Grilled Chicken and Tender Belly Bacon Sliders

Fri, May 02, 2025 / 1 min read

Smoky grilled chicken thighs. Crispy, flavor-loaded Tender Belly bacon. Punchy Dijon vinaigrette. All piled high on pillowy-soft Hawaiian rolls and topped with melty Gruyere.

Whether you’re hosting a summer BBQ, tailgating, or just cooking outside because you can–these Grilled Chicken and TB Bacon Slider one’s a certified crowd-pleaser. Let's fire it up!

Looking for a full summer cookout lineup? Serve these grilled chicken sliders with our Bacon-Wrapped Onion Rings, TB Bacon Potato Salad, and Elote with Baconnaise for a backyard BBQ meal everyone will love. Enjoy!

Grilled Chicken and Tender Belly Bacon Sliders

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Ingredients

2 lbs Chicken Thighs
Make a rub for the chicken of salt, cayenne, pepper and sweet paprika
½ pack Tender Belly Bacon diced and cooked so fat is rendered out
Dressing from Potato salad listed above (make the dressing in equal amounts)
King’s Hawaiian rolls
¼ lb shredded Gruyere Cheese

For the dressing:

3 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
3 tablespoons dijon mustard
1 teaspoon granulated sugar, or to taste
¼ teaspoon salt, or to taste
¼ teaspoon pepper, or to taste

Directions:

Mix the rub together and slather chicken thighs before grilling
Once Grill is hot (we used our Big Green Egg to grill but you can grill on what you got) grill thighs til internal temp equals 165 or above
Make the Dressing: To a very large bowl, add the olive oil, red wine vinegar, mustard, sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, pepper, and whisk to combine; set aside.
Once chicken is grilled, chop well and toss with Dressing.
While still warm, top your rolls with a nice helping of warm chicken and add shredded Gruyere.
No need to warm or melt cheese any further, but this is of course up to you Chef.

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Don't Just Take Our Word for It

This bacon is so good I want to put it in my hair. That's not weird is it? No seriously, it really is the best bacon I have ever had.

This is the BEST bacon I have ever had. Very Juicy and tender. This bacon literally melts in the mouth.

Words pale to explain the rich layers of flavor in every bite of tender belly ham. The smallest bite delivers a rich full mouth experience that will be sure to put a smile on the face of your harshest ham critic.

The sausage links are outstanding and full of flavor, I highly recommend them