BAKED JALAPEÑO POPPER CHICKEN SLIDERS

Prep time

5 mins

Cook time

20 mins

Total time

25 mins

 

Baked Jalapeño Popper Chicken Sliders are an easy appetizer you can prep ahead of time and bake when ready for a bite that will make the crowd go wild!

Author: Julie Kotzbach

Recipe type: Appetizer

Serves: 12 sliders

INGREDIENTS

• 12 potato rolls (Hawiian rolls would work too)
• 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
• 2 cups shredded Monterrey jack cheese, divided
• 5 strips bacon, cooked crispy and chopped
• 2 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
• 1 large jalapeno, seeded and diced
• 1 1/2 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F. Removed rolls from package. Do not spereate the rolls, instead use a serrated knife to cut them in half horizontally so all the bottoms and top are spereated. Place the bottoms of the rolls in a 9-inch by 13-inch baking dish.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese and 1 cup jack cheese. Add the bacon, chicken, and jalapeno. Mix until ingredients are evenly combined.
3. Spread the chicken mixture over the roll bottoms in an even layer. Sprinkle the remaining 1 cup jack cheese evenly over the chicken mixture. Place the roll tops over the chicken and cheese.
4. Brush the tops of the rolls with mealted butter and sprinkle evely with garlic powder.
5. Bake for 20 minutes, or until the butter bakes into the rolls and the cheese is melty.
6. Carefully remove from the oven. Use a spatuala to cut between all the rolls, serperating the sliders from each other. Serve warm.

NOTES

You can double this recipe when serving a crowd. To help save time, grab a rotisserie chicken from the store (instead of cooking 2 chicken breasts) and shred it for your sliders.

If you like your food on the spicy side, you can leave in the jalapeno seeds.

recipe adapted from source