Buffalo Chicken Sloppy Joes
These saucy and flavorful sandwiches are a fun twist on classic sloppy joes! If you love buffalo chicken hot wings, you're going to love buffalo chicken sloppy joes.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 562kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp butter or cooking oil
- 1 large carrot peeled and diced
- 1 onion diced
- 2 celery stalks diced
- 2 lbs ground chicken
- 1 tsp sea salt
- ¾ tsp ground black pepper
- 1 15-oz can tomato sauce
- 2 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- ½ cup buffalo sauce *adjust to preference, see notes below
For Serving
- Hamburger buns
- Ranch dressing
- Blue Cheese
Instructions
- Heat a 4–6 qt Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the butter, then the carrot, onion, and celery. Cook until the carrots are softened.
- Add the ground chicken and cook, breaking it up with a spatula as it cooks. Continue cooking until the chicken is fully cooked through, about 8–10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
- Stir in the tomato sauce, honey, Worcestershire sauce, and buffalo sauce.
- Bring to a simmer, stirring frequently, and cook for 5–7 minutes.
- Remove from heat and serve hot on hamburger buns with ranch and blue cheese.
Notes
- This can cook up in a 12" cast iron skillet as well.
- If you prefer more heat, adjust the buffalo sauce and tomato sauce to taste. Use less tomato sauce and more buffalo sauce, keeping the total amount of sauce the same.
- I recommend toasting your hamburger buns if you have the time! It gives them a great flavor and helps prevent them from getting soggy.
- Rather than buns, you can serve the buffalo chicken filling in wraps, lettuce cups, or with tortilla chips (like a dip). It would also taste great on a bed of dutch oven white rice. However you serve it, don't forget the ranch!
- If you want to hide the veggies or minimize their texture, you can shred or mince them instead of dicing them.
- This can also be made with ground turkey, ground beef, or shredded chicken. If you use ground beef, be sure to drain off the excess grease after browning it.