Description
Crock Pot Mississippi Chicken Sliders are a flavorful and tender chicken dish cooked in a savory mixture of ranch seasoning and pepperoncini peppers, served on soft Hawaiian rolls with Gouda cheese.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6–8 skinless chicken thighs (bone-in or boneless)
- 3 tablespoons dry ranch seasoning (about 1 and ½ packets)
- 8 tablespoons butter
- ½ 16 ounce jar whole pepperoncini peppers with juice
- 1 teaspoon red chili flakes
- 2 packages Hawaiian dinner rolls, sliced in half horizontally
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup spicy mustard
- 24 slices Gouda cheese (or provolone)
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon dry ranch seasoning
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
Instructions
- 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.
- 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.
Notes
- You can adjust the amount of chili flakes based on your heat preference.
- Provolone cheese can be used as an alternative to Gouda.
- Use leftover shredded chicken for other recipes or freeze for later use.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slider
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 75mg