Chicken Parmesan Sliders
These Chicken Parmesan Sliders are an easy recipe made with fried chicken tenders, tomato sauce, and lots of cheese!
Sliders are one of my favorite things to make because you can take almost anything and turn it into a simple bite-sized sandwich that is perfect for feeding a bunch of hungry guests….or just one hungry family! I have a list a mile long of awesome slider ideas and so far I’ve made Philly Cheesesteak Sliders, and easy, cheesy, Meatball Sliders. Both were huge hits with my friends and family so the bar was set pretty high when I came up with my latest slider creation, Chicken Parmesan Sliders.
Let me put your mind at rest before we even get into how I made these. These were gone almost as soon as they came out of the oven. The smell of the garlic butter and tomato sauce wafting out of the oven as these sliders were cooking had everyone impatiently asking when they were going to be ready! I love recipes like that, where you know they are going to be amazing before you even take that first bite. They are really easy to make too which is a bonus.
The first thing you have to do is make some really good chicken tenders. Now, I buy mine at the grocery store in the frozen food section because I like to keep things simple, but if you have a chicken tender recipe that you love, go for it! Once you’ve prepared your chicken tenders you need to put everything together. Cut your slider buns in half and place them in the bottom of a greased casserole dish. Then place your chicken tenders (already cooked) on the bottom buns, it’s ok if they cross over onto multiple buns you’ll cut the sliders apart before serving. Next, add a layer of your favorite spaghetti sauce, and then cover everything in lots of mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese. The cheesier the better if you ask me! Put the top buns in place and then pour melted garlic butter over everything and sprinkle it with a little Italian seasoning. That butter seeps into the bread as it cooks and turns it into an amazing garlic bread for your chicken Parmesan sliders.
You bake everything for about 20 minutes and when you pull it out of the oven you have this delicious blend of cheese, sauce, chicken, and garlic that is going to bring every in the house running to the kitchen for the first bite. Make sure you save some for yourself these will be gone before you know it!
Chicken Parmesan Sliders
Ingredients
- 16 Slider Buns
- 1 lb Breaded Chicken Tenders cooked (weight is approx.)
- 2 c Pasta Sauce
- 2 c Mozzarella Cheese shredded
- ½ c Parmesan Cheese shredded
- 3 Tbsp butter melted
- 1 tsp Garlic powder more to taste
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
Instructions
- Cook chicken tenders according to package instructions.
- Cook Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Place the bottom half of the slider buns in a greased casserole dish.
- Place chicken tenders on the bottom buns and then spoon the sauce over the chicken.
- Combine the mozzarella and Parmesan cheese and sprinkle it over the sauce.
- Place the top buns on the sliders.
- Mix the melted butter and garlic powder until it is thoroughly combined. (feel free to add more garlic powder if you like garlic as much as I do!)
- Pour or brush the melted butter over the buns and then sprinkle with Italian seasoning.
- Cover the dish with foil and bake for 10 minutes, then remove the foil and continue baking for another 10 minutes.
- Enjoy!
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This was really good. Tried a lot of sliders and this is by far the best. I used Perdue chicken tenders. They were amazing and the rolls were not soggy. Will be making again and again and again.
Wonderful, easy and tasty recipe. I made them for my son’s college golf team, coaches and parents and they were gone in a blink of an eye. I wish you could have heard the guys reactions to how much they liked them. I don’t think any of the parents even got any because the boys devoured them. Clearly didn’t make enough. My son is getting is first off housing apt next year and asked if I would share the recipe so he can make it in his kitchen for his friends. This is a month after the event so he’s still thinking of them!
Anyone thinking of trying this recipe will not be disappointed.
Wow! Thank you, Kara.
Thank you for this amazing recipe! I made it along with mini cheesecakes (from Sally’s Baking Addiction) and gifted them to my daughter’s Kindergarten teacher. So I recommend this tasty recipe if you have not baked it! It’s a 5 star recipe.
Lucky teacher! Glad to hear the recipe worked out so well for you.
Hey this recipe sounds good but if l want to use a different sauce what do you suggest or could l not use sauce at all l just dont know how that would taste.
When you say “Italian seasoning”, what does that entail? Or do they have packets ready made at the store?
Most grocery stores have an Italian Seasoning that’s prepackaged with the other spices. It’s a pre-mixed combination of 7 herbs.
Wondering if I could pre ensemble the dish and put it in th oven th next day. Have you ever done that?
You can assemble this the day before and bake the next day. If you do that it may take a little longer to cook since the chicken will be cold. I’d suggest keeping it covered the whole time to avoid the buns burning.
I’ve made this before and I’m making it again. Its amazing!!!!
I bought frozen breaded chicken tenders. Should I microwave the tenders first before placed it on top the bread? Or can I just placed a frozen on top of the bread as is?
You should cook the chicken tenders first. We tried them from frozen and it works but the bread gets a little too toasty since they have to cook so much longer.
These are amazing. My children told me I have to make these all the time.
What brand of chicken tenders did you use? Those look so delicious! I still haven’t found a good brand that’s really delicious lol
If I am making my own chicken tenders, should I cook them first or??
Yes, you should cook the chicken tenders first.
What kind of slider buns did you and where did you buy them?
We usually use Hawaiian Rolls or Martin’s Rolls (I believe these are mainly Easy Coast but they are expanding across the country). Both are in the bread section of our local grocery store.
Could these be prepared and frozen for another day?
Beth, I’m not sure these could handle being cooked a second time. I would be afraid the bread would burn in the amount of time it would take to heat everything up.
Did you precook your frozen tenders?
Yes, we pre-cooked the chicken to help cut back on the amount of time you cook the sliders so the bread doesn’t get over cooked.