Print
Fried Chicken Sliders

Fried Chicken Sliders

Prep

Cook

Inactive

Total

Yield 12 sliders

These delicious fried chicken sliders are cooked until golden brown, topped with homemade pickles and nestled into a slider bun for the perfect bite of comfort food!

Ingredients

Marinated Chicken

4 chicken cutlets, cut into 3 pieces for a total of 12 pieces

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1 tablespoon hot sauce

1/2 cup buttermilk

Homemade Pickles

2 cucumbers, thinly sliced (about into 1/4" thick)

3/4 teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 cup onions, sliced thinly

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup white vinegar

1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

1 teaspoon mustard seeds

1/4 teaspoon celery seeds

1/4 teaspoon red chili flakes

1 bay leaf

Mustard BBQ Sauce

3/4 cup yellow mustard

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup white vinegar

1 tablespoon unsalted butter

1/2 teaspoon hot sauce

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Fried Chicken Sliders

1 cup vegetable oil

1 cup flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1/4 teaspoon paprika

12 Slider Buns

Instructions

Marinated Chicken

  1. Place chicken into a zip top bag.  Pour in marinade ingredients and marinate overnight.

Homemade Pickles

  1. Place cucumbers into a colander with kosher salt and allow to sit for 1 hour. Rinse and place into a large bowl with onions.
  2. In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, white vinegar, apple cider vinegar, mustard seeds, celery seeds and red chili flakes and bring to a simmer.  Cook until sugar is dissolved.
  3. Pour over cucumbers and onions and allow to sit at room temperature for 1 hour.  Cover and refrigerate overnight.

Mustard BBQ Sauce

  1. Combine all ingredients into a medium saucepan and bring to a simmer.
  2. Simmer for 20 minutes.

Fried Chicken

  1. Combine flour, salt, pepper and paprika into a shallow dish.
  2. Remove chicken pieces from marinade and place into flour mixture, coating each chicken piece thoroughly.
  3. Heat the vegetable oil in a medium heavy bottom pan until hot.  Working in batches, fry the chicken pieces until golden brown, about 3-4 minutes per side.

Assembly

  1. Place a piece of fried chicken onto the bottom of a slider bun.  Top with mustard BBQ sauce and a few homemade pickles.

Notes

*Homemade Pickles recipe slightly adapted from refrigerator bread and butter 

*Nutritional calculations are approximate.

Courses Appetizers

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 12 sliders

Amount Per Serving

Calories 259

% Daily Value

Total Fat 13 g

20%

Saturated Fat 2 g

10%

Cholesterol 19 mg

6%

Sodium 413 mg

17%

Total Carbohydrates 26 g

9%

Dietary Fiber 1 g

4%

Sugars 8 g

Protein 12 g

24%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Recipe by Strawberry Blondie Kitchen at https://www.strawberryblondiekitchen.com/fried-chicken-sliders/