Buffalo Chicken Sliders Blue Cheese (Printable)

Tangy buffalo chicken with creamy blue cheese on soft buns, ideal for parties or quick flavorful bites.

# What You’ll Need:

→ Chicken

01 - 2 cups cooked chicken breast, shredded

→ Buffalo Sauce

02 - 1/2 cup hot sauce
03 - 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
04 - 1 tablespoon honey

→ Blue Cheese Sauce

05 - 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
06 - 1/4 cup sour cream
07 - 1/4 cup mayonnaise
08 - 1 tablespoon lemon juice
09 - 1/8 teaspoon 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 tablespoons chopped chives

# How to Prepare:

01 - Whisk together hot sauce, melted butter, and honey in a bowl until completely smooth and well combined.
02 - Add shredded chicken to the buffalo sauce mixture and toss thoroughly until every piece is evenly coated. Set aside.
03 - Combine blue cheese crumbles, sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in a separate bowl. Mix until creamy while maintaining some texture from the cheese crumbles.
04 - Slice slider buns in half horizontally. Lightly toast cut sides if desired for added texture.
05 - Place sauced chicken on bottom bun halves. Drizzle generously with blue cheese sauce, then layer with shredded lettuce, celery slices, and chives. Top with remaining bun halves and serve immediately.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • The homemade blue cheese sauce is infinitely better than anything store bought and takes two minutes
  • These sliders manage to be messy enough to feel indulgent but still handheld enough to eat while mingling
02 -
  • The sauce will eventually make the buns soggy so assemble these right before serving or serve components separately
  • Letting the chicken sit in the buffalo sauce for even ten minutes makes a huge difference in flavor penetration
03 -
  • Warming the chicken slightly after coating helps it absorb even more sauce
  • The honey in the buffalo sauce is the secret ingredient that makes people ask what is different about yours

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