Best Ever Chicken Sliders (BBQ Chicken Thigh Recipe) (2024)

These best ever chicken sliders using chicken thighs with my tangy BBQ sauce, melty Colbyjack cheese, and creamy buttermilk coleslaw is a perfect way to make use of chicken thighs. They are perfect for dinner, tailgating, appetizers, couchgating. These crowd pleasers are easy to prepare and ready in 20 mins or less!

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A FUN & TASTY WAY TO USE UP CHICKEN THIGHS.

I love chicken sliders, chickenthighs and I love BBQ chicken. I really do but sometimes I run out of chicken thigh ideas. When I’m out of recipe ideas, I always ask a friend or my family for ideas. This chicken thigh slider idea actually came from a woman on Facebook. She suggested chicken sandwiches. The first thing that came to my mind was BBQ chicken sliders. I love how fun and cute they are. Technically sliders are still sandwiches, right? Just smaller.

When I think aboutthese slidersI think of fun times at parties or BBQ, or cookouts.

This chicken slider recipe has been on my mind for months now. I wish I had made them sooner because these BBQ they’re so darn good! I’m a bit embarrassed to tell the world but I ate 4 of them while sipping on atequila sunrise mocktail.I love a good satisfying meal. My homemade buttermilk coleslaw recipe will be on the blog this week too so look out for it.

These BBQ sliders are so tender, juicy and crave-worthy. A quick brine is all you need to make the chicken thighs nice and flavorful. Brine the chicken for 25-30 minutes.

HOW TO MAKE BBQ CHICKEN SLIDERS?

1. Brining is optional but I strongly suggest you try it. Cut the chicken thighs to fit the buns. It doesn’t have to be a perfect cut just eyeball it. Add the chicken thighs to a Ziploc bag or bowl. Add water, salt, and sugar. Brine for about 30 minutes. Remove the chicken thighs from the Ziploc bag. Pat the chicken completely dry. Over medium-high heat, cook the chicken thighs for 4 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Add the BBQ sauce. By the way, I’ll have my quick and easy homemade BBQ sauce posted tomorrow. Cook until the sauce has thickened about 5 minutes. Spoon the thickened sauce over the chicken thighs.

2. Reducethe temperature to low. Add a slice of cheese on top of each chicken thigh. I love using Colby jack cheese.

4.Place brioche buns on the oven rack and toast for a couple of minutes. As the cheese is melting, spread a bit of the BBQ sauce on the bottom and top of each bun if you like. Add the chicken slider to the bottom bun.

5. Top with the coleslaw. Okay, I can’t even describe how good these are! Little warning, you will eat many if you’re not careful 🙂 ! Don’t they look so juicylicious! I love to use chicken thighs because they are packed with so much flavor!

6. Add the top bun and serve immediately. Need sides and drinks? See below for some suggestions.

WHAT GOES WELL WITH BBQ CHICKEN SLIDERS?

When I make BBQ meals like these this, I also make a nice crunchy side likecreamy buttermilk coleslaw,or corn on the cob. I also love a good pasta salad orMacaroni Salad. For a classic side dish, you can make Green Beans. For drinks, Tequila Sunrise Mocktail, orRed Wine Lemonade with Berries.

TIPS FORBBQ CHICKEN SLIDERS (CHICKEN THIGH RECIPE).

Chicken: As I mentioned earlier if you only have bone in and skin on chicken thighs, just remove the bones and the skin. If you don’t like chicken thighs, feel free to use chicken breast. Make sure to flatten the chicken breasts before you brine or cook it.

Brine: Brine the chicken for 25-30 minutes. If you brine the chicken for too long it may turn out too salty.

Leftovers: Preheat oven to 325Fahrenheit. Wrap the chicken in aluminum foil. Place wrapped chicken on a baking sheet. Place the baking sheet with the chicken thighs in the oven until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit.

These BBQ Chicken Sliders are a new family favorite meal. My family kept going back for seconds and thirds. My husband doesn’t like coleslaw or mayonnaise but he couldn’t get enough of it with these sliders. It’s a super easy recipe that doesn’t require you to spend time shredding the chicken. It will take about 5-8 minutes to cut the chicken to fit the rolls. Not bad right? After you cut the chicken thighs to fit the dinner rolls everything else is a breeze. You can ditch cutting the chicken thighs and make full-sized bbq chicken sandwiches, just buy regular sized rolls I hope you can try them!

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