These BBQ Hawaiian roll chicken sliders are tender and juicy with just the right amount of sweetness. Served on a fluffy bun that melts in your mouth, your people will rave about these sliders.
Ingredients
3poundschicken breastsboneless skinless
1cupBBQ sauce
½cupbrown sugar
20ouncespineapple rings in juicecanned, plus an extra for garnish. See notes
¼cuplow sodium soy sauce
4stalksgreen onionsliced, greens and white
4clovesgarlicminced
32rollsHawaiian style rollsslider buns, usually 3 packs
sesame seedsoptional
3tablespoonsbutteroptional
Instructions
Spray a 6 quart slow cooker with cooking spray if desired. Add chicken breast to the bottom of the slow cooker.
In a large bowl combine BBQ sauce, brown sugar, juice from the can of pineapple, soy sauce, scallions and garlic and mix well. Pour this sauce mixture over the chicken.
Remove half of the pineapple rings and slice into bite-sized chunks. Add the pineapple chunks to the slow cooker.
Cover and cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 4-6 hours until the chicken falls apart and shreds easily.
Remove the chicken from the slow cooker to a cutting board. Save 3/4 cup of the liquid in the slow cooker to the side and remove the rest. Shred the chicken with two forks.
Add the chicken mixture back to the slow cooker and the 3/4 cup of cooking liquid to the slow cooker.
You can serve these sandwiches right away from the slow cooker with any extra pineapple slices. See note for heating the slider buns and turning them into pull-apart style sliders if desired. Enjoy!
Notes
You can serve these right away from the slow cooker, or you can heat up the buns and make pull-apart style sliders. To heat up the Hawaiian Rolls,
Heat the broiler. Slice the rolls in half horizontally.
Place the bottom piece of the slider rolls on an aluminum foil-lined baking sheet. Place 1/3 of the shredded chicken on the slider buns. To the chicken with the remaining or additional pineapple slices.
Place the top on the buns and brush melted butter mixture on the top buns with a pastry brush. Sprinkle sesame seeds on top of the rolls. Broil for a minute or two until golden brown. Keep an eye, they brown quickly!
Repeat for each pack of rolls, then serve and enjoy!