Tender buffalo chicken is shredded and stuffed between slices of jalapeño bread with gooey Monterrey Jack and blue cheese crumbles. Buffalo chicken grilled cheese sandwiches are an easy game day snack that everyone loves!
Your Favorite Buffalo Chicken Dip, as a Grilled Cheese Sandwich
You know how the recipe goes: 2 slices of cheese, two slices of bread, 2 slathers of sweet butter. Seriously, can comfort food really get any better? Okay, maybe when dipped in homemade tomato soup, but that’s kind of a given.
Then you have us recipe makers who just can’t seem to leave well enough alone. We just cannot just make a simple grilled cheese. We get all inspired and load on stuff like bacon, lobster, avocado, and — oh yes — begging-for-5-napkins-or-more buffalo chicken.
This buffalo chicken grilled cheese is my favorite baked buffalo chicken dip in handheld sandwich form. It’s saucy, ooey, and gooey, with the perfect kick of heat from the buffalo sauce.
If you’ve made my crispy buffalo chicken sandwiches or buffalo chicken meatball subs and are looking for an even easier way to get your buffalo chicken fix in, this grilled cheese recipe has you covered.
Enjoy!
What’s in This Recipe?
The full recipe, with amounts, can be found in the recipe card below.
- Cooked chicken — You can grill, bake, or poach your chicken, or make your life easy by shredding some rotisserie chicken from the store.
- Buffalo sauce — I’m partial to Frank’s RedHot Buffalo Sauce, but use your favorite.
- Bread — I used jalapeño bread to amp up the heat, but any soft sandwich bread works great.
- Cheese — Use Monterrey Jack for that gooey factor and blue cheese crumbles for a classic buffalo chicken flavor.
- Butter — Softened butter is easier to spread over the bread slices.
Heidi’s Tip: I didn’t add any bacon this time, but a few crispy slices would taste great on this grilled cheese!
How to Make a Buffalo Chicken Grilled Cheese
- Make the buffalo chicken. Shred your chicken with two forks and then toss with buffalo sauce until well coated.
- Assemble your sandwiches. I always place a slice of cheese on either side of the buffalo chicken. The cheese is the glue that holds the entire sandwich together and it prevents the buffalo sauce from turning the bread to mush.
- Cook in a hot skillet. Pop the lid onto your skillet as the grilled cheese cooks to help the cheese melt faster.
What to Serve on the Side
Buffalo Chicken Grilled Cheese Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cooked chicken breast , shredded (I used a breast from a grocery store rotisserie chicken)
- 1 cup Frank’s RedHot Buffalo Wing Sauce
- 8 slices jalapeño bread
- 4 ounces sliced Monterey Jack cheese
- 4 ounces blue cheese or gorgonzola cheese crumbles
- 4 tablespoons butter
Instructions
- Make the buffalo chicken. In a medium bowl stir together the shredded chicken breast and Frank’s RedHot Buffalo Wing Sauce.
- Assemble. Spread ½ tablespoon of butter on one side of each slice of the bread, then stack buttered sides together. Layer one ounce of Monterey Jack on each bread stack, then a dollop of the buffalo chicken, and then 1 ounce blue cheese crumbles.
- Cook. Place bread buttered side down in a fry pan over medium heat. Cover with a lid and let cook for 3-4 minutes or until golden. Reduce the heat to medium-low and flip sandwich to the other side and cook for 2-3 minutes or until bread is toasty golden and cheese has melted. The second side will cook faster than the first so watch carefully.
- Cut in half and enjoy hot.
Notes
Nutrition
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