Buffalo Chicken Sliders Blue (Printable version)

Tangy buffalo chicken and creamy blue cheese on soft slider buns, ideal for flavorful appetizers.

# List of ingredients:

→ 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 - Whisk together hot sauce, melted butter, and honey in a bowl until smooth and fully combined.
02 - Add shredded chicken to the buffalo sauce mixture and toss thoroughly to coat evenly. Set aside.
03 - Combine blue cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in a separate bowl. Mix until creamy while maintaining some blue cheese crumbles for texture.
04 - Slice slider buns in half horizontally and lightly toast if desired.
05 - Layer bottom bun halves with buffalo chicken mixture. Drizzle generously with blue cheese sauce.
06 - Top each slider with shredded lettuce, thinly sliced celery, and chives if using.
07 - Close sliders with top bun halves and serve immediately.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • The homemade blue cheese sauce puts anything store-bought to shame and comes together in under two minutes
  • These sliders somehow disappear faster than full-sized sandwiches, even though they're the same amount of food
02 -
  • Never skip the butter in the buffalo sauce—it's what creates that silky, restaurant-quality coating that actually sticks to the chicken
  • Let the chicken cool slightly before tossing in the sauce, or it will melt too quickly and become thin and watery
03 -
  • The honey in the buffalo sauce does more than add sweetness—it helps the sauce cling to the chicken and creates beautiful caramelization spots if you decide to broil the assembled sliders for 2 minutes
  • Always slice your celery as thin as possible, almost translucent, so it adds crunch without being overwhelming in each bite

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