4.5 from 90 votes
Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Sliders
You can still feed a crowd what they want and save yourself the time and mess with this simple Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Sliders recipe!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
8 hrs 5 mins
Total Time
8 hrs 12 mins
Servings: 24 sliders
Calories: 233 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Buffalo Chicken
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast
- 1 ½ cups Frank's Hot Sauce
- 2 tablespoons butter
Easy Ranch Dressing
- 1 packet Ranch dressing mix
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons buttermilk
- 1 cup mayo
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
For serving
- 24 slider buns (see note)
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 clove garlic peeled
Instructions
- Place the chicken breasts, hot sauce, and butter into a 4-quart or larger slow cooker. Cover and cook on HIGH for 4 hours or LOW for 8 hours.
- While the chicken is cooking, prepare the ranch dressing. Whisk together the ranch dressing mix, buttermilk, mayo, and pepper in a medium bowl until smooth. Cover and refrigerate for later.
- When the chicken is done cooking, use 2 forks to shred it right in the slow cooker. Then mix it into the sauce. Set that aside for now.
- Preheat your oven to broil.
- Split the slider buns in half horizontally. Place all the bun halves cut side up on a baking sheet and then brush them with olive oil.
- Place the baking sheet under the broiler for 5-7 minutes, watching carefully! The buns are ready when they're golden brown.
- Remove the buns from the oven. Cut off the end of the garlic clove and then rub the garlic onto the browned area of the buns. (see note)
- Add some buffalo chicken to the bottom buns. Then top with ranch dressing and place the top buns on the sliders.
- Serve immediately with carrot sticks, celery sticks, and extra ranch.
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Notes
- I like using Hawaiian savory butter rolls or small ciabatta rolls for this recipe, but you can use whatever small buns you like.
- When serving these sliders on a buffet, I put the slider bun tops and bottoms back together after rubbing on the garlic and then arrange the buns on a platter. Guests can build their own sliders since all the components are ready to go.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1slider
Calories
233kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
18g
(6%)
Protein
11g
(22%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
5g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
32mg
(11%)
Sodium
670mg
(28%)
Potassium
158mg
(5%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
65IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
0.5mg
(1%)
Calcium
41mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24sliders
Amount Per Serving
Calories 233
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1slider | |
| Calories | 233kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 11g | 22% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 32mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 670mg | 28% |
| Potassium | 158mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 65IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.5mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 41mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.