Buffalo Chicken Grilled Cheese (with Beer Cheese Fondue!)
It’s basically a crime to not consume buffalo chicken this weekend, am I right?
If you’re not eating something with wing sauce this weekend, I don’t even know you. Isn’t it a requirement? I think it is.
Not quite sure that I’ll be doing the whole super bowl thing, but if we’re in our circle of trust here then I don’t think it’s a secret that I’m only in it for the FOOD. Yep yep. I’ll cuddle under a blanket with a fire roaring and eat all the dips.
And judge all the commercials. Speaking of: can we talk about the Rob Lowe direct TV commercials? I laugh out loud. For real.
Is this what my life has become? YEP.
I’m a bit wacky over the buffalo combo – preferably without chicken, but whatever. It should be noted that this sandwich thrills me with just the four different cheeses (YES) and wing sauce with butter. Practically a crime.
While I don’t find buffalo chicken grilled cheeses(us) to be very original these days, this recipe has been in my arsenal for a loooong time. Almost a year ago, I taught a grilled cheese class (yep that’s a thing) and this was the winner of the night. I shared this picture that evening but never got a chance to share the recipe, besides in a few emails when you guys asked.
My take on buffalo chicken and the use of different cheeses, butter in the sauce and green onions are what gives it my ideal buffalo flavor. It takes some fontina, white cheddar and your favorite version of blue cheese – mixed with wing sauce, a teeeeeny bit of ranch, BUTTER (this is key!), green onions or chives and cilantro if you’d like. That whole combo is buffalo flava explosion. It is.
In this case, I’m taking it up a trashier notch. I mean, buffalo chicken is, like, one of the trashiest foods there is. Good trash, obviously. If I want to trash something up, it’s going to be buffalo… ized. Yes. I just verbed it.
This extra love here comes in the form of a beer cheese sauce/fondue, which I first made in another grilled cheese: beer cheese meets pulled pork.
SO MUCH CHEESE.
Gah.
I always use cheese on the tops and bottoms of the sandwich to act as “glue” – so in this case I smother some of the chicken mixture in the middle with the melty beer fondue.
Also, it’s worth noting that I sort of wanted to throw potato chips on the sandwich too. I’m no longer pregnant and am creating some of the weirdest junk known to man. Not that potato chips on a sandwich are weird by any means, but I thought that may be a bit over the top. If you’re so inclined though… send me a pic of that mess.
If you’re wanting other “buffalo wing” recipes, these 30 minutes buffalo chicken French breads KILL me. So dang good. I’ve done buffalo chicken tacos, buffalo chicken soup, baked buffalo chicken pasta and buffalo chicken salads. I’ve made buffalo chicken enchiladas and creamy stovetop buffalo chicken shells. I even made buffalo quinoa sliders (sans chicken) with sweet corn and… ugh. Fabulous.
My all time FAVE buffalo chicken pizza is in my book.
AND! These crunchy buffalo chicken oven fries. Flash back to when I WAS pregnant, I made those three times in one week. They were all I wanted. It was so weird.
I could totally still eat them thrice a week though if we’re being honest.
Who has a buffalo problem? Raise your hand.
Buffalo Chicken Grilled Cheese
Ingredients
- 2 cooked boneless, skinless chicken breasts, shredded
- ½ cup buffalo wing sauce, plus extra for drizzling
- 2 tablespoons ranch dressing
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 4 green onions, sliced
- 4 ounces gorgonzola cheese, crumbled
- 8 ounces fontina cheese, freshly grated
- 4 ounces white cheddar cheese, freshly grated
- 8 slices sourdough or pretzel bread
- softened butter for spreading
- beer cheese
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2/3 cup beer
- 1/3 cup milk
- 6 ounces freshly grated white cheddar cheese
Instructions
beer cheese
- To make the beer cheese sauce, heat a small saucepan over medium heat and add butter. Once sizzling, whisk in flour and stir for 1-2 minutes until golden and fragrant and bubbly. Add in beer and milk, whisking well to combine, then reduce heat to low and add cheese, stirring until totally melted and smooth. Keep over low heat and stir every few minutes while assembling sandwiches.
sandwiches
- In a bowl, combine the chicken, wing sauce, ranch dressing, melted butter, green onions and gorgonzola, and stir to combine.
- Heat a large skillet or griddle over medium heat. Spread the outsides of the bread with softened butter. To assemble the grilled cheese, place a slice of bread butter-side down in the skillet. Add on a few handfuls of fontina and cheddar cheese, then top it off with a quarter of the chicken mixture. Add a few spoonfuls of the melty beer cheese. Add more grated fontina and cheddar on top, followed by another slice of bread, butter-side up. Cook until the cheese is melty and each side is golden, about 4 to 5 minutes per side. Serve immediately.
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I want to buffalo-ize all the things with you!
I don’t like football. At all. And the hubs is working all day on Sunday, so I wasn’t even going to watch.
And I am still not going to watch. BUT I am going to eat these sandwiches all by myself. Gimme that buffalo cheesy! Pinned!
i so do feel you! football is boring!
My hand is SO raised! I’m a freak for anything buffalo. Let’s buffalo-ize the world! These sandwiches are seriously drool worthy.
Potato chips or not, I can see how this would be one of the most deliciously sinful things ever (without the chicken for me, please!). Thanks for not holding back on it!
You had me with the four different cheeses. Goodness, yes!!
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I live in Buffalo, and this sounds postively delicioius! I have a little craft beer pairing dinner planned for tonight- this would have been perfect. Maybe next time…
These look soooo incredibly delicious! And that beer cheese!!! Yum!
*Raises hand.* My husband has taken to making me buffalo chicken once a week on the days I work late. I can’t get enough!
this would be great if the chicken breast gets simmered to shredded heaven in some buffalo sauce diluted down with some chicken broth. Or if you used rotisserie chicken. Maybe I’ve had too many boring dry (re: healthy) chicken breasts in my life :)
When I was pregnant I expected to have weird cravings like yours. I ended up eating a whole 15 lb watermelon every week. I suppose that’s a bit weird. :)
super bowl breakfast, lunch and dinner i have found you! thanks jess! looks seriously delish:)
uhmmmm what?! Beer cheese fondue?!?! I just made some Mexican nacho cheese sauce the other night that had some cervesas in it and I instantly thought “Why don’t I cook with beer more?”. Also, I have a special place in my heart for Gorgonzola.
Hello, lover.
If you’re going to make a gourmet sandwich, you’ve gotta go all out, so I supremely appreciate the four cheeses and all. And trashy? Hardly. More like trashy went to prep school and came out the other side looking like a debutante…
I die. The cheese mix, makes the world right.
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The sandwich looks amaz, but the Labatt Blue!!!! You can barely get it in the south. It makes me miss NY :)
heeeeeeeeelp.meh.
These are insane. MUST try!!
Woow… that looks so damn tasty!!!!!
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My mouth is absolutely watering after scrolling through this post!
1. I am raising my hand that I have a buffalo problem. I think these crazy awesome sandwiches are the answer! 2. I also love those Rob Lowe commercials! They crack me up every. time. And 3. grilled cheese class! If you ever visit Rochester, NY, I request that you teach a grilled cheese class!
I love buffalo everything. Thank you for sharing this beautiful recipe. I am drooling on my computer <3!
Oh emmmm GEE. I’ll take potato chips on mine please!
Oh my god helloooooo
You are a GENIUS. For reals. I just can’t. I need this right now.
SOOO many buffalo issues, I can’t stop with the stuff and the spicier, the better!! looks incredible Jess xx
I’m currently 14 weeks pregnant and the only way chicken sounds good right now is with buffalo sauce! Thank you for posting something so yummy!! I love you buffalo mac and cheese too…..mmmmmm. I could drink buffalo sauce!
this looks fantastic as usual!!
Omg.
I hate when I’m cooking dinner, as I’m doing right now…then I check out your blog, as I’m doing right now…waiting for some veggies to finish steaming…and then I don’t want MY dinner, I want THIS instead! :)
Loving this delicious Sammy right now! So pinning!
THANK FOOD you’re around for all my football feasting needs! x
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It most certainly would be a crime not to enjoy some buffalo chicken this weekend! Thanks for the amazing recipe inspiration, you’re such a funny writer I really appreciate your style! Happy weekend to you!
It looks amazzzingggggg! So delicious! Need to try this recipe.
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That is one gigantic grilled cheese and I want every bite. Spicy foods have not ended well for me but I have some serious buffalo chicken cravings for this weekend.
WOW! This looks absoultely insanely good. :)
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Give it to me! x
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Ohhhh Jess…this looks to die for. You are a genius.
This is freakin’ genius. Anyone could pretend to like watching football with one of these in hand!
You stopped me in my tracks with this one. These look so incredibly tasty, I want one right now! :)
You always manage to kill it in the sandwich department! These look amazing!
I love getting creative with grilled cheese – this sounds amazing, I’m addicted to buffalo chicken!
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Delicious photos!
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oh wow…my mouth is watering!
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Thighs are always better than breasts when it comes to chicken. Fat is flavor.My Sprouts has boneless, skinless all natural thighs for 1.99 a lb. Do yourself a flavor favor and ditch chicken breast.
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I see only females in the comment section… are there no guys interested in this beautiful recipe… Ill surly give it a try