4.5 from 74 votes
Buffalo Chicken Grilled Cheese Recipe
This sandwich features shredded chicken tossed in buffalo sauce and blue cheese, layered with melted Monterey Jack cheese between buttered sourdough bread. Cooking on a skillet with a lid produces golden, crispy bread and thoroughly melted cheese while keeping the filling hot. The buffalo and blue cheese flavors balance creamy and spicy notes, yielding a hearty, spicy grilled cheese variation best served warm with optional dips.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings:
2
sandwiches
Calories:
1288 kcal
Course:
Snacks, Lunch
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- ¼ cup butter room temperature (½ stick, unsalted
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon parsley dried
- 2 cups chicken cooked shredded
- ½ cup buffalo sauce
- ⅓ cup blue cheese crumbled
- 4 lices sourdough bread cut approximately ½-inch thick
- 2 cups Monterey jack cheese or swiss or mozzarella, shredded
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix the butter, garlic powder and parsley, set aside.
- In a medium size bowl, mix the shredded chicken, buffalo sauce, and crumbled blue cheese.
- Spread one side of each piece of bread with the butter mixture, then turn over so the butter side is down.
- On two pieces of the bread, add ½ cup of shredded cheese, then top with the buffalo chicken mixture and the remaining shredded cheese.
- Place the remaining pieces of bread on top to close the sandwiches.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat and place the sandwiches on the skillet. Cover with a lid and cook approximately 5 minutes until bottoms are lightly browned.
- Carefully flip the sandwiches and gently press to help seal them then cover with the lid and cook another 3-5 minutes until both sides are browned and cheese is melted.
- Remove from the skillet and serve with blue cheese dip or hot sauce.
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Notes
- Covering the skillet while cooking helps melt cheese and heat filling through without burning the bread.
- Refrigerate leftovers in an airtight container and consume within 3 days for best quality.
- Blue cheese can be omitted or replaced with extra shredded cheese if preferred.
- This recipe scales easily to make more or fewer sandwiches.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1sandwich
Calories
1288kcal
(64%)
Carbohydrates
68g
(23%)
Protein
82g
(164%)
Fat
76g
(117%)
Saturated Fat
44g
(220%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
5g
(29%)
Monounsaturated Fat
22g
(110%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
283mg
(94%)
Sodium
3655mg
(152%)
Potassium
631mg
(13%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
1808IU
(36%)
Vitamin C
0.03mg
(0%)
Calcium
1053mg
(105%)
Iron
8mg
(44%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2 sandwiches
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1288
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1sandwich | |
| Calories | 1288kcal | 64% |
| Carbohydrates | 68g | 23% |
| Protein | 82g | 164% |
| Fat | 76g | 117% |
| Saturated Fat | 44g | 220% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 22g | 110% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 283mg | 94% |
| Sodium | 3655mg | 152% |
| Potassium | 631mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 1808IU | 36% |
| Vitamin C | 0.03mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 1053mg | 105% |
| Iron | 8mg | 44% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.