Description
These Chicken Bacon Ranch Sliders are loaded with shredded chicken, crispy bacon, and melted cheese on buttery Hawaiian rolls. Easy, delicious, and perfect for parties!
Ingredients
For the Sliders:
- 12 Hawaiian-style slider buns (the sweet, soft ones – they’re perfection)
- 1 lb cooked chicken, shredded (rotisserie chicken is your best friend here!)
- 8 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled (cook it crispy for the best texture)
- 2 cups shredded Colby Jack cheese (or use cheddar if that’s what you have)
- ½ cup ranch dressing (your favorite brand works great)
- 2 teaspoons ranch seasoning mix (the dry packet kind)
For the Buttery Topping:
- ¼ cup butter, melted (salted butter adds extra flavor)
Optional:
- Extra ranch dressing for serving (because you can never have too much ranch!)
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). This gives you time to get everything ready while the oven warms up perfectly.
Slice the slider buns in half horizontally, keeping the tops and bottoms intact as one sheet. This trick makes assembly so much easier and keeps everything neat!
Place the bottom halves of the buns in your baking dish. They should fit snugly together, which helps them stay soft and steamy while baking.
In a bowl, mix the shredded chicken with the ranch dressing and ranch seasoning until every piece is well coated. This is where all that flavor magic happens!
Spread the chicken mixture evenly over the bottom buns, making sure to get it all the way to the edges. No one wants a dry corner slider!
Sprinkle the crumbled bacon over the chicken layer. Try to distribute it evenly so every slider gets its fair share of that crispy, smoky goodness.
Top everything with the shredded Colby Jack cheese. Don’t be shy – a good cheese layer is what makes these sliders so melty and delicious!
Place the top halves of the buns over the filling, then brush the melted butter generously over the tops. Get into all those little crevices for maximum flavor!
Cover the dish with foil and bake for 20 minutes, until the cheese is melted and everything is heated through. The foil keeps the buns soft and helps the cheese melt perfectly.
Remove from the oven, let them cool for just a minute or two, then slice into individual sliders.
Notes
- Use rotisserie chicken to save time – It’s already seasoned and saves you 30 minutes of cooking
- Cook bacon in the oven – Lay it on a baking sheet at 400°F for 15-18 minutes for perfectly crispy, hands-off bacon
- Don’t overbake – 20 minutes is plenty; longer than that and the buns can get dry
- Let them rest – A 2-3 minute rest after baking helps everything set and makes slicing easier
- Brush butter on the sides too – If your buns have exposed edges, brush those with butter for extra flavor
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American