Buffalo Chicken Sloppy Joes
- Serves
- 4 servings
- Prep
- 6 min
- Cook
- 14 min
- Cost
- $22.00
- Nutrition
- 460 cal · 32g protein
- 20-min
- quick
- skillet
🍳 1 pan · Picky-eater safe bet: plain bread or a bun
Buffalo Chicken Sloppy Joes is a weeknight dinner that serves 4 and is on the table in about 20 minutes, for around $22 in groceries. You'll need 1 pan, and the 11 ingredients below are everyday supermarket items. Cooking for a picky eater? Plain bread or a bun works on its own for the one who won't try the rest. Add it to your week and the whole grocery list lands in your Instacart cart in one tap.
Goes with: Fresh fruit (2 min)
Contains: Dairy · Gluten— based on the ingredients; brands vary, so check labels.
Cookware you'll need
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- 12-inch nonstick skilletDon't have one? Amazon →
- Instant-read meat thermometerDon't have one? Amazon →
- 8-inch chef's knifeDon't have one? Amazon →
- Large cutting boards (set of 2)Don't have one? Amazon →
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Ingredients
- 1 lb ground chicken
- 1 count yellow onion
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 1 can no-salt-added tomato sauce (8 oz can)
- ¼ cup buffalo hot sauce
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 4 count hamburger buns
- 2 oz crumbled blue cheese
- 4 count celery stalks
- 1 count English cucumber
- ⅓ cup blue cheese dressing
Steps
- Finely dice the onion. Cut the celery and cucumber into sticks for dipping.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the chicken and onion 6-7 minutes, breaking it up, until no pink remains (165°F).
- Stir in the shredded carrots, tomato sauce, and hot sauce. Simmer 4-5 minutes until thick.
- Toast the buns if you like, then pile on the filling and sprinkle with blue cheese.
- Serve with celery and cucumber sticks and blue cheese dressing for dipping.
- Picky eaters can have a plain bun with cucumber and celery sticks and dressing.
- Make ahead: dice the onion and cut the celery and cucumber sticks up to 2 days ahead and keep them in the fridge.
On the side: Fresh fruit (2 min)
1 lb fruit (grapes or apples)
- Wash and slice the fruit and put it on the table.
Nutrition per serving
- Protein
- 32 g
- Carbohydrates
- 38 g
- Fiber
- 3 g
- Sugar
- 8 g
- Fat
- 18 g
- Saturated fat
- 6 g
- Sodium
- 1,020 mg
Estimated from the ingredients and amounts in this recipe; brands and portions vary. Not medical or dietary advice.
Photo: David Todd McCarty / Unsplash