Crock Pot Mississippi Chicken Sliders
With only 5 ingredients, Mississippi Chicken cooked in the slow cooker is tender, juicy, and packed with spicy flavors. When this mouthwatering chicken is turned into sliders, with melted cheese then you've got something irresistible for a weeknight meal. This scrumptious recipe is great to serve as an appetizer, for parties, and perfect for game day!
Servings 12 sliders
Equipment
- Crock Pot
Ingredients
- 6-8 skinless chicken thighs (you can use bone-in or boneless)
- 3 tablespoons dry ranch seasoning (about 1 and 1/2 packets)
- 8 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 16 ounce jar whole pepperoncini peppers with juice
- 1 teaspoon red chili flakes
For The Sliders
- 2 packages Hawaiian dinner rolls, sliced in half horizontally
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup spicy mustard
- 24 slices Gouda cheese (substitute provolone if desired)
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon dry ranch seasoning
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
Instructions
Crock Pot Mississippi Chicken
- Place chicken in the crock pot. Sprinkle over ranch seasoning. Place pepperoncini peppers and half the juice from the jar around the chicken. Add butter and sprinkle on red chili flakes.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours or HIGH for 4 hours.
- When chicken is done, remove from crock pot and shred with 2 forks.
How To Make The Sliders
- Slice Hawaiian dinner rolls in half, horizontally. Spread spicy mustard and mayonnaise on the cut side of the bottom and top of rolls.
- Place shredded chicken evenly on the bottom of dinner rolls. Layer on cheese and place top of rolls over the chicken and cheese.
- Melt 3 tablespoons of butter and add 1 tablespoon of ranch seasoning along with 1 tablespoon of parsley. Brush mixture over top of rolls. Cover with aluminum foil and bake in a 350-degree oven for 15 minutes. Remove foil, brush with any remaining butter, and place in the oven for 5 additional minutes.
- Remove sliders from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes. Cut rolls into individual portions and serve warm.