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Buffalo Shrimp Sliders

Slider buns stuffed with pan-fried shrimp tossed in buffalo sauce, topped with blue cheese dressing, blue cheese crumbles and thinly sliced celery.
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 195 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 12 ounces large raw shrimp peeled and deveined, if needed
  • 1 teaspoon sunflower or canola oil or other high heat cooking oil
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons buffalo sauce  mild, medium or hot, your choice
  • 6 slider buns or dinner rolls, toasted
  • 1 head celery divided thinly slice 3-4 stalks for the sliders and then cut the rest into celery sticks for dipping in blue cheese
  • 1/4 cup blue cheese dressing plus more for serving use reduced-fat, if preferred
  • 2 ounces blue cheese crumbles
  • ground black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Dry shrimp well with paper towels. 
  • Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat until hot. Add shrimp, flipping after about 1 minute (once underside is seared and lightly browned). Cook another 1-2 minutes until shrimp is just opaque and cooked through (don’t overcook!).
  • Remove from heat and toss with buffalo sauce. 
  • Assemble sliders by placing 3-4 shrimp on each bottom slider bun, then topping with sliced celery, dressing and blue cheese crumbles. Add the top slider bun.
  • Serve sliders with celery sticks and additional blue cheese for dipping.

Notes

Frozen shrimp should either be thawed in the fridge overnight or placed under cold running water for 10-15 minutes until thawed. Do not refreeze thawed shrimp.
This recipe makes 6 buffalo shrimp sliders. It will easily serve 6 people as an appetizer, if other apps are being served. If you're making these sliders for a meal, it'll serve 3-4 people, as long as you're serving sides with it. 
Recipe can easily be doubled or tripled for serving a crowd. 

Nutrition

Calories: 195kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 17gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 150mgSodium: 759mgPotassium: 92mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 108IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 169mgIron: 2mg
Keyword buffalo shrimp sliders
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