Sourdough Buffalo Chicken Grilled Cheese

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The best recipe for a sourdough buffalo chicken grilled cheese uses fresh bakery bread, American cheese, and Frank’s Red Hot for simple, delicious flavor!

This recipe was born from a lazy college kid wanting an easy and quick lunch and realizing there wasn’t much food in the fridge (not that there ever was) other than cheese and leftover chicken. 

A fun and flavorful sandwich has always been one of our go-to meals when we don’t really feel like cooking. So we elevated our classic grilled cheese by adding some spicy buffalo chicken and building it all between two toasty slices of sourdough bread. We love how all these flavors come together and just know you will too. 

What This Recipe Entails

• Ready in: 10 minutes
• Serves: 1 sandwich
• Great for: An easy, filling lunch when you don’t know what else to make and don’t have any good looking leftovers in the fridge.
• Flavor profile: Spicy buffalo, melty cheese, and just a bit sour from the sourdough.
• Why we love it: It can be hard to constantly plan lunches for the week, so an easy, warm grilled cheese that we can add one of our favorite flavors to? It’s the perfect recipe for when we don’t know what else we make.

Ingredients

• Bread – Sourdough really makes this sandwich shine. The slightly sour flavor that everyone knows and loves adds . Plus sourdough crisps super well, and soaks up the melty cheese and extra buffalo sauce.
• Cheese – Our choice is American cheese for the best meltiness. Alternatively, cheddar also works really well as buffalo chicken and cheddar cheese are a perfect pairing.
• Chicken – We recommend using leftover chicken simply for the ease. But if we’re making it fresh, we like to marinade it in a little vegetable oil, Frank’s hot sauce, salt, and cayenne pepper before grilling it.
• Buffalo sauce – We truly believe that Frank’s can’t be beat when it comes to a classic hot sauce for buffalo chicken. But you’re free to use your favorite hot sauce or buffalo sauce. 

How To Make A Sourdough Buffalo Chicken Grilled Cheese

1. Butter the bread – Generously butter one side of each piece of bread and place one, butter side down on your frying pan.
2. Add the cheese – Add an even layer of cheese onto the bottom bread. You want to make sure each bite is equally cheesy.
3. Add the chicken – Small bite sized pieces of chicken work best for this sandwich. It also makes it easy to achieve an even layer throughout.
4. Drizzle with Frank’s – Our douse with Frank’s depending on how spicy you want it.
5. Cook – Add the top piece of bread, butter side up and cook slowly over medium-low heat until golden brown and crispy. 
6. Slice and serve – Cut it on a slight diagonal for a restaurant style presentation. 

Give this simple grilled cheese a lunch when you’re looking for a quick lunch and don’t know what else to have. Let us know what you think by commenting, rating, and sharing below!

Love this recipe? You may also enjoy these other chicken sandwich recipes that are perfect for an easy lunch:

• Buffalo Chicken Cheesesteak
• Grilled Chicken Sandwich with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto, Mozzarella, and Spinach
• Butter Chicken Sandwich
• Chicken Caesar Sandwich