Description
Indulge in the ultimate game day treat with these Fried Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches featuring crispy, spicy chicken breasts smothered in buffalo sauce and topped with a tangy blue cheese slaw, all served on a toasted brioche bun.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Fried Chicken:
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, pounded to even thickness
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- vegetable oil for frying
- 1/2 cup buffalo sauce
For the Blue Cheese Slaw:
- 2 cups shredded cabbage
- 1/2 cup shredded carrots
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 4 brioche buns, toasted
- lettuce leaves for serving
Instructions
- Marinate the Chicken: Place chicken in buttermilk and hot sauce, refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
- Prepare the Coating: Whisk together flour, paprika, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
- Fry the Chicken: Dredge chicken in flour, fry until golden brown and cooked through.
- Coat with Buffalo Sauce: Toss fried chicken in buffalo sauce.
- Make the Slaw: Combine cabbage, carrots, and red onion; toss with mayo, sour cream, blue cheese, vinegar, and honey.
- Assemble the Sandwiches: Layer lettuce, buffalo chicken, blue cheese slaw on brioche buns.
- Serve: Enjoy immediately.
Notes
- For extra crispiness, double-dip the chicken in the flour mixture.
- Adjust heat level by choosing a milder wing sauce or reducing hot sauce in the marinade.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes (plus 1 hour marinating)
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich
- Calories: 720
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 1340 mg
- Fat: 38 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 25 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 55 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 41 g
- Cholesterol: 120 mg
