Description
BBQ Chicken Sliders on Hawaiian rolls – shredded chicken, cheese, and buttery buns.
Ingredients
Scale
Crockpot BBQ chicken:
- 2 large chicken breasts, about 1 pound
- ¼ cup chicken broth/stock or water
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon ground mustard
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- Dash of cayenne pepper (if desired)
- 3/4 cup barbecue sauce of choice
Butter Topping:
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
For the sliders:
- 1 package of King’s Hawaiian rolls (12 rolls)
- 6 slices of white American cheese or cheese of your choice
Instructions
Crockpot Chicken:
- Add your chicken breasts to the crockpot with ¼ cup chicken broth or water.
- Add in the seasonings: 1 teaspoon onion powder, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoon smoked paprika, ½ teaspoon ground mustard, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, and a dash of cayenne pepper.
- Cook on high 2-4 hours until chicken breasts are fully cooked.
- Remove the chicken from the crockpot and shred with 2 forks or a hand mixer.
Sandwich Assembly:
- Preheat your oven to 350°F.
- Line a cookie sheet with foil and spray with neutral cooking spray, such as avocado oil.
- Cut the loaf of Hawaiian rolls in half – leaving the top and bottom intact to simulate a large bun.
- Layer your cheese on the bottom half of the rolls.
- Place the shredded chicken mixture on top.
- Place the top of the rolls on top of the chicken.
- Melt 2 tablespoons unsalted butter. To the melted butter, whisk in ½ teaspoon kosher salt, ½ teaspoon onion powder, and ½ teaspoon garlic powder.
- Brush the top of the rolls with the butter mixture.
- Fully cover the rolls with a piece of foil.
- Bake covered for 15 minutes. Remove foil, and bake for an additional 5 minutes or until the tops of the buns are golden brown.
Notes
I like to use white American or Colby jack for these sliders – but feel free to use your favorite cheese!
I cover with foil for the majority of the bake time to ensure the tops of the rolls do not brown too quickly.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 hours
- Category: Main
- Method: Crockpot, Oven
- Cuisine: American