Buffalo Chicken Dip Sliders (Printable)

Creamy Buffalo chicken dip baked inside soft slider buns with melted cheese—perfect for parties and game day.

# Components:

→ Chicken & Sauce

01 - 2 cups cooked chicken breast, shredded
02 - 1/2 cup Buffalo wing sauce
03 - 4 oz cream cheese, softened
04 - 1/2 cup ranch dressing
05 - 1/2 cup sour cream

→ Cheese

06 - 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
07 - 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

→ Sliders

08 - 12 slider buns (Hawaiian rolls or soft dinner rolls)
09 - 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
10 - 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
11 - 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley, optional

# Directions:

01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
02 - In a large bowl, mix shredded chicken with Buffalo wing sauce, softened cream cheese, ranch dressing, and sour cream until well combined.
03 - Fold in half of the mozzarella cheese and half of the cheddar cheese into the chicken mixture.
04 - Slice slider buns in half horizontally, keeping bottoms and tops connected if possible. Place bottom halves in prepared baking dish.
05 - Evenly distribute Buffalo chicken dip mixture over the bun bottoms.
06 - Sprinkle remaining mozzarella and cheddar cheese over the chicken filling.
07 - Place top halves of buns over the cheese layer.
08 - Mix melted butter with garlic powder and brush over tops of buns using a pastry brush.
09 - Cover baking dish with aluminum foil and bake for 15 minutes.
10 - Remove foil and bake for 8-10 minutes until cheese is bubbly and bun tops are golden brown.
11 - Garnish with chopped parsley if desired. Slice and serve warm.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • They look impressive but require almost no culinary skill, which means you can actually enjoy the party instead of hiding in the kitchen.
  • The Buffalo chicken dip stays creamy inside those soft buns, so you get a handheld version of an appetizer dip without the chips or mess.
  • You can prep the filling hours ahead and assemble everything right before baking, making them perfect for spontaneous gatherings.
02 -
  • Don't skip the softening step for cream cheese—I learned this the hard way by ending up with small grainy chunks throughout the filling that refused to blend no matter how much I stirred.
  • The foil-covered first bake is essential because these bake from the inside out; removing it too early means golden buns with cold filling, and that defeats the entire purpose.
03 -
  • Room-temperature cream cheese blends in about 30 seconds instead of 30 minutes of stirring, so patience with the softening step pays dividends.
  • Brush the buns with garlic butter right before the final bake, not before, so it doesn't soak in and make them soggy.
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