Blackened Chicken Sliders with White BBQ Sauce

I will be honest, before I made this recipe, I didn’t know what was in white bbq sauce and I assumed it was basically just mayonnaise. It does contain mayo, but it also contains a ton of other ingredients and it was more delicious than I was expecting. These blackened chicken sliders are a perfect use of it!

Blackened chicken is just chicken that is coated in a spice mixture and pan seared. The mix of spices means this chicken will be anything but bland and it complements the bbq sauce really well. I used chicken breast, you can also use thighs if you prefer. These would be sooo good on homemade slider rolls, but I didn’t have time for that so used store rolls.

The white bbq sauce contains mayo, but also vinegar, dijon mustards, sugar, horseradish, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, garlic and onion powder. It is so versatile and could be used in may ways. I think it would make a great drizzle for roasted veggies.

Blackened Chicken Sliders with White BBQ Sauce

Tender blacked chicken served on slider buns with chopped lettuce, pickles and white bbq sauce

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 35 minutes mins

Course Appetizer, Lunch, Main Course

Servings 8 sliders

Ingredients

  

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For the chicken:

• 1 1/2 lbs boneless chicken breast each breast cut into 3 pieces by cutting the breast in half long ways, then cutting the thicker end in half horizontally making 3 thinner pieces from each breast
• 2 tsp smoked paprika
• 1/4 tsp cayenne
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp dried italian seasoning
• 2 tbsp olive oil + more for cooking

For the sauce:

• 1 1/4 cup mayo
• 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 tbsp dijon
• 2 tsp sugar
• 2 tsp creamy horseradish
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tsp hot sauce
• 1/2 tsp cayenne
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp onion powder

To serve:

• 8 slider buns
• shredded lettuce
• sliced dill pickles

Instructions

 

• Combine the marinade ingredients in a ziploc and mix well. Add the chicken and fully coat. Allow to marinate overnight if you have time, if not then marinate for 30 minutes.
• Heat 2 tbsp oil in a skillet over medium high heat and add the chicken. Sprinkle with a little salt and allow to brown well on one side. Flip and brown the other side, then reduce heat to medium low and cook until the chicken is fully cooked.
• Combine all the sauce ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Taste and adjust the seasoning if needed. Toast the buns if you desire and top each with some sauce, chicken, lettuce and pickles.

Keyword Appetizer, BBQ, Chicken, Lunch, Main Dish

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