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These Buffalo Chicken Burgers are spicy, juicy and grilled to perfection. They are easy to make and great to serve with the Blue Cheese Dressing. It perfectly compliments the buffalo flavor and cools down the spiciness.
Buffalo Chicken Burgers with Blue Cheese Dressing
One of the best things about summer has to be all the grilling that’s done during this season. Grilled food is flavorful, delicious and can be very healthy. Not to mention how fun BBQ’s are.
These Buffalo Chicken Burgers are a must try during any grilling season. They are a hit at any cookout and a definite crowd pleaser. These burgers are absolutely amazing. They’re juicy, spicy and bursting with flavors.
You can’t have buffalo anything without a good blue cheese dressing. This Healthy Blue Cheese Dressing is the perfect topping for these tasty burgers. The blue cheese cools down the spiciness of the buffalo sauce while adding more flavor and creaminess.
What you need to make these burgers:
Ingredients
- Ground Chicken
- Grated Carrots
- Green Onions
- Garlic
- Frank’s Hot Sauce
- Pink Salt
- Black Pepper
- Cayenne Pepper
Equipment:
- Large Baking Sheet Pan
- Parchment Paper
- Large Mixing Bowl
- Small Mixing Bowl
- Whisk
- Ice Cream Scooper
- Grill
How to make Buffalo Chicken Burgers:
- Step 1– Line a large baking sheet pan with parchment paper. Set aside. Grate carrots and measure out 1/4 cup. Thinly slice green onions and mince garlic. Place ground chicken in a large mixing bowl and toss in the rest of ingredients for buffalo chicken burgers; grated carrots, green onions, garlic, hot sauce, pink sea salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Use spatula or hand to mix all ingredients well making sure eveything is well combined with ground chicken.
- Step 2– Use an ice cream scooper to scoop out chicken mixture and form patties. They should be about 4-5 inches wide. Place patty on prepped sheet pan. Repeat until all chicken mixture has been formed into patties. You should have 6 patties. Place patties in the fridge and allow them to chill for 1 hour. *(see note below)
- Step 3– While burgers chill, in a small mixing bowl combine all of the ingredients for the blue cheese dressing and whisk together. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.
- Step 4– Grease grill and allow to preheat on medium-high heat.
- Step 5– Remove patties from fridge and rub olive oil on both sides of each patty. Place patties on grill and cook for 7 minutes. Flip burgers and cook for another 7 minutes on the other side.
- Step 6– Serve patties in burger buns, lettuce wraps, or any preferred way. Drizzle patties with blue cheese dressing and add any other desired burger fixens like tomatoes and onions.
Healthy Blue Cheese Dressing:
This Healthy Blue Cheese Dressing is so creamy and tasty. It perfectly compliments the buffalo flavor and cools down the spiciness. The dressing is really easy to make as all you have to do it whisk all the ingredients together. This Healthy Blue Cheese Dressing consists of plain Greek yogurt, blue cheese crumbles, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, pink sea salt, and chives. You definitely don’t want to skip this dressing!
Tips for making Buffalo Chicken Burgers:
- Chill the burgers for a while- This will help them get firm and prevent them form falling apart when grilling.
- Preheat grill for at least 10 minutes before grilling the burgers– This will prevent the burgers from sticking on the grill.
- Don’t skip brushing the burgers with oil on both sides- This will also pervert them from sticking to the grill.
- Don’t skip making the Blue Cheese Dressing- It’s the perfect compliment for these Buffalo Chicken Burgers.
Can Chicken Burgers be frozen?
These Chicken Burgers are freezer friendly and can be frozen either before or after being grilled. They are great to make ahead, freeze and have ready to make some delicious Buffalo Chicken Burgers. Freeze for up to 3-4 months before grilling or 1-2 months after grilling.
What to serve Buffalo Chicken Burgers with:
- Burger Buns
- Lettuce Wraps
- Fresh Veggies (Onions, Tomatoes, Avocado, etc)
- Pickled Red Onions
- Sweet Potato Fries
Did you like this Buffalo Chicken Burgers recipe? You may also like these other burger recipes:
- Best Homemade Turkey Burgers
- Mahi Mahi Burgers with Chipotle-Avocado Spread
- Turkey Sliders with Beet Slaw and Mashed Avocado
- Loaded Burger Bowls
Buffalo Chicken Burgers with Blue Cheese Dressing
These Buffalo Chicken Burgers are spicy, juicy and grilled to perfection. They are easy to make and great to serve with the Blue Cheese Dressing. It perfectly compliments the buffalo flavor and cools down the spiciness.
Ingredients
Buffalo Chicken Burgers
- 1-1.5 lbs ground chicken
- 1/4 cup grated carrots
- 2 sliced green onions
- 3 minced garlic cloves
- 1/4 cup Frank's hot sauce (or hot sauce of preference)
- 1.5 tsp pink sea salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
- olive oil (for greasing)
Blue Cheese Dressing
- 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup blue cheese crumbs
- 1/2 tsp pink sea salt
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp chives
Instructions
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Line a large baking sheet pan with parchment paper. Set aside. Grate carrots and measure out 1/4 cup. Thinly slice green onions and mince garlic. Place ground chicken in a large mixing bowl and toss in the rest of ingredients for buffalo chicken burgers; grated carrots, green onions, garlic, hot sauce, pink sea salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Use spatula or hand to mix all ingredients well making sure eveything is well combined with ground chicken.
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Use an ice cream scooper to scoop out chicken mixture and form patties. They should be about 4-5 inches wide. Place patty on prepped sheet pan. Repeat until all chicken mixture has been formed into patties. You should have 6 patties. Place patties in the fridge and allow them to chill for 1 hour. *(see note below)
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While burgers chill, in a small mixing bowl combine all of the ingredients for the blue cheese dressing and whisk together. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.
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Grease grill and allow to preheat on medium-high heat.
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Remove patties from fridge and rub olive oil on both sides of each patty. Place patties on grill and cook for 7 minutes. Flip burgers and cook for another 7 minutes on the other side.
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Serve patties in burger buns, lettuce wraps, or any preferred way. Drizzle patties with blue cheese dressing and add any other desired burger fixens like tomatoes and onions.
Recipe Notes
Tips for making Buffalo Chicken Burgers:
- Chill the burgers for a while- This will help them get firm and prevent them form falling apart when grilling.
- Preheat grill for at least 10 minutes before grilling the burgers– This will prevent the burgers from sticking on the grill.
- Don’t skip brushing the burgers with oil on both sides- This will also pervert them from sticking to the grill.
- Don’t skip making the Blue Cheese Dressing- It’s the perfect compliment for these Buffalo Chicken Burgers.
*Number of total servings in estimated. Actual number of servings may vary depending on your own personal preference in portion sizes.
**Nutritional values shown are general guidelines for 1 serving using the ingredients listed above. These numbers do not reflect and may vary depending on substitutions, additions and/or different brands and/or other ingredients that may be used.
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