Sweet and spicy buffalo chicken burgers is just one of those sandwiches that the whole family loves and will be asking for seconds!

A little sweet and a little spicy, with the added blue cheese and ranch, bringing the creamy and salty flavors to the whole sandwich, making this such a delicious and easy weeknight dinner.

chicken burger with blue cheese crumbles on top in a skillet

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This chicken burger recipe is so easy and simple to put together you’ll wonder why you’ve never made it like this before!

They are juicy and pack so much flavor and made with super simple ingredients, including our homemade Sweet and Spicy Buffalo Sauce and Easy Homemade Buttermilk Ranch Dressing.

These easy chicken burgers with sweet and spicy buffalo sauce make the perfect weeknight dinner, especially when you are craving takeout.

Why you’ll love Easy Chicken Burgers with Sweet and Spicy Buffalo Sauce

Sweet and Spicy – The buffalo sauce adds a bit of sweet flavors and a bit of spice to the burgers.

Simple Ingredients – You’ll have practically every ingredient on hand for this one!

Better than takeout – This is a huge thing to say because some of those fast food buffalo chicken sandwiches are hard to beat! However, these sandwiches come together fast, cook incredibly quick, and you can control the flavors of them. I would call that a win in my book!

Kids love these – My children are the biggest recipe test critics here and don’t care a bit to tell you how they really feel. They loved these burgers – from the buffalo sauce to the creamy ranch to the chicken burger itself. The have requested this burger on repeat!

Supplies needed to make Easy Chicken Burgers with Sweet and Spicy Buffalo Sauce

A mixing bowl, like one of these
An electric skillet or just a regular skillet
Sweet and Spicy Buffalo Sauce or your favorite store bought brand
Easy Homemade Buttermilk Ranch Dressing or your favorite store bought brand
Measuring spoons and cups
Two spoons for placing your burger mixture into a pan

Ingredients

buns and blue cheese on a cutting board to the left of the picture and on the right is chicken burgers covered in buffalo sauce in a skillet

Ground Chicken – We love ground chicken because it is generally an inexpensive meat to purchase and is, in my opinion, kind of like a blank canvas. It is so versatile!

Buffalo Sauce – We love our homemade buffalo sauce but you can always replace it with store bought – no judgement here!

Ranch – Our homemade buttermilk ranch recipe really tasted so good on this burger but you can always use your favorite store bought ranch instead.

Blue Cheese – You really can use any cheese you like! We wanted to keep this burger as close to an authentic buffalo burger as we could!

Mayo – Mayonnaise! I know that is such an odd ingredient but with ground chicken breast usually being low in fat adds fat back into the burger making it super moist!

Egg – The egg acts as a binder, holding all of the ingredients together while cooking.

Panko – I love to use seasoned panko in the majority of my cooking when I have to use any kind of bread crumb. It adds a lot of additional flavors without my needing to add more herbs or spices.

Worcestershire Sauce – This adds a little bit of depth to this burger, making it super flavorful!

Seasonings – We used onion powder and garlic powder to season the burgers.

Buns – Any kind of hamburger bun will do!

The full recipe, along with the ingredients, can be found below.

How to make Easy Chicken Burgers with Sweet and Spicy Buffalo Sauce

breadcrumbs in a bowl on a cutting board

bread crumbs in a bowl with worcestershire sauce being measured into it on a cutting board

First, measure your panko bread crumbs, Worcestershire sauce, egg, ground chicken, mayonnaise, and seasonings into a mixing bowl.

Then, with a fork, gently mix all of your ingredients together until they are fully incorporated.

Next, grab two spoons and evenly spoon out the chicken burger mixture into a hot skillet, forming chicken patties as you spoon the mixture into your skillet. This mixture will make 6 juicy chicken burgers. Cook the chicken burgers on medium to medium low heat (all stoves and electric skillets cook a little differently) until the burgers are cooked completely through.

Finally, once your chicken patties have browned on both sides, spoon over your buffalo sauce and allow them to gently simmer in the skillet for a couple of minutes.

buns, buffalo, and ranch on a cutting board and cooked buffalo chicken burgers with blue cheese in the skillet on the right side of the picture

Once the patties have taken on a really good coating of buffalo sauce, place the buffalo chicken burger on a bun and top with your ranch and blue cheese crumbles and enjoy!

Tips

You can use our Sweet and Spicy Buffalo Sauce and Easy Homemade Buttermilk Ranch Dressing or grab your favorite brand of buffalo sauce and ranch from your grocery store!
Any type of bun would be delicious with this burger but I absolutely love a potato bun! If you have the time, toast your buns with butter! So good!

FAQs

The key ingredients are ground chicken, buffalo sauce, ranch, blue cheese, hamburger buns, mayo, egg, Worcestershire sauce, and seasonings.

Though, I would recommend enjoying the burgers as soon as you make them, store your burger in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3-4 days.

Absolutely! I love anything that makes a meal come together more simpler! We are definitely partial to our homemade sauces, though!

Yes! You could use a gorgonzola or even a sharp cheddar or mozzarella – whatever you and your family like!

Recipe

buffalo chicken burgers in a skillet topped with blue cheese

Easy Chicken Burgers with Sweet and Spicy Buffalo Sauce

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Total Time 35

Course Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 6

Ingredients

1 lb Ground Chicken Breast
¼ cup Panko, seasoned
1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
1 tsp Garlic Powder
1 tsp Onion Powder
8 oz Blue Cheese Crumbles
6 Hamburger Buns
Sweet and Spicy Buffalo Sauce or your favorite brand sauce
Easy Homemade Buttermilk Ranch Dressing or your favorite brand sauce

Instructions

First, measure your panko bread crumbs, Worcestershire sauce, egg, ground chicken, mayonnaise, and seasonings into a mixing bowl.
Then, with a fork, gently mix all of your ingredients together until they are fully incorporated.
Next, grab two spoons and evenly spoon out the chicken burger mixture into a hot skillet, forming chicken patties as you spoon the mixture into your skillet. This mixture will make 6 juicy chicken burgers. Cook the chicken burgers on medium to medium low heat (all stoves and electric skillets cook a little differently) until the burgers are cooked completely through.
Finally, once your chicken patties have browned on both sides, spoon over your buffalo sauce and allow them to gently simmer in the skillet for a couple of minutes.
Once the patties have taken on a really good coating of buffalo sauce, place the buffalo chicken burger on a bun and top with your ranch and blue cheese crumbles and enjoy!Once the patties have taken on a really good coating of buffalo sauce, place the buffalo chicken burger on a bun and top with your ranch and blue cheese crumbles and enjoy!

Notes

Tips

You can use our Sweet and Spicy Buffalo Sauce and Easy Homemade Buttermilk Ranch Dressing or grab your favorite brand of buffalo sauce and ranch from your grocery store!
Any type of bun would be delicious with this burger but I absolutely love a potato bun! If you have the time, toast your buns with butter! So good!

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