Buffalo Chicken Burgers

Juicy and delicious, these buffalo chicken burgers are such a fun way to mix up your next burger night! With ranch or blue cheese dressing, buffalo sauce and coleslaw, these homemade chicken burgers are such a satisfying meal any day of the week.

Craving buffalo wings but want something a little different, then why not give this recipe for buffalo chicken burgers a try?

When I think of buffalo wings, I usually associate it with carrot and celery sticks. They’re great on the side for dunking in some ranch or blue cheese dressing. Well, instead of serving those veggies on the side, they’re actually put into the chicken burger patties. Not only do the veggies add those iconic buffalo flavours, but they also add moisture.

Side note: When dressing your burger, do you prefer the coleslaw on top of the chicken burger patty or underneath? Depending on my mood, I could go either way!

Fan of chicken burgers? Check out these buttermilk fried crispy chicken burgers and Mediterranean ground chicken burgers!

Ingredients

• Ground chicken: Ground chicken is nice and lean and takes on flavours really well.
• Bread crumbs: I used plain fresh bread crumbs for this chicken burger recipe. You can typically purchase small bags of bread crumbs right alongside bread at the grocery store. If you can’t find them, you make your own by blending up some sliced sandwich bread in a food processor.
• Veggies: This recipe has a hidden veggie component. Onion, carrot and celery is blended into the ground chicken burger mixture and adds colour and flavour.
• Buffalo sauce: Use your favourite variety here. Some is used in the chicken burger mixture and some is used as a burger condiment.
• Mayonnaise: Since ground chicken is lean, I prefer to add a little regular mayonnaise, not light. This adds richness to the burgers.
• Seasoning: Garlic powder, dried dill, salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper all add lots of flavour.
• Olive oil: For frying the chicken burger patties.
• Hamburger buns: I love brioche hamburger buns, but you can use your favourite variety.
• Sauce: Once you assemble the chicken burgers, dress them with ranch or blue cheese dressing, whatever you like best.
• Coleslaw: Coleslaw adds texture, flavour and creaminess to the burgers. I simply used a store-bought coleslaw veggie mix, then added a little apple cider vinegar, mayonnaise and salt and black pepper to taste. Alternatively, you can use a store-bought coleslaw from your grocery store’s deli or make a completely homemade version. Whatever you prefer, really!

How To Make Buffalo Chicken Burgers

Here is an overview of how to make this buffalo chicken burger recipe (full details are in the recipe card below).

1. To make the chicken burger patty mixture, combine ground chicken, bread crumbs, veggies, buffalo sauce, mayonnaise and seasoning in a large bowl, then mix until everything is combined.
2. Form the mixture into chicken burger patties, then make a little indentation in the centre of each patty with your thumb.
3. Heat some olive oil in a large frying pan and cook the burgers on each side until they’re fully cooked through.
4. Assemble the chicken burgers on buns with ranch or blue cheese dressing, buffalo sauce and coleslaw. Now it’s time to dig in! Yum!

How Long Do You Have To Cook the Patties?

Cook the chicken patties until they reach a minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit. Your best friend here is an instant-read meat thermometer. Insert the thermometer into the side of each patty, all the way to the centre, to check the temperature.

I find it typically takes about 10 minutes (5 minutes on each side) for the chicken burgers to be cooked through and reach the recommended internal temperature.

Serving Suggestions

For me, a burger has got to have a side. Of course, it doesn’t have to be anything fancy or complicated … far from it. Some yummy buffalo chicken burger sides are:

• Baked fries
• Crispy potato wedges
• Twice baked sweet potato
• Mac and cheese
• Simple green salad
• Soup
• Potato chips
• Veggie sticks (especially carrot and celery sticks with ranch or blue cheese dressing for dipping)

Tips and Variations

• I like to use a mini food processor to chop the onion and celery. It’s quite convenient, but you can chop with a knife if you prefer.
• When forming the chicken burger patties, it helps if your hands are a little damp (the ground chicken mixture doesn’t stick to your hands as much).
• Want to prep these burgers in advance? You totally can do that! Prep them up to one day ahead of time, then properly store then in an airtight container in the refrigerator (line the container with wax paper for easier removal later). When you are ready to cook them, simply proceed with the recipe.
• You can easily substitute ground turkey for ground chicken if that’s what you have on hand or prefer.
• If you’d rather dress your chicken burger with a simple leaf or two of lettuce instead of coleslaw, go for it! Some delicious options are Boston, romaine or iceberg lettuce.
• Make your burgers cheesy by adding a slice of melty cheese (I like cheddar) or crumbled blue cheese.

More Yummy Buffalo Recipes

• Buffalo Chicken Sloppy Joes
• Buffalo Turkey Meatball Sub
• Buffalo Chicken Quesadillas

If you try these buffalo chicken burgers, be sure to leave a comment below!