Description
These Bang Bang Chicken Sliders feature crispy fried chicken cutlets, topped with melty mozzarella cheese and drizzled with a creamy, spicy bang bang sauce, all served on soft slider rolls. Ready in just 20 minutes, they make the perfect crowd-pleasing appetizer or snack for gatherings, game days, or casual dinners.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Chicken:
- 1 1/2 pounds thin sliced chicken breasts
- Kosher salt, to taste
- Fresh black pepper, to taste
- Garlic powder, to taste
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce
- 1 large egg
- 2 cups (or more as needed) Panko bread crumbs
- Vegetable or canola oil, for frying
For Assembling:
- 12 slices mozzarella cheese
- 12 slider rolls
For the Bang Bang Sauce:
- See instructions (typically mayonnaise, sweet chili sauce, Sriracha, and honey are common ingredients)
Instructions
- Season the Chicken: Pat the chicken breasts dry and season both sides generously with kosher salt, fresh black pepper, and garlic powder.
- Set Up the Breading Station: In one bowl, whisk together the flour and cornstarch. In a second bowl, combine buttermilk, hot sauce, and the egg, whisking to blend. Place the Panko bread crumbs in a third shallow bowl.
- Bread the Chicken: Dredge each seasoned chicken breast into the flour mixture, ensuring it is coated evenly, and tap off excess. Next, dip into the buttermilk mixture, allowing any excess to drip off. Then coat thoroughly with Panko breadcrumbs, pressing gently so the crumbs adhere. Place breaded chicken on a plate and repeat with the remaining pieces.
- Fry the Chicken Cutlets: Pour a thin layer of oil into a large skillet and heat over medium heat. When the oil is hot, add chicken cutlets in batches without overcrowding the pan. Cook for 2-3 minutes per side or until golden brown and the internal temperature reaches 165°F (74°C). Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain while you fry remaining cutlets.
- Prepare the Bang Bang Sauce: Whisk together your preferred bang bang sauce ingredients in a small bowl (typically mayonnaise, sweet chili sauce, Sriracha, and honey) and set aside.
- Assemble the Sliders: Cut the fried chicken cutlets into pieces sized for the slider rolls. Place a piece of chicken on each bun, immediately top with a slice of mozzarella so it melts over the warm cutlet, then generously drizzle with bang bang sauce. Serve immediately.
Notes
- To keep chicken cutlets warm, place them in a 325°F (163°C) oven for up to an hour before serving, or reheat from refrigerated using the same method.
- Let bang bang sauce come to room temperature before assembling sliders so it doesn’t cool down the hot chicken.
- If you don’t have a meat thermometer, slice into a cutlet to ensure there’s no pink inside.
- Slider rolls can be lightly toasted for extra texture and flavor.
- Adjust the heat of the bang bang sauce according to your preference by varying the amount of hot sauce or Sriracha.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Snacks
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slider
- Calories: 264
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 470mg
- Fat: 11g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 23g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 16g
- Cholesterol: 53mg