Chicken Sliders with Creamy Marinara Sauce

Chicken sliders with creamy marinara sauce
Serves: 12 Sliders

Ingredients

  • 1 24oz Jar Rao’s Creamy Marinara with Mascarpone
  • 2 lbs Boneless/Skinless Chicken Thighs
  • 12 slider buns or rolls
  • ½ cup chopped yellow onions
  • 1 ½ cup grated Provolone cheese
  • ½ cup chopped Pepperoncini peppers (optional)
  • 2 tbsp Olive Oil
  • Salt & Black Pepper to taste.

Directions

  • Preheat the oven to 375F degrees.
  • Season the chicken thighs with Salt and Black Pepper and set aside.
  • Working in a large skillet (that has a lid) set over medium high heat, add the olive oil and heat until the oil shimmers.
  • Carefully add the seasoned chicken thighs to the skillet.
  • Brown the chicken thighs on both sides.
  • Once browned, remove the chicken from the pan and set aside. (The chicken will still be raw, you will continue to cook it in the sauce, later.)
  • Now, add the onions to the pan and sauté them until they are softened, using the onions to deglaze the pan (about 3 minutes)
  • Add the browned chicken thighs to the skillet along with Rao’s Mascarpone Marinara Sauce. (Add the pepperoncini here if you desire.)
  • Cover the skillet and place in the oven to allow the chicken to braise until tender. (approximately 20 minutes)
  • Once the chicken is cooked and tender, remove the pan from the oven and carefully shred the chicken using two forks and stir to fully combine with the sauce.
  • Arrange the slider bun bottoms on a baking tray. (Reserve the bun tops.)
  • Top each bun bottom with 3 tbsp of the shredded chicken mixture.
  • Sprinkle the chicken with the grated Provolone cheese.
  • Bake until the Provolone cheese is melted. (about 2 minutes)
  • Carefully remove the tray from the oven.
  • Top the sliders and arrange on a serving platter.