Buffalo Chicken Sloppy Joes

Ground chicken and onion are simmered in a sloppy joe sauce that gets a spicy kick from Buffalo wing sauce. The addition of Neufchatel cheese and Cheddar gives it a creamy texture similar to your favorite Buffalo chicken dip.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 526 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 onion, chopped
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 2 pounds ground chicken
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 8 hamburger buns, split
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic, or to taste
• 6 ounces Neufchatel cheese, softened
• 8 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese, or more to taste
• 0.75 cup chicken stock
• 0.5 cup crumbled blue cheese
• 0.25 cup hot buffalo wing sauce (such as Frank's® REDHOT Buffalo Wing Sauce), o

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and stir in the ground chicken. Cook and stir until the chicken is crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink. Stir in the onion, garlic, salt and black pepper; cook until the onion has softened, about 7 to 8 minutes.

Step 2

Combine chicken stock, Buffalo wing sauce, red wine vinegar, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce in a bowl. Pour into the skillet with the chicken and add the Neufchatel and Cheddar cheese; simmer and stir until the cheeses have melted and everything is well combined. Serve on buns, and top with crumbled blue cheese.