Too hot to fire up the grill? No worries. Dean Richards, the entertainment reporter at Nexstar’s WGN, has a shortcut recipe for BBQ chicken sliders that’s can be made in the comfort of your own (hopefully air conditioned) kitchen.
Dean’s recipe calls for just a handful of easy-to-find ingredients along with some pre-cooked chicken. And if you don’t have any of that in the fridge, there’s no shame in picking one up at the supermarket.
“You can take a chicken and roast it yourself, if you want to. Or, what I did, I went to the grocery store and bought me one of those great rotisserie chickens,” Dean said.
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All that’s left to do is caramelize some onions and toast up some slider buns for a treat the whole family can’t wait to try.
BBQ chicken sliders with caramelized onions
Yield: About 24 sliders. Cook time: 40 minutes.
Ingredients
- 12 brioche or Hawaiian slider buns, split
- 4 medium/large sweet onions, thinly sliced
- 4 cups cooked chicken, shredded
- 1 cup BBQ sauce (plus more if desired)
- 1 cup grated Swiss cheese
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro or parsley (optional)
- Fresh ground black pepper, as desired
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place slider buns, halved, on a baking sheet lightly coated with cooking spray and brown to your liking on both sides. Set aside. (If using a grill, preheat grill to 350F and then grill buns over indirect heat until toasted.)
- Saute the onions in a large pan over medium heat until caramelized. Stir frequently to keep from burning. (About 15 minutes for lighter caramelization; as much as 30 minutes for darker caramelization.)
- Once onions are sufficiently browned, add the shredded chicken and BBQ sauce to the pan. Turn heat to low and mix until completely coated and heated through.
- Spread the chicken/onion mixture equally across the bottom half of the toasted buns. (Top with more BBQ sauce, if desired.)
- Sprinkle with the grated Swiss cheese and chopped cilantro or parsley, if using.
- Place the top buns on the sliders. Serve immediately, or, for deeper flavor, cover with foil and bake for 7 minutes.
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