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Yields:
8 serving(s)
Prep Time:
15 mins
Total Time:
35 mins
Buffalo chicken recipes are a crowd favorite on game day. These buffalo chicken sloppy joes take the spicy, saucy, messy glory of buffalo wings and turn it into a delicious sandwich filling that can hang out in a slow cooker for hours. Grab some blue cheese or ranch and enjoy these saucy sandwiches!
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Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp.
unsalted butter
- 1
medium yellow onion, chopped
- 2
medium carrots, peeled and chopped
- 3
stalks celery, chopped
- 1 1/2 tsp.
kosher salt, plus more to taste
- 1 tsp.
ground black pepper
- 3
cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 2 lb.
ground chicken
- 1
8-ounce can tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup
buffalo sauce
- 2 Tbsp.
honey or brown sugar
- 2 Tbsp.
Worcestershire sauce
- 8
hamburger buns
Crumbled blue cheese, for serving
Ranch dressing, for serving
Blue cheese dressing, for serving
Directions
- Step 1In a large skillet or Dutch oven, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add the onion, carrot, celery, salt, and pepper. Cook until the vegetables are softened but not browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, 30 seconds. Add the ground chicken and cook until the meat is crumbly and no longer pink.
- Step 2Add the tomato sauce, buffalo sauce, honey, and Worcestershire, stirring well to combine. Simmer until heated through, tasting for salt.
- Step 3Serve sloppy joe filling hot on hamburger buns with crumbled blue cheese and ranch or blue cheese dressing.
- Step 4Slow cooker reheat instructions: Allow the filling to cool completely before transferring it to an airtight container and storing it in the refrigerator. At least 2 hours before it’s time to eat, place the filling into the crock of a slow cooker and heat on low, stirring occasionally, until hot, 1 to 2 hours.
Tip: Ground chicken can be substituted for ground turkey.
Tip: Drain the chicken before adding the buffalo and tomato sauce if it looks watery.
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