Buffalo Chicken Sliders Blue Cheese (Printable)
Soft slider buns with spicy buffalo chicken and creamy blue cheese sauce, topped with fresh lettuce and celery.
# What You Need:
→ Chicken
01 - 2 cups cooked chicken breast, shredded (about 2 large breasts)
→ Buffalo Sauce
02 - 1/2 cup hot sauce (such as Franks RedHot)
03 - 3 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
04 - 1 tbsp honey
→ Blue Cheese Sauce
05 - 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
06 - 1/4 cup sour cream
07 - 1/4 cup mayonnaise
08 - 1 tbsp lemon juice
09 - 1/8 tsp garlic powder
10 - Salt and pepper, to taste
→ Sliders & Toppings
11 - 8 soft slider buns
12 - 1 cup shredded lettuce
13 - 1/2 cup thinly sliced celery
14 - 2 tbsp chopped chives (optional)
# Directions:
01 - In a bowl, whisk together hot sauce, melted butter, and honey until smooth.
02 - Add shredded chicken to the sauce and toss to coat evenly. Set aside.
03 - In a separate bowl, combine blue cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Mix until creamy, leaving some blue cheese crumbles for texture.
04 - Slice slider buns and lightly toast if desired.
05 - Layer the bottom half of each bun with buffalo chicken, then drizzle with blue cheese sauce.
06 - Top with shredded lettuce, celery slices, and chives if using.
07 - Close with the top bun and serve immediately.
# Expert Tips:
01 -
- They come together in under 30 minutes but taste like you fussed over them all afternoon
- The homemade blue cheese sauce is infinitely better than anything from a bottle
- Perfect portion size means everyone can try without committing to a full sandwich
02 -
- If the sauce feels too thick, warm it slightly in the microwave for 15 seconds before tossing with the chicken
- Letting the chicken marinate in the sauce for even 10 minutes makes a huge difference in flavor penetration
03 -
- Warming the buns for 2 minutes in a 350 degree oven makes them even more irresistible
- Pat the shredded chicken slightly dry before saucing if it seems too watery