Buffalo Chicken Pizza Dip Sliders (Printable version)
Spicy buffalo chicken and melted cheese stuffed inside fluffy slider buns, brushed with garlic butter.
# What You'll Need:
→ Chicken & Sauce
01 - 2 cups cooked shredded chicken (rotisserie or poached)
02 - 1/2 cup buffalo wing sauce (such as Franks RedHot)
03 - 4 oz cream cheese, softened
04 - 1/2 cup ranch dressing (or blue cheese dressing)
→ Cheese
05 - 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
06 - 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
→ Sliders
07 - 12 slider buns or Hawaiian rolls, halved horizontally
08 - 2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
09 - 1 tsp garlic powder
10 - 2 tbsp chopped fresh chives or green onions (for garnish)
→ Optional Toppings
11 - 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
12 - 1/4 cup sliced pickled jalapeños
# Directions:
01 - Preheat oven to 350°F.
02 - In a medium bowl, combine shredded chicken, buffalo sauce, cream cheese, and ranch dressing. Mix thoroughly until creamy and well combined.
03 - Line a baking sheet or 9x13-inch baking dish with parchment paper. Arrange bottom halves of slider buns closely together.
04 - Spread buffalo chicken mixture evenly over the buns.
05 - Sprinkle evenly with mozzarella and cheddar cheeses. Optionally add crumbled blue cheese and/or pickled jalapeños over the cheese layer.
06 - Place top halves of slider buns over the cheese layer.
07 - In a small bowl, mix melted butter and garlic powder. Brush tops of buns generously with garlic butter.
08 - Cover loosely with foil and bake for 15 minutes. Remove foil and bake for another 8–10 minutes, until cheese is melted and tops are golden brown.
09 - Remove from oven, garnish with chopped chives or green onions, and let cool for 5 minutes before serving. Pull apart to serve.
# Expert advice:
01 -
- The buffalo chicken dip filling gets incredibly creamy and melty while the slider buns turn golden and buttery, creating that perfect soft crunch contrast
- You can assemble everything hours before guests arrive and just bake when youre ready, which means less stress and more time actually enjoying the party
02 -
- Do not skip softening your cream cheese first because cold cream cheese creates lumps that never fully incorporate into the filling
- Letting the sliders rest for those 5 minutes after baking is crucial or the cheese will ooze out everywhere when you try to pull them apart
03 -
- If your buns seem overly fresh and soft, lightly toast the bottom halves before adding the filling to prevent sogginess
- The parchment paper is not optional unless you enjoy scrubbing baked on cheese off your baking sheet for twenty minutes