Food and Recipes Dish Sandwich Fried Chicken Sliders with Pimiento Cheese Recipe Be the first to rate & review! These fried chicken sliders are topped with creamy pimiento cheese. The day of your gathering, layer fried chicken tender, pickled okra pods, and the pimiento cheese for a quick and easy slider that will impress everyone. By Ivy Odom Ivy Odom Ivy is an Editorial Producer for Dotdash Meredith and hosts an array of lifestyle videos. She also authors a bi-monthly recipe column for Southern Living. Ivy has over four years of experience as on-camera talent across multiple platforms, including TikTok, Snapchat, television, and other social channels, as well as extensive producing and editing experience for TikTok. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Published on March 21, 2020 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Active Time: 15 mins Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Yield: 12 serves Two Southern classics in one dish? Yes, please. These fried chicken sliders are topped with creamy pimiento cheese. This spin on pimiento cheese combines three different cheese with varying intensities for depth. Finely grated sweet onions (like Vidalias) add a nice balance of sweetness and allium base to the creamy, mayonnaise spread. Go ahead and make the spread ahead of time to allow the flavors to meld. The day of your gathering, layer fried chicken tender, pickled okra pods, and the pimiento cheese for a quick and easy slider that will impress everyone. The pimiento cheese makes about 3 cups, so you can use it as a dip with crudité or make extra sliders. Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Ingredients 1 (8-oz.) block sharp Cheddar cheese 1 (4-oz.) block mild hoop Cheddar cheese 1 (4-oz.) block creamy non-smoked Gouda cheese 1 cup mayonnaise (such as Duke's) 2 (4-oz.) jars sliced pimientos, drained 2 tablespoons finely grated sweet onion (from 1 small) 1 1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce 1 teaspoon black pepper 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika 12 slider buns or dinner rolls 6 fried chicken tenders, halved 12 pickled okra pods (such as Wickles), sliced Directions Grate all cheese on large holes of a box grater into a large bowl; set aside. Stir together mayonnaise, pimientos, onion, Worcestershire, black pepper, salt, cayenne, and smoked paprika in a medium bowl. Fold mayonnaise mixture into cheese until very well combined. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours or until ready to serve. Spread about 1/4 cup of the pimiento cheese on bottom half of each bun. Top each with 1/2 fried chicken tender, 1 sliced pickled okra, and top bun half. Skewer with toothpicks to hold in place. Rate it Print