Looking for an extremely easy buffalo chicken appetizer to make for lunches, game days, or quick dinners? If so, this easy chicken recipe is loaded with flavor and sure to please your family anytime of year. This easy Buffalo Chicken Sliders appetizer recipe is mass-batch baked in the oven couldn’t be any easier.

If you are looking for an easy chicken appetizer or lunch idea that can be mostly cooked in one batch this recipe is for you! Our family loves buffalo chicken so much so these mini sliders are a no-brainer!

Why We Love these Sliders
Buffalo chicken is one of our favorite foods on the planet. We love this recipe because it features a shortcut ingredient-Tyson Any’Tizers Buffalo Chicken Bites. These are bite-sized and fit in the slider buns perfectly. Of course you can use deli sliced chicken, homemade shredded chicken, or even rotisserie chicken tossed in buffalo wing sauce.
We also love how the cheddar cheese, ranch, and even celery pair so perfectly. The melted, herbed butter over the buns really top these sliders off the scales! I also love how these are super easy to bake in one mass-batch in my glassware.
How to Make Buffalo Chicken Sliders

Making these sliders is super easy, but will take a small time sacrifice to bake the chicken prior to assembling and baking the sliders. I assure you though, they are worth every cheesy, mildly spicy bite!
Check out what you will need to recreate these buffalo chicken sliders below!
Ingredients
- 12-count bakery slider buns
- Frozen buffalo chicken bites (Tyson Any’Tizers Snacks work well)
- Cheddar cheese slices cut into 4 quarters
- Ranch dressing
- Celery bits
- Butter
- Italian herbs

Assembling
- Bake your chicken according to the package instructions. Mine was about 20 minutes. Once chicken is done, set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (for the sliders)
- Unwrap your buns and place them on a cutting board. Using a large bread knife carefully slice the buns horizontally to make a top and bottom half.
- Brush inside of the bottom layer of buns with ranch dressing. I used a pastry brush to make this easier.
- Add one bun-sized piece of prebaked chicken to each bun.
- Follow with a sprinkle of celery, and a slice of cheese per chicken.
- Add the bun tops back over the chicken sliders.
- Brush with melted herb butter.
- Bake for 10 mins. Cheese will be melted, and the buns with be a toasted, golden brown color.
- Serve warm.
Recipe Substitutions
As with most recipes, there is some wiggle room for this recipe that will still produce delectable results.
Chicken- You can use any brand of baked, fully cooked frozen buffalo chicken. Additionally, you can use plain frozen chicken and add your own buffalo sauce. Simply bake the chicken, and coat in the sauce.
If you prefer to use fresh chicken, cook chicken tenders in bite-sized pieces, and toss with buffalo sauce. Additionally, you can use leftover chicken liked rotisserie chicken. They key is to pretty much cook and toss with wing or buffalo sauce.
Cheese– You can use swiss, American, Jack, or pretty much any sliced cheese you prefer.
Celery- You can leave this out, but we love the crunch it provides for the “full effect”.
Dressing- We used ranch because our kids do not like blue cheese, but I do believe blue cheese dressing would be tasty.
Buns- We used bakery style dinner buns, but you could also mix things up with a sweet bun like King’s Hawaiian.
Storing
These Buffalo Chicken Sliders taste best when warm and fresh. However, you can refrigerate any leftovers and toast them up for 1-2 minutes in a toaster oven. I would not keep them in the refrigerator for more than 2 days for best taste.
We have not tried freezing these and do not believe they would be really good frozen.


Easy Buffalo Chicken Sliders Recipe
Equipment
- 9×13 baking dish
- baking sheet
- slicing knife
- rubber spatula
Ingredients
- 12 bakery slider buns
- 9 ounces Frozen buffalo chicken bites Tyson Any’Tizers Snacks work well
- 3 slices cheddar cheese sliced into quarters
- ¼ cup ranch dressing
- ½ cup celery sliced thinly
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- ½ teaspoon Italian herbs
Instructions
- Bake your chicken according to the package instructions. Mine was about 20 minutes. Once chicken is done, set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit (for the sliders)
- Unwrap your buns and place them on a cutting board. Using a large bread knife carefully slice the buns horizontally to make a top and bottom half.
- Brush inside of the bottom layer of buns with ranch dressing. I used a pastry brush to make this easier.
- Add one bun-sized piece of prebaked chicken to each bun. Follow with a sprinkle of celery, and a slice of cheese per chicken. Add the bun tops back over the chicken sliders. Brush with melted herb butter.
- Bake for 10 mins. Cheese will be melted, and the buns with be a toasted, golden brown color. Serve warm.
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