Grilled Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches.
With gorgonzola slaw! Oh yes. Make these buffalo chicken sandwiches happen tonight please.
You know how sometimes you get a crazy craving in your head? One that just sounds so good and you can’t get rid of it?
This sandwich is a direct result of that.
I’ve always been a cravings based person (except when I was pregnant, weirdly enough!) and that’s never really changed. So when I thought of grilled buffalo chicken sandwiches, I couldn’t get them out of my head.
And it’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of buffalo wing flavored, well… ANYTHING.
While we’ve been quarantining, I’ve succeeded at a few things – most notably, making perfect grilled chicken. I don’t know why or how, but it’s like most other things in cooking – after doing it over and over again, you just get a feel for it and know when the chicken is ready.
So we’ve had a lot of grilled chicken! Eddie doesn’t mind. Obviously.
When you grilled it and slather it in buttery hot sauce? Wow. It doesn’t get better.
The other, maybe even more incredible, thing about this sandwich? The gorgonzola slaw. OH YES OH YES.
It’s crunchy, flavorful and just barely creamy. Basically the perfect consistency!
The gorgonzola slaw is from a recipe in my first cookbook, Seriously Delish. I served it on slow roasted chicken tacos and it’s easily one of my favorite things in the whole book.
So that’s what we have here! Gorgonzola slaw on top of saucy, slightly spicy grilled chicken. Maybe a little blue cheese sauce if you want.
Serve on a toasty, buttery and soft brioche bun.
It is heaven!
This is a quick and easy meal that you can throw together for dinner. You can make the slaw a bit ahead of time and it even keeps well in the fridge for leftovers. There’s a lot of flavor, texture and it’s satisfying too.
You can also slice the chicken and serve it over the slaw, minus the bun!
We’ve got it all covered for dinner now.
Grilled Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches
Grilled Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches
Ingredients
- 4 to 6 thin sliced chicken breasts (I slice 3 breasts in half)
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- salt and pepper
- ½ cup hot sauce (like frank’s red hot or frank’s buffalo wing)
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- brioche buns, for serving
- ranch or blue cheese dressing, for serving
gorgonzola slaw
- 2 to 3 cups chopped/shredded green or savoy cabbage, or 1 (14oz) bag coleslaw mix
- 1 large carrot, peeled into ribbons
- 4 ounces crumbled gorgonzola cheese, plus extra for serving if you wish
- 3 tablespoons plain greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil, or avocado oil or another oil you love
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Preheat your grill to the highest setting.
- For the chicken, I like to use thin sliced breasts because I think they are easier to eat on a sandwich. I usually buy chicken breasts and slice them in half lengthwise.
- Season the chicken breasts all over with a pinch of salt, pepper and the smoked paprika and garlic powder.
- Heat a small saucepan over medium heat and place the hot sauce and butter in it. Cook just until the butter melts, stirring often. You can also do this in the microwave!
- You want the grill heat between 400 and 450 degrees, so reduce the heat slightly if needed. Place the chicken on the grill. Grill for 4 minutes, then flip and grill for 3 minutes more. Brush the chicken with the buffalo wing sauce. Flip, brush the other side, and grill for another minute. You can do this 1 or 2 more times, you want the internal temperature to be 165 degrees F. It may take more or less time based on the thickness of your chicken breast! You can also throw the buns on the grill for 1 to 2 minutes if you’d like.
- When the chicken is done, remove it from the grill and brush it with more of the buffalo sauce.
- To serve, if desired you can add a little bit of blue cheese dressing or ranch on the bottom of the bun. Top with the chicken breast (or 2, if you’re my husband), then top with the slaw. You can add an extra sprinkle of gorgonzola too! Eat immediately. Yum.
gorgonzola slaw
- Place the shredded cabbage and carrots in a large bowl. In a smaller bowl, whisk together the cheese, yogurt, lime juice and olive oil. Pour it over the cabbage and toss thoroughly until everything is combined. Season with a generous pinch of salt and pepper and toss well. The slaw will not be super creamy and saucy - it’s very much a light coating.
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27 Comments on “Grilled Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches.”
These are absolutely gorgeous! That slaw looks fantastic.
What should I serve with this?!
you could do the whole buffalo wing flavor and serve with carrots and celery sticks, ranch or blue cheese dip and chips. otherwise you could serve with a greens salad or even potato salad? or corn on the cob!
How about roasted potatoes or sweet potato wedges?
These were SO SO good!!! I am a huge blue cheese fan so I loved the slaw. I omitted the blue cheese for my husband who isn’t a fan but I think it MADE the sandwich. I made some homemade ranch dressing to go on the bun and I served mine with tater tots (I know, I’m a 7-year old). These were so good that I might make them again next week (also having leftovers for lunch tomorrow!)
Such a great idea, these were so delish! Between bites, my husband kept saying “This is really good…. this is REALLY good…. this is REALLY GOOD!”
I added chopped celery leaves and cilantro to the slaw, but wow, I only want slaw from now on if there’s blue cheese in it. My online grocery order ended up with smoked gorgonzola instead of regular, but I feel like it was a happy accident in this case, totally worked out. Can’t wait to make these again!
OH MY GOODNESS!!!! Made these for dinner last night and my mouth is watering just thinking about them. My fiancé and I love, love buffalo chicken anything and the slaw was the perfect touch to the spicy deliciousness. Since its just two of us, we have leftovers for tonight and I’m already excited. Thanks for sharing this one!
Our family isn’t blue cheese eaters either. I used cojita cheese it’s a crumbly Mexican cheese a bit salty strong flavor but it was really good on this. All the flavors came together so well. My family really enjoyed this dish. There already asking when we can make it again.
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I had no idea that the greek yogurt would make such a difference but it really does! These were yum to the max!! Thank you!
Made about five times now. A family favorite. Great flavors and a fast weeknight dinner.
I quickly googled “buffalo chicken sandwiches” while grocery shopping on a whim and when I found this recipe I was so excited to get cooking!
Love the combo with the slaw and gorgonzola, it really made the sandwich special! My two year old was obsessed with the coleslaw, and may or may not have taken the remaining chunk of gorgonzola and stuffed his face…a blue cheese lover!
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That was a truly delish sandwich! My kids are not a fan of blue cheese but the Gorgonzola with the lime juice was just perfectly balanced. Great recipe
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I’m just curious if you also have celery leaves in the slaw, or is that just for the photos? They look so good! I can’t wait to try these.
These are a family favorite! So full of flavor and texture.
Our household really loved the Gorgonzola slaw. Excellent recipe!
Made this tonight on the grill and daaaaaaaang, Jess. What an incredible combo that brain of yours concocted! Everyone loved it, including the homemade brioche buns (used The Clever Carrot’s recipe if anyone out there is curious – super simple!). This will be in regular rotation this summer. THANK YOU!
This looks amazing!!! Greek yogurt doesn’t sit well with my stomach. Do you think I could substitute an avocado Mayo instead?
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I made this for dinner tonight!! WOW… the slaw was fantastic and the chicken so moist and tender… it’s a repeat recipe in our house!!
If you don’t like Gorgonzola or bleu cheese can you substitute it for something else or omit it all together?
I usually ask my family for suggestions and consult my favorite food bloggers when meal planning for the week. Well the stars aligned this week when my son asked for Buffalo chicken sandwiches and you featured these in your weekly meal plan!! They were delicious, and I think the slaw was the perfect touch!
Our family isn’t blue cheese eaters either. I used cojita cheese it’s a crumbly Mexican cheese a bit salty strong flavor but it was really good on this. All the flavors came together so well. My family really enjoyed this dish. There already asking when we can make it again.
So I made this and I added the celery to the slaw and it was amazing!! This is a good healthy version.
Fantastic! One of the best Buffalo chicken sandwiches I’ve ever had. The slaw is fantastic. I am usually very leery of slaw because I don’t like mayo so I love that this one uses yogurt. It has great flavors that really complement the chicken. Will make again!