Description
Crack Chicken Sliders are a creamy, cheesy, and delicious comfort food option that combines tender chicken, crispy bacon, and a ranch dressing flavor, all sandwiched between sweet Hawaiian rolls.
Ingredients
Scale
- 16 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 ounce dry ranch dressing mix
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 1 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
- ⅓ cup thinly sliced green onion
- 2½ cups chicken breast, cooked, shredded, boneless and skinless
- 12 ounces cooked crumbled bacon
- 2½ cups mild shredded cheddar cheese, divided (1 cup and 1½ cups)
- 12 count sweet Hawaiian Rolls, sliced in half
- 6 tablespoons salted sweet cream butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh chives
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with nonstick spray. Set it aside.
- Add the cream cheese to a 4 to 5-quart heavy-bottomed stockpot over medium heat. Stir often until the cream cheese is melted.
- Sprinkle the ranch mix, onion powder, and cracked black pepper over the melted cream cheese. Stir to combine. Remove from the heat.
- Stir in the green onion, shredded chicken, crumbled bacon, and 1 cup of shredded cheddar. Stir until completely incorporated.
- Place the bottom rolls into the prepared baking dish.
- Spread the chicken ranch mixture evenly over the bottom rolls.
- Evenly sprinkle the remaining shredded cheddar cheese.
- Lay the top rolls over the shredded cheese.
- Use a pastry brush to spread the melted butter over the top rolls.
- Evenly sprinkle the parmesan cheese over the buttered rolls.
- Evenly sprinkle the chopped chives over the parmesan layer.
- Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 25 minutes.
- Remove the foil and bake for an additional 5 to 8 minutes, until golden. Remove from the oven and allow the sliders to rest for 5 minutes before cutting the individual servings.
Notes
- Can substitute chicken with rotisserie chicken for quicker preparation.
- Adjust the amount of bacon based on personal preference.
- For extra flavor, add garlic powder or hot sauce to the mixture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slider
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 650mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 70mg