Description
Jalapeno Ranch Chicken Sliders are delicious and flavorful sliders perfect for any gathering or as a quick meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 pretzel slider buns
- 1 lb chicken tenders
- 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2–1 tsp black pepper more of less to taste
- 1 tsp coarse kosher salt more of less to taste
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 8 oz Monterrey jack cheese block split in 2, half grated and half sliced
- 1/4 cup diced green onion
- 2 Tbsp minced parsley
- 3 jalapeno peppers seeded and diced
- 1 oz ranch seasoning mix
- 3 Tbsp unsalted butter melted
- 1–2 tsp coarse kosher salt to taste
- 1 Tbsp dried minced garlic
- 1 Tbsp dried minced jalapeno peppers optional
Instructions
- Season the chicken tenders with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Preheat a cooking pan over medium to medium-low heat and add the seasoned tenders. Cook for 3-4 minutes per side, until just done. Take the chicken out and set it aside to cool a little.
- Slice jalapeno peppers in half, lengthwise, and take the seeds and membrane out. Dice the jalapeno pepper halves and cook them in the same pan as the chicken with a little oil until softened. Transfer to a mixing bowl.
- Dice chicken into small pieces and add it to the mixing bowl with jalapeno peppers.
- Slice half of the Monterrey Jack cheese into thin slices and grate the other half. Add cream cheese, grated Monterrey Jack cheese, green onion, parsley, and ranch seasoning into the mixing bowl. Mix everything well together until evenly combined.
- Preheat the oven to 350℉.
- Cut slider buns in half and pinch out some of the soft inside of the bread. Grease a 9×13 baking pan lightly and place all the bottom slider buns.
- Add the jalapeno ranch chicken filling into each bottom of the bun.
- Top each with a slice or two of Monterrey Jack cheese and the other half of the slider bun.
- Brush each top bun with melted butter and sprinkle with coarse salt, dried minced garlic, and dried minced jalapenos if using.
- Bake at 350℉ for about 20 minutes.
Notes
- For extra spice, keep some jalapeno seeds in the filling.
- Save bread pieces from the buns to use as breadcrumbs or croutons.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slider
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 60mg