Buffalo Chicken Burger

This buffalo chicken burger is anything but bland! Juicy, tender chicken burgers cooked in bold buffalo sauce, paired with a Brioche bun, and served with ranch dressing, blue cheese crumbles, mozzarella cheese, and veggies.
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I created this chicken burger recipe about 12 years ago and it was an instant hit! I was inspired by a buffalo chicken sandwich and it’s been the most popular version of it with my family and friends.

This Buffalo Chicken Burger is anything but bland! A juicy chicken burger in bold buffalo sauce sandwiched in a Brioche bun, and served with ranch dressing, blue cheese crumbles, mozzarella cheese, and veggies.

A single buffalo chicken burger is presented on a wooden surface.

This chicken burger encapsulates everything you love about that classic buffalo chicken flavor in every single delicious bite. And while it has all of the buffalo flavor you’re craving, it’s also all dressed up with the best accompaniments like ranch dressing and blue cheese to really send it over the top in the flavor department.

Flavor isn’t the only thing to love about this chicken burger recipe. It’s also got the most incredible juicy quality to it! Sometimes, chicken patties can be known for being a bit dry, but that’s just not the case here. The ingredients the chicken is mixed with and the fact that the patties are actually cooked in buffalo sauce ensures they don’t dry out at all.

This recipe is also so very easy and can be adjusted to your liking. When it comes to the sauce, personally, I prefer to use mild or medium because I can’t handle anything hotter. But if you like it hot and like it spicy, go for the hot stuff and make it a blazing chicken sandwich!

The ingredients for buffalo chicken burgers are placed on a wooden surface.

Lyuba’s Tips To Make Buffalo Chicken Burgers

For a more pronounced buffalo sauce flavor, add a couple of tablespoons of buffalo sauce right into the mixture. If you want that flavor less pronounced, don’t add any sauce into the meat.

Keep chicken burgers from falling apart: In order for your chicken burgers to fall apart, you need binders. Good binders for burgers and meatballs are eggs, bread crumbs, milk-soaked bread, and mayonnaise. This recipe has a good amount of binders so your burgers should be sturdy. If your chicken mixture feels too thin, you can always add a couple more tablespoons of bread crumbs.

To keep the burgers from sticking to the pan: make sure the pan does not have any scratches, it’s clean, there is enough oil, and as always, preheat it first!

two buffalo chicken burgers on the cutting board, one in front and one behind.

Option to Grill Them

  • Since chicken burgers are softer than beef ones, I recommend to use a vegetable basket or another mash grilling tray.
  • Spray the patties with cooking oil on both sides. Set up the grill to have two temperature zones so you can finish cooking the burgers without burning the outside.
  • Place the patties on the grill basket and put the basket on the grill. Close the lid and cook the patties for approximately 5-6 minutes on each side. (You can take the internal temperature of the burger, inserting the meat thermometer probe through the side, towards the tender. Chicken should be cooked to 165°F.)
  • You can brush the patties with buffalo sauce during the last couple of minutes of cooking!
Several cooked buffalo chicken patties are garnished with chopped green onions.

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closeup of a buffalo chicken burger on a bun with sliced of cheese, blue cheese crumbles.

Buffalo Chicken Burger Recipe

This buffalo chicken burger is anything but bland! Juicy, tender chicken burgers cooked in bold buffalo sauce, paired with a Brioche bun, and served with ranch dressing, blue cheese crumbles, mozzarella cheese, and veggies.
4.67 from 9 votes
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Course: dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 3
Calories: 566kcal
Author: Lyuba Brooke

Ingredients

Chicken Burger:

  • 1 lb ground chicken
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
  • 2 garlic cloves pressed
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup plain bread crumbs
  • Salt
  • Fresh cracked pepper
  • 1/2 tbsp minced fresh dill weed
  • 1 tbsp minced fresh parsley
  • 2 tbsp oil for cooking
  • 2 tbsp buffalo sauce optional, to add to chicken mixture
  • 1/4 cup buffalo sauce to coat chicken burgers

Sandwich:

  • 2 Burger buns
  • 1/4 cup Ranch Dressing
  • 3 tbsp Blue cheese crumbles
  • 4 Tomato slices
  • 1/4 cup Chopped green onion
  • 2 Slices of Mozzarella cheese

Instructions

Chicken Burgers:

  • Combine the ingredients for the chicken burgers in a mixing bowl and mix well. (You can choose to mix in some buffalo sauce into the chicken burger mixture.)
  • Scoop out the meat mixture (as big as you want the burgers) and shape the patties with your hands. Try to make your chicken patties as even as possible to they cook the same.
    Tip: set a little oil aside in a small cup to grease your hands while shaping patties.
  • Preheat a large cooking pan over medium heat and add oil. Cook chicken patties for 6-8 minutes and flip.
  • Add some buffalo sauce to the pan and over the patties and cook another 6 minutes or until fully done.

To assemble the sandwiches:

  • Spread some ranch dressing on the bottom bun, add some blue cheese crumbles and tomato slices. Add the buffalo chicken burger and top it off with some green onion and Mozzarella cheese slices.

Notes

  • Gluten free: you can easily make these chicken burgers gluten free by using gluten free bread crumbs in the burgers and gluten free burger buns to make the sandwiches.
  • Storing: Store the burger patties by themselves in an air-tight food storage container, in the refrigerator for about 2-3 days. Let the patties cool to room temperature before transferring them into the storage container.
  • Reheating: I recommend reheating them on the stove over medium-low heat for a few minutes on each side until warmed through.

Nutrition

Calories: 566kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 196mg | Sodium: 1202mg | Potassium: 1037mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 646IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 139mg | Iron: 3mg
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Storing and Reheating Instructions

Storing: Let the patties cool to room temperature before transferring them into the storage container. Store the leftover cooked and cooled burger patties by themselves in an air-tight food storage container, in the refrigerator for about 2-3 days.

Reheating: I recommend reheating them on the stove over medium-low heat and covered with a lid. Reheat them for a few minutes on each side until warmed through. If you want to do it fast and easy, you can use a microwave BUT be careful not to overheat them. Reheat in about 30-second increments.

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Originally published on Will Cook For Smiles in July 2013.

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86 Comments

  1. Julie @ This Gal Cooks says:

    Lyuba, this looks so SO good! Seriously, the photos look like photos you would find in a restaurant menu. They are that good!

    In case you didn’t know, buffalo anything is up at the top of foods I often crave list. I love buffalo chicken sandwiches, buffalo chicken pizza, dipping fries in wing sauce. Yum. Pinning this. Thanks for sharing! 🙂

    1. You are making my blush, Julie! Thank you so much!!

  2. Laura @ The Rookie Cook says:

    Looks great! I’ll have to try this!

    1. Thank you, Laura! It’s so tasty!

  3. Julia @ It's Always Ruetten says:

    Yum, yum, yum! That’s all I can say! I agree with Jocelyn on the love of anything buffalo! I can’t wait to try it! I wanted to let you know that I featured your burger on my Finding Friday: My Favorite Finds http://bit.ly/1cmluic! I hope you have a chance to swing by and take a look! While you’re there, be sure to grab my featured button!

    Julia
    It’s Always Ruetten

  4. Jocelyn @BruCrew Life says:

    I really do love buffalo anything! That sandwich has me drooling and wishing I had everything for it right now!!!

    1. Thank you, Jocelyn! It’s worth putting on the shopping list for sure 🙂

  5. Pinned it! You are invited to share this with Show Your Stuff.

  6. Wow these look awesome! For the Buffalo sauce, Is there a recipe or do you just purchase it in a bottle? I love the idea of the spicy sauce with the cool ranch and the blue cheese…..party in my mouth. 😉 All these recipes, all this goodness in one place. Pinning. Thanks for sharing. Have a great day! Love, Wanda

    1. Wanda, I usually just buy the sauce in the bottle.
      Thank you so much!

  7. Stacy | Wicked Good Kitchen says:

    Lyuba, so nice to have found your blog! Loving this recipe as well as many more here on your site. I have fallen into Buffalo Chicken Heaven here! The Big Lug (hubby) is going to love your recipes. Me too, of course. Thanks so much for sharing! xo

    1. Thank you so much, Stacy! And welcome, of course!

  8. Elizabeth @not everything i make is pretty says:

    LOVE buffalo deliciousness. I will definitely make this burger. have you tried buffalo chicken tenders?

    1. Sure have, it’s great 🙂
      Thank you!

  9. Amy | Club Narwhal says:

    Lyuba, I love buffalo chicken in pretty much any form. But put it in a burger and I am in heaven. Looks fabulous!

  10. I love buffalo everything! All your recipes look great – pinned!

    1. Thank you so much, Deb!

  11. Lynn H @ Turnips 2 Tangerines says:

    Wow! Delicious!! Lynn @ Turnips 2 Tangerines

  12. Holy Smokes this looks amazing! We love buffalo ANYTHING here too!!

    1. Thank you so much, Chelsea!

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