A buffalo grilled chicken sandwich smothered in spicy buffalo sauce and topped with a cool and creamy blue cheese sauce makes a great weeknight dinner but is also perfect for a game day sandwich!
You know I love anything that has to do with buffalo flavor, especially when it’s extra saucy. My slow cooker buffalo chicken dip is super popular. So is buffalo cauliflower. I also make a copycat Buffalo Wild Wings buffalo ranch chicken wrap, but sometimes you just want a sandwich.
This buffalo chicken sandwich recipe is easy and the perfect blend of spicy and cool when topped with the creamy bleu cheese sauce. It’s not fussy with the toppings, but you can add what you like.
Serve it with sweet potato fries or simply some carrot and celery sticks for an easy lunch, a casual dinner, or a delicious game-day sandwich.
Why you’ll love this recipe
- The grilled Buffalo chicken sandwich is coated in a savory, spicy, vinegary sauce consisting of a cayenne pepper hot sauce and melted butter, then balanced with the cool blue cheese sauce!
- You can control the heat by switching up the hot sauce you use. I opt for wing sauce because it is already thinned with butter and a bit milder.
- It’s a meal everyone loves and is ready in under 30 minutes.
Helpful Tools
- Santoku Knife: A good kitchen knife will make butterflying the breasts (& everything else in the kitchen) easier.
- Tongs: I love cooking with heat safe tongs – it’s so easy to flip chicken.
- Mixing Bowls: To mix up the sauce.
- Meat Thermometer: It is important to cook chicken to 165 degrees. Double-checking with a thermometer is the best.
Ingredients
Below is a list of the ingredients you’ll need to gather to make this recipe, why you need them, and possible substitutions. Scroll all the way down for the full recipe card with measurements.
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- Chicken – I use boneless skinless chicken breasts. I don’t like a thick chicken sandwich, so I butterfly the breasts to make them thinner. If you like them thick, skip that step.
- Seasoning – salt & pepper, chili powder, paprika, onion powder, and garlic powder to season the breasts before cooking them. You can really use whatever’s your favorite.
- Buffalo Wing Sauce – What turns regular hot sauce into Buffalo sauce is the addition of melted butter. So, if you are using Frank’s Original Hot Sauce you would add melted butter. If you are using Frank’s Wing Sauce, you can use just that or thin it out even further with more butter.
- Blue cheese sauce – Sour cream and blue cheese crumbles. You can also use plain Greek yogurt in place of the sour cream, if you prefer.
- Rolls for serving – Pick your favorite! Kaiser buns or Brioche buns, slightly toasted, are what we use.
How to make a Buffalo Grilled Chicken Sandwich
This section shows you how to make this recipe, with process photos showing the steps to help you visualize it. For full instructions, including amounts and temperatures, see the recipe card below.
Jump- Step One: Butterfly and season your chicken. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and coat the pan with olive oil. Add in the seasoned chicken and cook for 5-7 minutes on each side, or until fully cooked through (165 degrees on the meat thermometer).
- Step Two: In a large microwave safe-bowl, melt the butter and add in the wing sauce. Stir to combine, then add the cooked chicken to fully coat.
- Step Three: Make the bleu cheese sauce by mixing the sour cream, crumbled bleu cheese, and scallions together.
- Step Four: Toast your buns, then add a chicken breast to the bottom, slather the top bun with bleu cheese sauce, and add some crisp lettuce. Enjoy!
How to serve it
This spicy, saucy, and juicy grilled Buffalo chicken sandwich deserves some hearty side dishes!
Any of the following would be amazing with it. If you’re serving a crowd, I’d say make them all!
- For a lighter blue cheese sauce, swap the sour cream with plain Greek yogurt.
- If blue cheese isn’t your favorite, you can use crumbled feta instead for a bit of texture and briny flavor.
- Halve the recipe if needed, or double it for more.
- Turn this grilled Buffalo chicken sandwich into a wrap! Use a tortilla wrap or for a low-carb option, a lettuce wrap.
- Use leftover grilled buffalo chicken for salads, nachos, dips, etc.
Storage & Reheating
How to store leftovers
Store cooked chicken and bleu cheese sauce separately, covered in an airtight container in the fridge, for up to 4 days. Don’t store the sandwiches assembled; they will get soggy.
Freezing Instructions
You can freeze the grilled buffalo chicken in a freezer bag for up to 2 months. To prevent them from freezing together in a clump, separate them with parchment paper or flash freeze them until they are solid before transferring them to a container or bag.
Reheating Instructions
To reheat one or two pieces, it’s easiest just to use the microwave. If you are reheating more than that, lay them on a baking tray and reheat them in the oven.
FAQs
What toppings go on a Buffalo chicken sandwich?
Crisp lettuce is always a great option, as are tomato slices, you could do pickles, red onion, or if you want to get extra spicy, some pickled jalapenos.
Can I just use a blue cheese dressing?
Certainly! Or a blue cheese dip. And if blue cheese isn’t your thing, you could opt for ranch instead, or just plain mayonnaise.
Need more Buffalo recipes? Try these:
- Baked Buffalo Chicken
- Buffalo Chicken Bread
- Buffalo Chicken Pinwheels
- Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Wings
- Buffalo Chicken Pizza
- Crockpot Buffalo Mac and Cheese
Click here to view my entire collection of chicken recipes.
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Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches
Ingredients
For the Chicken
- 2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts butterflied
- salt & pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
For the Buffalo Sauce
- 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter
- ½ cup Frank’s Wing Sauce
For the Blue Cheese Sauce
- 2 cups sour cream
- ½ pound crumbled blue cheese
For Assembling
- 4 rolls I used wheat kaiser rolls
- 4 pieces lettuce
- 4 scallions chopped
Instructions
To Make the Chicken
- Butterfly the chicken breasts and season with salt, pepper, paprika, chili powder, onion powder, and garlic powder.2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts, salt & pepper, 1 teaspoon paprika, 1 teaspoon chili powder, 1 teaspoon onion powder, 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- Heat a large skillet over medium high heat and drizzle in some olive oil to coat the pan. Add the chicken and cook until fully cooked through. Approximately 5-7 minutes on each side.1 Tablespoon olive oil
- In a large microwave safe bowl, melt the butter then add in the wing sauce & stir to combine. When the chicken breasts are done cooking, remove from the pan and add to the bowl to coat evenly with hot sauce mixture.2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, ½ cup Frank’s Wing Sauce
To Make the Bleu Cheese Sauce
- Combine sour cream, blue cheese, and scallions in a small bowl. and slather on bun tops. Top sandwiches and serve, using remaining sauce for dipping your veggies.2 cups sour cream, 1/2 pound crumbled blue cheese
To Assemble
- Place chicken breasts on bottom bun, top with crisp lettuce, and slater the bleu cheese sauce on the top bun.4 rolls, 4 pieces lettuce
- Enjoy!
Notes
- Use your favorite rolls – brioche would be really good.
- Don’t like scallions? Skip them.
- This recipe makes 4 sandwiches – you can easily scale up or down.
- Unassembled cooked chicken will keep up to 3 days covered in the fridge.
Nutrition
Nutritional information is an estimate and provided to you as a courtesy. You should calculate the nutritional information with the actual ingredients used in your recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.
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Tag me on Instagram @melissa_pplates so I can see!Originally published February 23, 2011; updated February 12, 2021, and again July 26, 2024
