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Put on your biggest, most outrageous hat... it's time for some special snacks! These Derby Sliders will certainly win a garland of roses for their warm barbecue flavors wrapped around the juicy, shredded chicken. Saddled between two fluffy slider buns and some melty cheese, our bets are on these Derby Sliders to be the best in the snack category this year! Now, that's a winner!
Ingredients
- 3 cups chicken breast, boneless and skinless, cooked and shredded
- 1 1/4 cups Meat Mitch BBQ Sauce
- 12 slider buns, tops and bottoms separated
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1 cup smoked Gouda cheese, shredded
- 1/2 cup red onion, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro leaves, plus more, optional, to taste, for garnish
Directions
Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2 -Grease a 3-quart rectangular baking dish.
Step 3 -In a large bowl, add the shredded chicken and the barbecue sauce and toss to combine.
Step 4 -Arrange the bottoms of the slider buns in the prepared baking dish and top with the chicken-barbecue mixture, the mozzarella, the Gouda, and the onions, then return the tops of the slider buns.
Step 5 -Brush the tops of the sliders with the melted butter and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of the cilantro leaves.
Step 6 -Cover the baking dish with foil and bake, about 15 minutes.
Step 7 -Discard the foil and bake the sliders until they are heated through and the cheese has melted, about 10-15 minutes.
Step 8 -Garnish the sliders with the extra cilantro leaves and serve.
