Quick and Easy Chicken Sliders (30 Minute Meal)

I’m all about quick and easy meals, packed with flavour and always delicious. With the kids off school for two weeks, I’m kicking the easy cooking into high gear with these garlicky chicken sliders. I’ve marinated them in a delicious creamy toum and Middle Eastern spices. You’re just a few steps from the perfect sandwiches to feed a crowd in no time. Leaving you with more time to do the things you love this holiday season!

Ingredients and Substitutions

• toum: Toum is a garlic sauce that’s popular in the Middle East and believed to originate in Lebanon. it’s used as both a marinade and spread here, and honestly is one of my all time favourite condiments! I usually make mine at home (a recipe I have to share!), but you can pick one up from the store in a pinch. Toronto viewers, try Beytoot, Americans TOOM is the brand you’ll want to go for.
• spices: I’ve used a mix of spices that mimic middle eastern flavours here, if you have seven spice on hand, that works perfectly fine as well
• red pepper paste: I’ve used hot red pepper paste here, but you can always go with mild. If you can’t find it locally, feel free to skip it and just add more tomato paste
• arugula: not everyone love arugula, and that’s cool! Use your favourite greens, I’m all for making food your own 🙂
• sumac and Aleppo pepper: if you’re unable to find these spices to brush over your dinner rolls, try using a combination of oil, lemon zest and finely ground chili flakes (only about 1/4 tsp so not to make the rolls too spicy!).

Check out my Instagram video to see how to make these high protein sliders that’ll have everyone coming back for seconds!

Garlicky Chicken Sliders

Quick, easy and delicious sliders that are perfect for feeding a crowd

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Course lunch, Main Course, sandwiches

Cuisine American, lebanese, middle eastern

Servings 12 sliders

Ingredients

  

Chicken Marinade

• 750 g chicken breast finely diced, about 2 small breast pieces
• 3/4 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp toasted ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp ground coriander
• 1/4 tsp granulated garlic
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 1 1/2 Tbsp garlic sauce or 2 tsp minced garlic
• 1 Tbsp tomato paste
• 2 tsp hot red pepper paste
• 1 Tbsp harissa or chili flakes to taste
• 1 T lemon juice about half a lemon

Additional Ingredients for Cooking

• 1 Tbsp olive oil for cooking
• 1 small onion thinly sliced

Arugula Salad

• 2 handfuls baby arugula
• 1/2 cup very finely shredded purple cabbage 1/16th of an inch on a mandolin
• 1 tsp vinegar
• 2 Tbsp finely chopped curly parsley
• 2 tsp finely chopped mint

Sumac Onions

• 1 small red onion very thinly sliced
• 1 Tbsp finely chopped parsley
• 1/2 tsp sumac
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp lemon juice

Sumac Aleppo Oil

• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 tsp sumac
• 1/2 tsp Aleppo pepper

Additional Ingredients

• garlic sauce to spread on rolls, as desired
• 1 tsp pomegranate molasses

Instructions

 

• In a medium sized bowl, combine all the marinade ingredients and set aside while you prep the rest of the elements.
• In a small bowl, combine the purple cabbage, vinegar and about 2 Tbsp warm water. Mix well and set aside.
• In another small bowl, make the oil mixture by combining the olive oil, sumac and Aleppo pepper together.
• Preheat an oven or air fryer on bake to 350F.
• Heat a large skillet to medium heat, add in one tablespoon of olive oil followed by the chicken mixture and sliced onions.
• Cook until the onions have softened, chicken is cooked through, and any liquids have evaporated. Scrape the bottom of the pan picking up any browned bits, stirring often, about seven minutes.
• Brush the dinner rolls with the oil mixture and place in the preheated oven or air fryer. Warm for about five minutes.
• Remove there rolls from the oven or air fryer, slice open and spread with garlic sauce, followed by the chicken mixture, arugula, cabbage, parsley, mint, sumac onions and pomegranate molasses.
• Replace the top of the rolls and enjoy warm.

Keyword chicken, easy meals, sandwich