Easy Shredded Buffalo Chicken Sandwich

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Easy Shredded Buffalo Chicken Sandwich

This is my easy Shredded Buffalo Chicken Sandwich and it's perfect for when you want something simple and quick to make, that doesn't compromise on flavor!

Prep Time10

Cook Time15

Total Time25

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American

Servings: people

Calories: 928kcal

Author: Emily Roz

Ingredients

For the chicken

2 chicken breasts
3 tablespoon hot sauce
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon paprika
½ chicken stock cube
100 ml water

For the cucumber celery slaw

½ cucumber peeled
1 celery stick finely sliced
1 tablespoon yogurt
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
½ tablespoon lemon juice

For the blue cheese sauce

2 tablespoon yogurt
2 tablespoon mayonnaise
½ lime juiced
40 g blue cheese
5 g chives finely sliced

Dipping sauce

3 tablespoon buffalo sauce
2 tablespoon hot sauce
1 tablespoon honey

Final ingredients

2 brioche buns
1 tablespoon pickled jalapeños

Instructions

Place your chicken breast fillets in a saucepan of water on medium-high heat. Once boiling, reduce the heat to medium-low and put on a timer for 10 minutes. Once the chicken breasts are cooked, remove from the pan and shred in a bowl using two forks.
Transfer your shredded chicken into a hot oiled frying pan. Add in the hot sauce, garlic powder, honey, paprika, chicken stock cube, and water. Stir and fry to combine until the sauce has thickened. Then turn off the heat. Taste and season accordingly.
Meanwhile, make your blue cheese sauce. In a small bowl, combine the yogurt, mayonnaise, lime juice, blue cheese, and chives. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
You also want to make your cucumber celery slaw. In a medium-sized bowl, combine the peeled cucumber, finely sliced celery, yogurt, mayonnaise, lemon juice, black pepper, and salt. Stir to combine thoroughly, then taste and season accordingly.
Time to assemble your shredded buffalo chicken sandwiches! Toast your brioche buns if you like! Then top the base of the bun with the blue cheese sauce, shredded chicken, cucumber celery slaw, pickled jalapeños (optional) and then place the top of the bun on top of the burger to complete the sandwich. Feel free to serve up with an additional dipping sauce by combining the buffalo sauce, hot sauce, and honey in a bowl. Enjoy!!

Notes

Step-by-Step Photos: My blog post includes helpful step-by-step photos to help guide you through making this recipe.

Storage: once the chicken has cooled, feel free to place it in airtight containers and into the fridge for up to 3 days. Same goes for the cucumber slaw and the blue cheese sauce, place them in separate containers.

Freezing: you can freeze the shredded buffalo chicken and the brioche buns but the other elements of the dish I'd highly recommend buying and preparing fresh. Place in airtight containers (don't forget to label with the date and contents) and into the freezer for up to 3 months. Leave to thaw/defrost in the fridge overnight before reheating.

Reheating: add a splash of water in the chicken Tupperware and leave the lid ajar while you reheating in the microwave until piping hot. Toast the brioche buns, and then assemble as suggested in the method!

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