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    Home » Recipes » Savory Snacks

    Nov 17, 2022 by Harriet

    BBQ Chicken Sliders

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    Make these bbq chicken sliders the next time you need to feed a crowd. These simple sliders are quick to make and great to take to picnics, potlucks, or game day.

    A slider bun on a white plate with hot in the back ground.
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    • 👛 Cost To Make
    • 🌟 Why You'll Love This Recipe:
    • 🥘 Ingredients In This Recipe
    • 🍳 Step By Step Instructions
    • ✏️ Recipe Notes
    • 👪 Serving Size
    • 🍬 Calories Per Serve
    • 🥗 Serving Suggestions
    • Substitutions
    • 📖 Variations
    • 🌡️ Storage
    • 🔥 Reheating
    • 📝 Frequently Asked Questions
    • 🍲 More Easy Recipes
    • 📋 Recipe Card

    These bbq chicken sliders are so good to eat and perfect for parties. Quick to make everyone will enjoy these.

    👛 Cost To Make

    Estimated cost = $10.50 or $1.75 a serve

    🌟 Why You'll Love This Recipe:

    You will love this recipe for BBQ chicken sliders because:

    • This is the perfect recipe for using leftover rotisserie chicken.
    • These little hot sandwiches are great for parties or casual gatherings like game day, game night, or even potlucks.
    • You can even make these or our ground beef sliders with onion soup mix for a quick and simple family dinner. 
    • You can have these ready in 30 minutes.

    🥘 Ingredients In This Recipe

    The printable recipe further down the page has the complete list of ingredients, including quantities and step-by-step instructions.

    Ingredient image for bbq chicken sliders.

    Bread rolls - small rolls are great for making these mini burgers, either individual rolls or a sheet of attached rolls. Use Hawaiian sweet rolls or plain dinner rolls or brioche buns. 

    Cooked chicken - we used store-bought rotisserie chicken for convenience, but you could use homecooked chicken breast or chicken thighs that have been brined and either pan-fried, grilled, baked, or cooked in the slow cooker.

    BBQ sauce - use your favorite bbq sauce and use as much or as little as you like. 

    Onion - use red onion or salad onion because these are milder in flavor than brown (yellow) onions.

    Cheese - we used grated cheddar cheese, but you could also use pre-sliced cheese.

    🍳 Step By Step Instructions

    Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Grease or line the base of a rimmed baking sheet with baking paper.

    Slider buns cut in half on a tray.

    Step 1 - Slice the dinner rolls in half lengthwise. Place the bottom half onto the prepared baking tray.

    Slider buns with chicken coated in bbq sauce.

    Step 2 - In a small bowl, place the chicken and barbecue sauce and mix until evenly coated. Spread the mixture evenly over the buns.

    Sliced red onion on top of diced chicken on a bun.

    Step 3 - Top the chicken filling with sliced red onions. 

    Parsley sprinkled over a chicken and onion slider filling.

    Step 4 - Sprinkle over the chopped parsley.

    Cheese slices on a bun.

    Step 5 - Top with sliced cheese.

    Brushing melted butter on top of buns.

    Step 6 - Place the top half of the rolls on top of the sliders.

    Mix the melted butter, stock powder, and parmesan cheese in a small bowl and brush the tops of the rolls with the mixture.

    Prepared sliders on a tray covered with foil.

    Step 7 - Loosely cover with foil. Bake covered for 15-20 minutes or until the bread is golden brown.  Slice or pull apart the rolls before serving, hot or warm.

    Six baked bbq chicken sliders on a baking tray.

    ✏️ Recipe Notes

    Bread rolls vary in size - we used 6 mini dinner rolls. The total weight of the buns was about 270 grams (9.5 ounces) and measured two buns wide (15 cm, 5.90 inches) and three buns long (26 cm, 10.29 inches). 

    If the buns you use are larger or smaller, increase or decrease the filling ingredients to ensure that you have enough to make the sliders.

    👪 Serving Size

    A single serve is one slider.

    🍬 Calories Per Serve

    There are 320 calories in one of these BBQ sliders.

    🥗 Serving Suggestions

    You could serve just about anything with these bbq sliders, like:

    • Fries
    • Sauteed potatoes
    • Pickles like our quick-picked pink onions, carrot pickles, or achar.
    • Salads like tomato bocconcini salad, coleslaw, or black bean and avocado salsa.
    • Thick vegetable soups like roast tomato and red pepper soup or pumpkin and sweet potato soup.
    • and more.

    Substitutions

    Buns - even though this recipe calls for dinner rolls, you can use whatever buns you have. For example, you could use: 

    • Hotdog buns
    • Hamburger buns
    • French sticks
    • Or you could even use crescent roll buns.

    And if they are on the large side, cut them into smaller manageable pieces before or after baking.

    📖 Variations

    • Add bacon bits
    • Use a different cheese like mozzarella, or pepper-flavored cheese
    • Use cilantro (fresh coriander) leaves instead of parsley
    A slider on a plate with a tray of  sliders in the background.

    🌡️ Storage

    Refrigeration – Store leftovers in the fridge for up to three days.

    Freezing - We haven't tried freezing these uncooked, but we think it should be okay to do so, with a few changes to the recipe. 

    • Place a layer of sliced cheese to cover the top of the bottom half of the buns.
    • Top the cheese with the bbq sauce-coated chicken, followed by the red onion and another layer of cheese.

    Doing it this way should stop the sauce from soaking into the bread and prevent it from going soggy.

    Thaw the sliders before baking.

    🔥 Reheating

    Cold-cooked leftover sliders reheat very well. Reheat uncovered in the microwave oven for 15- 20 seconds or until hot.

    📝 Frequently Asked Questions

    Can I add coleslaw to my sliders?

    Yes, you can add coleslaw to the sliders but add it after baking. The easiest way to do this is to serve coleslaw in a separate bowl and let everyone add coleslaw to their buns.

    Can these be made in advance?

    These can be prepared the night before, stored covered in the fridge, and cooked the next day, but you could end up with soggy bread depending on how much bbq sauce you added.

    For the best results, we suggest prepping all the ingredients, storing them separately, and then assembling the sliders just before cooking.

    🍲 More Easy Recipes

    • Mac and cheese without milk
    • Tinga de pollo
    • Greek beans and potatoes
    • Slow cooker pulled pork
    A image showing a slider cut into half.

    I do hope that you try this bbq chicken sliders recipe. If you do, please come back and leave a comment below because I would love to know how you went.


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    A cheese bbq chicken slider on a white plate.

    BBQ Chicken Sliders

    Quick and easy to make these bbq chicken sliders can be ready in 30 minutes. Great for serving at parties or casual gatherings.
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    Prep Time : 10 mins
    Cook Time : 20 mins
    Total Time : 30 mins
    Cuisine: : Western
    Course : Appetiser, Main Course
    Servings : 6 sliders
    Calories : 320 : kcal
    Estimated Cost (AUD) : $10.50 or $1.75 a serve

    INGREDIENTS

    • 6 mini buns see notes below
    • 375 grams (13.2 ounces / 3 cups) of cooked chicken, diced or shredded
    • ¼ cup barbecue sauce or to taste
    • ½ red onion thinly sliced
    • 120 grams (4.2 ounces / 1 cup) grated cheddar cheese, or 6-8 slices of processed cheddar cheese
    • ¼ cup fresh parsley finely chopped

    Glaze

    • 1 tablespoon butter
    • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
    • 1 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese
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    INSTRUCTIONS

    • Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Grease or line the base of a rimmed baking sheet with baking paper.
    • Slice the dinner rolls in half lengthwise. Place the bottom half onto the prepared baking tray.
    • In a small bowl, place the chicken and barbecue sauce and mix until evenly coated. Spread the mixture evenly over the buns.
    • Top the chicken filling with sliced red onions.
    • Sprinkle over the chopped parsley.
    • Top with sliced cheese.
    • Place the top half of the rolls on top of the sliders.
      Mix the melted butter, stock powder, and parmesan cheese in a small bowl and brush the tops of the rolls with the mixture.
    • Loosely cover with foil. Bake covered for 15-20 minutes or until the bread is golden brown. Slice or pull apart the rolls before serving, hot or warm.

    Notes

    Bread rolls vary in size - we used 6 mini dinner rolls. The total weight of the buns was about 270 grams (9.5 ounces) and measured two buns wide (15 cm, 5.90 inches) and three buns long (26 cm, 10.29 inches). 
    If the buns you use are larger or smaller, increase or decrease the filling ingredients to ensure that you have enough to make the sliders.
    Nutrition Facts
    BBQ Chicken Sliders
    Serving Size
     
    1 slider
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    320
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    14
    g
    22
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    6
    g
    38
    %
    Trans Fat
     
    0.1
    g
    Polyunsaturated Fat
     
    1
    g
    Monounsaturated Fat
     
    4
    g
    Cholesterol
     
    73
    mg
    24
    %
    Sodium
     
    345
    mg
    15
    %
    Potassium
     
    223
    mg
    6
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    23
    g
    8
    %
    Fiber
     
    2
    g
    8
    %
    Sugar
     
    7
    g
    8
    %
    Protein
     
    23
    g
    46
    %
    Vitamin A
     
    530
    IU
    11
    %
    Vitamin C
     
    4
    mg
    5
    %
    Calcium
     
    192
    mg
    19
    %
    Iron
     
    2
    mg
    11
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
    Nutrition Disclosure

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