Buffalo Chicken Grilled Cheese
This buffalo chicken grilled cheese is perfect for lunch or dinner. Loaded with lots of bold flavors and extra cheesy goodness. It's served alongside a homemade blue cheese dressing.
Ingredients
Blue Cheese Dressing (optional)
- 1 oz Blue cheese Gorgonzola
- ¼ cup Mayonnaise
- ¼ cup Sour cream
- 1 tablespoon Lemon juice fresh
- 2 tablespoon White vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Chives finely chopped
- 2 tablespoon Heavy cream
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ¼ teaspoon Black pepper
Three Cheese Spread
- 4 oz Cream cheese softened
- ¼ cup Sharp cheddar cheese shredded
- ¼ cup Monterey Jack cheese shredded
- 1 teaspoon Garlic powder
- 1 tsp Onion powder
- ½ tsp Salt
- 1 cup Sharp cheddar cheese divided among sandwiches
Buffalo Chicken Filling
- 2 cups Rotisserie chicken shredded
- ½ cup Buffalo sauce
- ¼ cup Ranch dressing
- ½ teaspoon Salt
Bread Coating
- ¼ cup Mayonnaise
- ¼ cup Butter softened
- 12 slices Buttermilk bread or your favorite bread
Instructions
Blue Cheese Dressing
- In a small bowl, combine mayo, sour cream, lemon juice, white vinegar and heavy cream. Whisk together until smooth. Add crumbled blue cheese and chopped chives. Season with salt and pepper.
Three Cheese Spread
- In a small bowl, add softened cream cheese, cheddar cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, garlic powder, onion powder and salt. Mix together until evenly incorporated.
Buffalo Chicken Filling
- Place shredded chicken inside a medium size bowl. Add buffalo sauce, ranch dressing and salt. Stir together until the chicken is evenly coated.
Assembly
- Preheat Mickey waffle maker on medium heat. Combine softened butter and mayonnaise. Remove crust from bread with a serrated knife. Spread butter/mayo mixture on top of all 12 pieces of bread.
- Turn 6 slices of bread upside down and spread three cheese filling. Top with buffalo chicken mixture. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese. Top with remaining bread to close sandwiches.
- Spray griddle with nonstick spray. Place one sandwich at a time onto Mickey griddle. Firmly press down and cook for 5 minutes or until golden brown and cheese is completely melted. Serve with blue cheese dressing and celery sticks.
Notes
*These grilled cheese sandwiches can be made inside a skillet if you decide not to make them Mickey shaped. Feel free to leave the crust on and follow the same directions in the recipe.
* The yield may very depending on what size bread you use. Try to eye ball and divide the cheese spread, buffalo chicken mixture and cheddar cheese evenly among the sandwiches.
Nutrition
Calories: 683kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 28gFat: 51gSaturated Fat: 21gPolyunsaturated Fat: 13gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 135mgSodium: 2168mgPotassium: 303mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 998IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 383mgIron: 2mg
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