Chipotle Maple Shredded Chicken Sliders
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Slow Cooked Chipotle Maple Shredded Chicken Sliders are perfect for an easy dinner option or delicious as a game day snack while watching football!
Today is the 1st of September, which means football season starts in just 5 days!!!
I love slow cooking during football season, because I can prep the food in the morning, watch football all day, then dig into a delicious meal without missing one first down, field goal or fumble!
This particular slow cooker recipe was inspired by my recent trip to the Northeast where I visited Maine, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts!
I was honored to be selected by my fabulous foodie friends at Cabot Cheese to join the Cabot Fit Team, and one month ago today I completed the Beach 2 Beacon 10K in gorgeous Cape Elizabeth, Maine with a team of beautiful ladies!
I had such a blast running the race, visiting Cabot farms and meeting the cows that provide us with amazing Cabot Cheese, including this little 4 day old calf! Can someone say cow-selfie?! Oh yes, I did!
(If you want to see more fun pics from my trip, check out my Instagram page!)
After the race in Maine, I headed over to Vermont with my family and made a stop at the Cabot Annex!
While at the store, I picked up a pint of Vermont maple syrup packed exclusively for Cabot Cheese by Butternut Mountain Farms.
When I got home, I knew that I wanted to create a new recipe that included both Vermont Cabot cheddar cheese and Vermont maple syrup!
I love a sweet, spicy combination, especially when it comes to slow cooked meats, which is evident in my recipes for Roasted Jalapeño Blackberry Pulled Pork Tacos, Chipotle Apple BBQ Brisket Sandwiches, Pineapple Sriracha Tri Tip Tacos and Chipotle Honey Pork Tenderloin Tacos!
For this recipe, I slow cooked chicken in a combination of chipotle peppers and Vermont maple syrup. I then shredded the chicken, topped it with Vermont Sharp Cabot Cheddar Cheese and served it on sweet Hawaiian rolls.
I’m pretty sure I should just call this the Vermont Chicken Slider! 😉
Ingredients
- 3 tsp chipotle powder
- 2 tsp cumin
- 2 tsp paprika
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- ¾ cup maple syrup
- ¼ cup apple juice
- 1 chipotle in adobo (chopped) + 1 tbsp adobo sauce
- 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 12 Hawaiian Sweet Rolls
- 1 cup Cabot Cheddar Cheese (shredded)
Combine the chipotle powder, cumin, paprika, garlic, salt, cinnamon and ginger in a large bowl.
Add the chicken breasts to the bowl and toss well to coat.
Place the chicken in the slow cooker.
In a medium bowl, whisk the maple syrup, apple juice, chipotle in adobo sauce and apple cider vinegar together.
Pour this mixture over the chicken.
Slow cook on low for 6-8 hours, or on high for 3-4 hours.
Using a couple of forks, shred the chicken in the crock pot.
Place the shredded chicken on Hawaiian rolls and top with shredded cheddar cheese.
Optionally place under the broiler on low for 3-4 minutes to toast the rolls and melt the cheese over the chicken.
These Chipotle Maple Shredded Chicken Sliders are perfect for lunch, dinner or game day!
I’ll definitely be serving these up while watching football this fall!
Football, sliders, fall, yay!!
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Chipotle Maple Shredded Chicken Sliders
Ingredients
- 3 tsp chipotle powder
- 2 tsp cumin
- 2 tsp paprika
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
- ¾ cup maple syrup
- ¼ cup apple juice
- 1 chipotle in adobo (chopped) + 1 tbsp adobo sauce
- 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 12 Hawaiian Sweet Rolls
- 1 cup Cabot Cheddar Cheese, shredded
Instructions
- Combine the chipotle powder, cumin, paprika, garlic, salt, cinnamon and ginger in a large bowl.
- Add the chicken breasts to the bowl and toss well to coat.
- Place the chicken in the slow cooker.
- In a medium bowl, whisk the maple syrup, apple juice, chipotle in adobo sauce and apple cider vinegar together.
- Pour this mixture over the chicken.
- Slow cook on low for 6-8 hours, or on high for 3-4 hours.
- Using a couple of forks, shred the chicken in the crock pot.
- Place the shredded chicken on Hawaiian rolls and top with shredded cheddar cheese.
- Optionally place under the broiler on low for 3-4 minutes to toast the rolls and melt the cheese over the chicken.
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20 Comments on “Chipotle Maple Shredded Chicken Sliders”
Thank you for this great post. Your ketchup recipe is a staple in my kitchen! I just made another batch yesterday 🙂
My favorite thing to cook for football season is BBQ smokies.
We like to make different cheese dips during football season
Buffalo Chicken Dip is my favorite.
Buffalo chicken wing dip!
We like finger foods because they are ideal for eating and watching the game, so mozzerella sticks are my favorite.
I love to cook buffalo chicken dip
I like to cook beef sliders
I like to make chili.
Me too, Lauren! Pumpkin Chili is my favorite! Yum!
These will be perfect for this fall! Hawaiian rolls, cheese, maple, football… sounds like a perfect combination to me!
Thanks so much Chelsea!
Can’t wait to try these, Whit! (AKA, I can’t wait for Tyler to make them for me!)
Haha, you both will love the Chipotle Maple Chicken, it’s so good!!
I love making velveeta dip! Quick and easy! Perfect for game days!
Hi Tasha! I totally agree! “Cheese Dip” (as we called it when we were kids!) was always a family favorite growing up in Oklahoma!
The only downside to this recipe is that I can’t eat it watching football with you 🙂 Can’t wait for kickoff on Saturday!!
Aw I totally agree Regan! I know you’d be a blast to watch football with! 🙂
These look amazing and definitely will try making soon. So glad you made it to the Cabot store on your trip to Vermont and thanks for being part of the Cabot Fit team!
Thanks so much for having me as part of the team! It was such a blast! I just wish there were a Cabot Annex in San Diego 😉