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This Easy Sloppy Joe Recipe is flavor packed with ranch seasoning and zesty buffalo sauce which makes for the perfect quick fix dinner.

If you love buffalo chicken try our Buffalo Chicken Wraps and Buffalo Chicken Dip!

buffalo chicken sandwiches stacked on a serving plate

Easy Sloppy Joe Recipe

I’ve always been a fan of buffalo chicken recipes. Making buffalo chicken flavors into simple to prepare sloppy joes was a huge success! You just need a few ingredients and everyone loves this tasty warm sandwich.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

Great Dinner Idea. This buffalo chicken sandwich makes the perfect quick fix dinner recipe for busy weeknights.
Easy To Make. There’s just a handful of ingredients needed to make this sloppy joe recipe.
Flavor Packed! Buffalo sauce is such a great way to add big flavor to your meals.

What You’ll Need

Let’s take a look at the ingredients you’ll need to make this flavor packed easy sloppy joe recipe at home. See the recipe card and video located at the bottom of the post for full instructions. Please note, the Provolone listed in the recipe is not photographed above.

Extra Virgin Olive Oil– The oil is used to cook the garlic and ground chicken.
Minced Garlic– Minced garlic adds flavor the ground chicken.
Ground Chicken– Ground chicken cooks up quick, makes the perfect weeknight dinner option.
Ranch Dressing Seasoning Mix– Check for Ranch seasoning in the salad dressing section of your grocery store.
Buffalo Sauce– We prefer the Primal Kitchen brand buffalo sauce if you can find it.
Provolone Slices– I melt provolone slices in the buffalo chicken mixture before serving. It helps keep the ground chicken together and gives it that delicious cheesy-ness.
Soft Rolls– Look for soft Brioche Rolls in the bakery section of the grocery store.
Ranch Dressing– You will drizzle a little ranch dressing on the rolls for the sloppy joes.
Arugula– We used arugula added to the sloppy joes, but any lettuce of your choice works great.

adding ranch seasoning to ground chicken

How To Make Sloppy Joes Buffalo Chicken Style

Heat Oil and Cook Garlic. Heat oil in medium sized skillet. When hot add minced garlic and cook for 1 minute.

Cook Ground Chicken. Add ground chicken to hot skillet. Season with Ranch Dressing Seasoning. Cook and stir until chicken is cooked through, no more pink.

Add Buffalo Sauce. Pour in buffalo sauce, stirring to combine.

Melt Provolone Slices. Add provolone slices to top of ground chicken. Close with lid until melted. Stir cheese and chicken until combined.

Get Rolls and Toppings Ready For Sloppy Joes.

rolls for sloppy joes dressed on parchment paper

Dress Rolls. Open rolls and spread Ranch Dressing on one side of rolls and a light layer of buffalo sauce on the other side.

Add Chicken Mixture. Spoon cheesy buffalo chicken onto the bottom rolls. Top with arugula and close with top rolls.

Serve Warm.

Recipe Tips For Success

Find Good Rolls. I have found that the quality of your rolls make a big difference in the success of your sandwich. Look for a nice Brioche roll for this recipe.
Chicken Options. If you don’t want to use ground chicken, cooked and shredded rotisserie chicken would work just fine too. Ground beef could be another alternative.
Double The Recipe. The cheesy chicken sloppy joe mixture is so good, I like to double to recipe to have leftovers to enjoy during the week.

How To Serve

Serve these buffalo chicken sloppy joes for a quick weeknight dinner, for game day eats and weekend entertaining. They’re perfect for about any occasion. Serve them warm.

Leftovers

Store any leftover buffalo chicken mixture in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. To reheat, place chicken in a heat proof bowl, loosely covered and microwave for 60-75 seconds, or until hot. Serve inside rolls.

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