Grilled Buffalo Chicken Sandwich - The Perfect Summer Sandwich

buffalo sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade hot sauce

💰Cheaper: hot sauce + butter

Homemade options can reduce sodium and additives.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat options lower calories while still melting well.

blue cheese dressing

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt dressing

💰Cheaper: ranch dressing

Greek yogurt offers lower calories and a creamy texture.

buns

🥗Healthier: whole grain buns

💰Cheaper: white bread

Whole grain adds fiber while white bread is often cheaper.

Brine chicken breasts in pickle juice for flavor and moisture.

Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper after brining.

Melt butter on a griddle set to low heat.

Butterfly the chicken breasts for even cooking by cutting into the thickest part without cutting all the way through.

Place the butterflied chicken on the griddle and season the other side with salt and pepper.

Prepare buffalo sauce by mixing Frank's hot sauce, melted butter, and honey in a jar, then shake to combine.

Sear the chicken on the griddle until browned, then flip it over.

Baste the chicken with buffalo sauce after flipping, allowing it to caramelize as it cooks.

Toast brioche buns on the griddle with butter until golden brown.

Make blue cheese dressing by mixing blue cheese crumbles, mayonnaise, lemon juice, and fresh chives in a bowl.

Add shredded iceberg lettuce to the bottom of the bun for crunch.

Melt cheese on the chicken by covering it with a pot and spraying water underneath to create steam.

Assemble the sandwich by spreading blue cheese dressing on the bottom bun, adding the chicken, more blue cheese, shredded lettuce, and a drizzle of buffalo sauce on top before placing the top bun on.

Cut the sandwich in half to serve.

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