Agriculture + Lifestyle
Fresh Fixins: Fried Chicken Sliders
Posted on February 23, 2026 8:48 AM
Fried Chicken Sliders
SERVES 6
ACTIVE: 15 MINUTES
TOTAL: 15 MINUTES
Ingredients
12 slider buns or dinner rolls
Pimiento Cheese
(see below)
6 fried chicken tenders, halved
12 pickled okra pods, such as Wickles, halved lengthwise
I grew up watching the Masters with my grandparents, and the picturesque scenes of pink and white flowers, the sounds of golf claps and hushed announcers, and the taste of my nana’s pimiento cheese fill my head every April. My pimiento cheese recipe differs from both the famous Augusta National recipe and the one Nana made, because I gussy it up with Gouda cheese, Worcestershire sauce, sweet onion and paprika. I like to serve it on slider buns with fried chicken tenders and pickled okra, topped with toothpicks fashioned after the iconic Augusta yellow tee flag. They’re so good that your guests will want to stay long after the Green Jacket ceremony ends.
Spread about ¼ cup (62g) of pimiento cheese on bottom half of each bun.
Top each with ½ fried chicken tender, 2 halves of pickled okra and top bun half. Skewer with toothpicks to hold in place, if desired.
Pimiento Cheese
MAKES ABOUT 3 CUPS (744 G)
ACTIVE: 15 MINUTES
TOTAL: 4 HOURS 15 MINUTES
Ingredients
1 (8-ounce / 225-g) block sharp Cheddar cheese
1 (4-ounce / 115-g) block mild hoop Cheddar cheese
1 (4-ounce / 115-g) block creamy non-smoked Gouda cheese
1 cup (240 ml) mayonnaise, such as Duke’s
2 (4-ounce / 115-g) jars sliced pimientos, drained
2 tablespoons finely grated sweet onion
1 ½ teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
½ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
There are so many ways to customize pimiento cheese. The endless options for stir-ins and types of cheeses are daunting but always delicious. For me, there are a few essential ingredients I love to incorporate into every pimiento cheese:
Number one: Duke’s mayonnaise, always.
Number two: Worcestershire sauce for depth of flavor.
Number three: freshly grated Vidalia or sweet onion.
After that, everything else is up to interpretation. The pimiento cheese world is your oyster. Just be sure to always shred your own cheese.
Grate all cheeses on large holes of a box grater into a large bowl; set aside. In a medium bowl, stir together mayonnaise, pimientos, onion, Worcestershire, black pepper, salt, cayenne and smoked paprika. Fold mayonnaise mixture into cheese until very well-combined. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours or until ready to serve.