Spice things up with our Nashville Hot Chicken Sliders! These sliders are the ultimate comfort food.
Want to amp up the flavor? Start by marinating your chicken in a mixture of buttermilk and hot sauce for at least 4 hours (this will yield the result with the most flavor). Once your chicken is fried to perfection, stack our KING'S HAWAIIAN Original Hawaiian Sweet Rolls with mayo and pickles and take your tastebuds on an adventure! Don't miss out on this mouth-watering chicken slider dish.
1. Make the Dry Seasoning Mix
To make the dry seasoning mix, take a large bowl and whisk together Panko, cornstarch, cornmeal, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper, and Nashville Hot Dry Seasoning. Pour the mixture into a mixing bowl.
Are your tastebuds up for the challenge? These chicken sliders are the perfect combination of sweet and spicy, with our KING'S HAWAIIAN Original Hawaiian Sweet Rolls and homemade Nashville hot chicken. Try them for a meal with the family or spice up the spread at your next gathering with friends or during your upcoming Slider Sunday.
2. No Such Thing as Too Much Butter(milk)
To make the chicken, take a large bowl and whisk together the buttermilk and hot sauce. Submerge the chicken in the buttermilk mixture. Put the submerged chicken in the refrigerator to marinate for 4 hours (optional).
Remove the chicken from the buttermilk mixture, allowing any excess to drip off of the chicken. Place chicken in the mixing bowl with the seasoning mix and completely coat chicken with the mix.
Remove chicken from the bowl, tap off excess mix, and transfer chicken to a baking sheet lined with a wire rack. Let rest at room temperature for 15 minutes.
Enjoy these Nashville Hot Chicken Sliders on any occasion. They’re easy to make in large batches, making them perfect for informal gatherings. Bring Nashville Hot Chicken Sliders to parties, game day, or Slider Sunday.
Rather spend time with friends and family, instead of going to the grocery store? You can get KING'S HAWAIIAN Original Hawaiian Sweet Rolls delivered to your doorstep by ordering from Amazon Fresh or Instacart. While you're playing host with the most and cooking the ultimate Nashville Chicken Sliders, your rolls are just a button-click away.
3. Strike While the Oil is Hot
As the chicken is resting, fill a large cast iron skillet one-third of the way up the sides with a melted Canola oil. Heat the oil to 350°F. When the oil is hot, cook until the chicken is golden brown and crisp on both sides and the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165°F (about 14 to 16 minutes). Reserve frying oil.
4. Build Your Sliders
Slice KING’S HAWAIIAN rolls in half horizontally with a serrated knife and spread mayonnaise and Nashville Hot Sauce on the top of the rolls. Place pickles evenly across the bottom of the rolls and add the chicken pieces. Cover with top bun and secure each chicken slider with a skewer.
5. Time to Dine!
Separate sliders to make sharing easier and serve hot. These chicken sliders are so delicious, you’ll be wishing you’d made a second batch.
What to Serve with Our Nashville Hot Chicken Sliders
Turn up the heat even higher with some island-inspired hot sauces.
Recipe Video
Nashville Hot Chicken Sliders
Prep: 30 min.
Cook: 20 min.
Serves: 12
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 4 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp Nashville Hot Dry Seasoning
- 2 chicken breasts, 2.25 lbs each
- 12-pack KING’S HAWAIIAN Original Hawaiian Sweet Rolls
- 4 tbsp mayonnaise
- 24 pickle chips
- 1 cup Panko breadcrumbs
- 1 cup cornstarch
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 3 cups Canola oil for frying
- 1 bottle Nashville Hot Sauce
- 12 skewers