Chicken Bacon Ranch Sliders
These Chicken Bacon Ranch Sliders are a quick, easy, and delicious meal or appetizer everyone will love. Tender, sliced chicken breasts, smoky bacon, ranch dressing, and tons of cheese are sandwiched between buttery, herbed buns. Yum!
We love sliders because they’re packed with flavor in those little packages and incredibly versatile. These little sandwiches are great main meal options, but they’re also excellent appetizers for almost any event.
From Asian flavors like teriyaki chicken sliders to Italian flavors like meatball sliders or classic American flavors like Philly cheesesteak sliders, sliders always pack a big punch of flavor, and their variety is almost endless.
Our chicken bacon ranch sliders are the perfect addition to your rotation because they cram so much comfort-food flavor into such a little package, and you can serve them for practically any occasion.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Limited Ingredients: You’ll only need a handful of basic ingredients found in any kitchen or grocery store.
- Super Easy: This recipe requires only a few simple steps and takes about 30 minutes from start to finish.
- Big, Bold Flavor: Every bite of these sliders is loaded with tender chicken, smoky bacon, tangy ranch, and tons of cheese.
- Versatile: These are the perfect handheld meal or party snack for any occasion.
- Customizable: You can easily tweak this recipe to make it your own.
Key Ingredients
We’ve made this list to help you save time on your next trip to the grocery store. You can find the full amounts needed in the printable recipe card at the bottom of the post.
- Chicken Breasts: Thinly sliced and seared until juicy and golden brown.
- Bacon: Bacon adds a smoky, salty flavor that works perfectly with the chicken and ranch.
- Colby Jack: Colby Jack cheese is bold but not overbearing, perfectly balancing the other ingredients.
- Ranch Dressing: Ranch dressing adds creamy, tangy, seasoned flavor to every bite.
- Buns: Your favorite slider buns are suitable for this recipe.
Variations
- Chicken Thighs: Use chicken thighs for a richer flavor.
- Rotisserie Chicken: Shred a rotisserie chicken, crumble the bacon, and mix it all with the ranch before topping the buns.
- Cheese: We like Colby Jack, but you can use any melty cheese you prefer.
- Leftovers: This is a great recipe for using shredded leftovers from recipes like this slow cooker three packet pot roast or slow cooker pulled pork.
How to Make Chicken Bacon Ranch Sliders
This is a quick overview of the steps needed to make this recipe. You can find the full instructions in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
- Season the chicken and sear it until golden brown on both sides. Set aside.
- Place the bottom half of your slider buns in a 9×13 baking dish. Then, top them with half the ranch.
- Add half the cheese, followed by the bacon and the chicken.
- Add the remaining cheese and drizzle with the remaining ranch.
- Add the top buns and brush them with the melted herb butter.
- Bake at 350°F until golden and melty. Enjoy!
Expert Tips
- For even more flavor, cook the bacon first. Then, sear the chicken in the grease.
- The easiest way to cut your buns in half is to leave them on a single sheet. Cut them all at once, and then separate them.
- If you plan to store leftovers, toast the insides of the buns in a skillet before assembling the sliders. This slows moisture absorption and helps prevent the bread from becoming soggy.
Chicken Bacon Ranch Sliders FAQs
Do you have questions about this recipe? Here are the answers to the most commonly asked questions.
These sliders can be refrigerated for up to 3 days in an airtight container. Freezing is not recommended.
Pop individual servings in the microwave for 30 seconds to a minute until hot!
If you prefer your buns less soggy, toast the insides before topping and baking the sliders. This forms a physical barrier that inhibits moisture absorption.
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📖Recipe
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Chicken Bacon Ranch Sliders
Equipment
- Oven
- 9×13 baking dish
- large skillet
- Stove burner
- Tongs or spatula
- Cutting board
- Knife
- Measuring spoons
- Small mixing bowl
- Microwave-safe bowl or small saucepan
- Pastry brush
- Aluminum foil (optional, for covering if needed)
Ingredients
- 1 pound thin sliced chicken breast
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder divided
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- 12 slices cooked bacon
- 12 slices colby jack cheese
- ½ cup ranch dressing
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 6 slider buns
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Season the chicken with the ½ teaspoon garlic powder, onion powder, paprika and black pepper.
- In a large skillet over medium high heat cook the chicken until golden brown on each side and cooked through, about 2-3 minutes per side depending on how thick your chicken is.
- Remove your chicken from the pan and set aside.
- Slice your slider buns in half and place the bottoms in a 9×13 baking dish.
- Spread half the ranch dressing on the buns.
- Place 6 of the cheese slices down.
- Next add the bacon, then the chicken.
- Next add the remaining cheese and drizzle with the remaining ranch dressing.
- Place the top of the buns.
- In a small bowl melt the butter.
- Stir in the parsley and ½ teaspoon of garlic powder.
- Brush the butter over the tops of the sliders.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes until the cheese is melted and the tops are golden.
- Serve!
Notes
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- I like to use microwave bacon to save time but you can use any bacon you like.
- This is a great way to use shredded rotisserie chicken.
- You can even use chicken lunch meat if you like.
- You can also use hawaiian rolls for the buns if you prefer.
Disclaimer
Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes.
