Crack Chicken Sliders

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These crack chicken sliders make the perfect appetizer or fun meal absolutely full of flavor. A cheesy, bacon-filled chicken breast mixture is sandwiched between sweet Hawaiian rolls and baked to oeey-gooey, golden-brown perfection!

Crack chicken has always been a favorite in our home, and so have sliders. That's why we combined them into these delicious mini sandwiches that explode with flavor in every bite. They're the best of two classic worlds in one delicious, hand-held dish!

This was inspired by our bbq chicken sliders and reuben sliders recipe on this site and pairs well with these delicious air fryer steak fries.

Why You Will Love This Recipe

Simple Ingredients: Although this recipe has a deep, complex flavor profile, the ingredients are all simple and basic.
Easy: The filling and the sliders themselves are both quick and easy to make.
Classic Flavor: The crack chicken filling is full of that signature flavor profile, featuring a combination of rich cream cheese, bacon, zesty spices, and shredded chicken.
Versatile: These sliders make a great appetizer, afternoon snack, or a fun twist on family dinner!

Ingredients

These sliders use simple ingredients found in your kitchen or at your local grocery store. You don't need anything fancy to create all the wonderful flavor in these tasty bites.

Hawaiian Sweet Rolls: These rolls have a sweet, buttery flavor perfect for sliders.
Cream Cheese Softened: Cream cheese creates the creamy base for the chicken mixture.
Chicken Broth: Chicken broth helps thin the crack chicken filling to the perfect consistency while adding even more flavor.
Diced Chives: Chives add flavor that's bold but not overpowering.
Seasoning: A blend of garlic salt, onion powder, and pepper adds deeper, more complex flavor.
Shredded Cooked Chicken: Shredded chicken adds mild, meaty flavor and texture.
Bacon: Everything's better with bacon!
Colby Jack Cheese: Colby Jack cheese slices get melty and gooey while the sliders bake.
Grated Parmesan Cheese: Grated parmesan cheese adds even more flavor to the buns.

See the recipe card below for the exact quantities of each ingredient.

Substitutions and Variations

Don't have the correct ingredients on hand? Or want to change something up? Here are some helpful tips for you to change this crack chicken sliders recipe.

Add Heat: Add a bit of chili pepper flakes, diced jalapeno pepper, our jalapeno powder, smoked jalapeno powder, or chipotle powder to the mixture for a bit of heat. You can also serve up our homemade hot pepper sauce on the table as well.
Bread: Use any of your favorite rolls, buns, or even thickly-sliced bread like Texas toast to change the flavor of these sliders.
Sliced Cheese: Try your favorite variety of sliced cheese for these sliders. They all work and give your sliders a slightly different flavor profile every time!

Instructions

These sliders may be full of delicious complex flavor, but the recipe is anything but! It only takes a few minutes and a few simple steps.

In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth.

Add chives, garlic salt, onion powder and pepper.

Chicken broth added to cream cheese mixture.

Add the chicken broth and combine with cream cheese mixture.

Cooked chicken and crumbled crispy bacon added to cream cheese mixture.

Mix in the shredded chicken and bacon.

Cream cheese mixture and cheese slices added to bottom of sliders.

Add the bottoms of the Hawaiian rolls to a baking dish and cover them with the crack chicken mixture and cheese slices.

Top with the top halves of the rolls.

A silicone brush is applying butter to top of rolls.

Brush the rolls with melted butter.

Parmesan cheese and chives sprinkled on top of rolls.

Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and chives and bake until melty and golden.

Hint: To easily cut the rolls, use a sharp, serrated bread knife and cut the entire sheet in half before separating the individual rolls.

If you love recipes like this, you may also enjoy this collection of easy slider recipes.

Storage

These sliders can be refrigerated for a few days, but we don't recommend freezing them.

Refrigerator: Store these sliders in an air-tight container for up to 2 days. Any longer than that, and the bread will get too soggy.

Freezer: Freezing these sliders isn't recommended.

Reheat: To reheat the sliders, place them in a baking dish, cover, and cook at 350 until heated through.

Make Ahead: Prepare on the day it's needed and refrigerate until ready to heat.

What to Serve with Crack Chicken Sliders

Golden, freshly baked sliders topped with chopped green onions.

Tips

There isn't much to making these delicious chicken crack sliders. We really only have a few tips to help make the process easier for you. It's really hard to screw these up!

Hawaiian buns usually come connected to one another in a sheet. To make slicing them quick and easy, cut the entire sheet in half all at once!
Mix all the other crack chicken ingredients before adding the bacon and chicken to ensure the base is fully combined.
If you're worried about your sliders getting soggy if your guests don't finish them all, toast the insides of the buns in a skillet before adding the filling. This helps create a barrier against the moisture in the crack chicken filling.

FAQ

Do you have questions about this crack chicken sliders recipe? Here are some of the most commonly asked questions about chicken crack sliders.

What is crack chicken?

Crack chicken is a chicken dish made with shredded chicken, cream cheese, shredded cheese, ranch dressing mix, bacon, and various other ingredients, depending on the individual recipes.

Why is it called crack chicken?

Crack chicken gets its name because it's so addictively good. Yes, it's named after the highly addictive drug crack.

A crack chicken slider on a sweet roll on plate.

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