easy option!

    👨🏼‍🍳 Tips & Tricks

    • For a crispy bottom on these chicken sliders, serve immediately. If they sit too long they might get a bit soggy. 
    • Hold the coleslaw if you expect leftovers that you are going to want to reheat.
    • If they are browning too much, lightly tent with tinfoil.

    📖 Other great recipes 

    • Chicken Apple Sausages - An easy appetizer or party food that’s good all year. Plus they are made in the slow cooker!
    • Honey Lemon Pepper Wings and Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings - Extra-crispy baked chicken wings tossed in easy yet lip-smacking sauces!
    • Mango Pineapple Salsa - Another easy recipe that's sweet and spicy! Fresh mango, pineapple and habaneros make for a new take on pico de gallo. 
    • Leftover shredded chicken - dress it in this honey lime sauce.
    • Spicy Deviled Eggs - Filled with jalapenos and candied bacon, these are a kick-up version of classic deviled eggs.
    Super up close view of layers of hawaiian rolls, cheese, shredded chicken, and coleslaw on sliders.
    Dripping with crazy delicious hot honey sauce, these small sandwiches are packed with big flavor.

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    📋 Recipe

    Chicken slider topped with coleslaw in a hand.

    Addictive Shredded Chicken Sliders (with Hot Honey!)

    Packed with the most amazing sweet and spicy sauce, these chicken sliders layer sweet Hawaiian rolls, gooey cheese, and a smokey hot honey sauce! Finish them off with a creamy coleslaw for the best bite-sized sandwich around. Made with rotisserie chicken they make the perfect dinner or easy party food!
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    Course: Appetizer, Dinner
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes
    Total Time: 45 minutes
    Servings: 24 sliders
    Calories: 164kcal
    Author: Borrowed Bites

    Equipment

    • 1 baking pan 9 x 13

    Ingredients

    • 24 Hawaiian rolls
    • 5 cups rotisserie chicken, shredded
    • 12 slices provolone cheese
    • hot honey sauce (a double recipe)
    • 4 tablespoon butter
    • ¼ teaspoon cayenne
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
    • ⅛ teaspoon smoked paprika
    • 4 cups shredded coleslaw
    • ½ cup ranch or coleslaw dressing (plus more if needed)
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    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350°. Spray pan with nonstick baking spray.
    • Remove sliders from bag without separating. Using a long serrated knife, cut the rolls in half being careful to keep them all intact. Place the bottom set of buns into the pan. You might have to press them in gently to make them fit.
      24 Hawaiian rolls
    • Layer the cheese on top of the rolls. Mix shredded chicken with hot honey sauce and layer on top of cheese. Bake for 15 minutes with the top off.
      12 slices provolone cheese, hot honey sauce, 5 cups rotisserie chicken, shredded
    • Place top rolls on the chicken. Place Mix the butter and seasonings. Brush butter mixture over the top of the rolls. Bake for another 15-20 minutes more.
      4 tablespoon butter, ¼ teaspoon cayenne, ¼ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon garlic powder, ⅛ teaspoon smoked paprika
    • While they finish baking, mix the coleslaw and ranch or coleslaw dressing. When the sliders are done warming through remove the top rolls carefully and top with the coleslaw. Replace the tops and brush with additional butter mixture if desired.
      4 cups shredded coleslaw, ½ cup ranch or coleslaw dressing
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    Notes

    Tips & Tricks
    • For a crispy bottom on these chicken sliders, serve immediately. If they sit too long they might get a bit soggy. 
    • Hold the coleslaw if you expect leftovers that you are going to want to reheat.
    • If they are browning too much, lightly tent with tinfoil.
     
    To reheat:
    Bake individually (preferably without coleslaw) loosely tented with tinfoil at 425º for 10-15 minutes. 

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    Nutrition

    Calories: 164kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 239mg | Potassium: 38mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 169IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 79mg | Iron: 0.1mg

    All nutrition information is provided by a third party and is an estimate only. Use your own nutritional calculator for more specific measurements.

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