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Barbecue Chicken Sliders

These delicious barbecue chicken sliders are made with barbecue chicken, Hawaiian rolls, coleslaw, pickles and cheese.
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Ingredients
  

  • 12 Hawaiian Rolls
  • 10 oz shredded chicken rotisserie or leftover previously shredded
  • 1 cup barbecue sauce plus extra to brush on the bread
  • 9 slices cheddar cheese
  • 1-2 cups shredded cole slaw mix store-bought shredded cabbage found in the produce section
  • 1/2 cup vinaigrette I used a mango vinaigrette from Trader Joe's but any will be delicious
  • 12 sweet pickle slices
  • caramelized onions optional

Instructions
 

  • In a bowl combine shredded chicken and 3/4 cup barbecue sauce. Check the consistency. If you prefer it to be saucier, then add the remaining barbecue sauce.
  • Slice open the Hawaiian rolls so that you have one sheet of tops and one sheet of bottoms. Add them side by side on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
  • Spread a small amount of bbq sauce on the inside of both sides of the rolls. If you are adding onions, you can add them to the top halves of the rolls now.
  • Cut each slice of cheddar into 4s, so that you have 36 mini cheddar squares. Add two mini cheddar squares to each roll on the bottom slice. After you do this you should have 12 slices left that you will place on the insides of the top rolls(if you are using onions, the cheese will be placed on top of the onions).
  • Add your chicken on top of the cheese that is on the bottom rolls. Using a small spatula make sure the chicken is evenly distributed.
  • Put them in the oven (uncovered) at 325F until the cheese is perfectly melted. (about 20 minutes)
  • While this is cooking, combine your cole slaw mix with your vinaigrette.
  • Remove them from the oven once the cheese is melty and then top the chicken with your cole slaw mixture and 1 pickle slice on each sandwich. Carefully place the tops of the rolls on top of the sandwich and press down slightly so that the melted cheese sticks to the pickles.
  • Cut along the lines of the rolls and serve with additional barbecue sauce.

Notes

If you want the tops of the rolls to be shiny, youcould brush a light coating of bbq sauce on the tops or you could brush a light coating of butter on top.