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    Home » Recipes » Father's Day

    Buffalo Chicken Burgers

    Published: May 4, 2021 · Modified: Aug 1, 2022 by Amanda · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads

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    buffalo chicken burger next to a bottle of hot sauce on a wooden tray.
    grilled chicken burgers topped with cheese on a tray.
    buffalo chicken burger cut in a half to show stuffing in the middle.

    These delicious buffalo chicken burgers on the grill are a must make for Summer. Stuffed with a blue cheese and hot sauce infused butter and topped with pepper jack cheese, these zesty burgers are packed full of flavor!

    buffalo chicken burger with cheese and lettuce on a wooden tray next to hot sauce.

    This post was originally published in May 2021, sponsored by Texas Pete and has been updated for content.

    Our family loves hanging out in the backyard when the weather is warm while the kids play and we cook dinner on the grill. These buffalo chicken burgers are some of the tastiest burgers you will ever eat and are perfect for outdoor grilling.

    Serve with stuffed buffalo chicken burgers with mini lemon cheesecakes and pink vodka lemonade for an epic Summer dinner!

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    • 🌶 Ingredient notes
    • 📋 Substitutions and variations
    • 🔪 Step by step instructions
    • ⭐ Expert tips
    • 💭 Frequently asked questions
    • ⏲️ Make ahead instructions
    • 🥡 Storage suggestions
    • ♨️ More grilling recipes
    • 📖 Recipe
    • 💬 Comments

    🌶 Ingredient notes

    • Butter Stuffing - The butter stuffed inside these buffalo chicken burgers is a compound butter infused with hot sauce and blue cheese. As the burgers cook, the butter melts to both infuse flavor and make for a super juicy burger.
    • Ground chicken - I recommend using ground chicken as opposed to ground chicken breast. It uses both dark and light meat so the fat content is a little bit higher. This will help your burger stick together well, but also help make a juicy burger.

    📋 Substitutions and variations

    • Less spicy - For a less spicy version, do not baste the buffalo chicken burgers with extra hot sauce and replace the pepper jack cheese with provolone cheese.
    • Gluten free - Wrap the finished burgers in romaine lettuce or replace the buns with your favorite gluten free buns.
    • Dairy Free - Omit the butter stuffing and cheese on top of the burgers.

    🔪 Step by step instructions

    First, mix together the hot sauce with the butter and blue cheese. Place the mixture on a piece of plastic wrap and roll it up tightly into a cylinder. Place the butter in the freezer for at least 20 minutes to solidify.

    butter, hot sauce and blue cheese in a bowl and compound butter rolled in plastic wrap.

    Combine the ground chicken, hot sauce, celery salt, garlic powder, and pepper in a mixing bowl. Mix together to evenly distribute the sauce and spices through the meat.

    Slice the butter into four pieces and divide the meat mixture into four pieces. Place a slice of the butter in the middle of one piece of meat mixture. Wrap the meat around the butter to completely enclose it. Lightly flatten the meat to form a burger patty and place the patties in the freezer to chill for 15 minutes while you prep the grill.

    ground chicken with seasonings in a bowl and sliced of compound butter on ground chicken burger patty.

    While the burgers are chilling, preheat the grill and grease the grill grates. Cook buffalo chicken burgers for about 14-17 minutes, flipping halfway through until the internal temperature reads 165˚ when checked with a kitchen thermometer. Baste the burgers with extra hot sauce and top with a slice of cheese.

    brushing hot sauce on a chicken burgers on the grill and burgers topped with cheese on a cutting board.

    Let the burgers rest off of the grill and toast the buns on the grill for 1-2 minutes until lightly browned and toasted. Serve burgers on the toasted buns topped with lettuce.

    toasted grilled burger buns and buffalo chicken burgers with cheese and lettuce.

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    ⭐ Expert tips

    • Use softened butter when making the compound butter so that it easily mixes with the other ingredients.
    • Freeze the butter after making it so you can easily slice it for stuffing into the buffalo chicken burgers.
    • Don't skip on chilling the burgers in the freezer while the grill is preheating. This helps them to stay together while grilling.
    • Make sure to generously grease the grill by rubbing the grates with a paper towel with vegetable oil on it. This will help the burgers to not stick during cooking.
    • Don't forget to let the burgers rest for a few minutes after grilling so they stay juicy.

    💭 Frequently asked questions

    How do you keep chicken burgers from falling apart?

    I recommend using ground chicken instead of ground chicken breast. The fat content is higher and will help keep the burgers together. Chilling the burgers for 10-15 minutes prior to grilling will also help to keep them together.

    ⏲️ Make ahead instructions

    The blue cheese hot sauce compound butter can be made ahead of time, wrapped tightly in plastic wrap and stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.

    Burgers can also be made up to 24 hours ahead of time and stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator. To freeze the burgers, wrap each stuffed patty tightly in plastic wrap and store in an airtight container for up to 2 months.

    🥡 Storage suggestions

    Leftover buffalo chicken burgers will keep for 3-5 days when stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator and can be warmed up on the grill, in the oven or in the microwave until heated through.

    ♨️ More grilling recipes

    If you loved this stuffed buffalo chicken burgers recipe, here are some more grilling recipes that I know you will love too!

    • Pizza on the Grill
    • Grilled Italian Zucchini with Lemon
    • St Louis Ribs with Homemade Barbecue Sauce
    • Grilled Pork Chops with Alabama White Sauce

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    📖 Recipe

    burger on a wooden tray next to a bottle of wing sauce

    Buffalo Chicken Burgers

    Amanda
    These delicious buffalo chicken burgers on the grill are a must make for Summer. Stuffed with a blue cheese and hot sauce infused butter and topped with pepper jack cheese, these zesty burgers are packed full of flavor!
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 20 minutes mins
    Chilling Time 35 minutes mins
    Total Time 1 hour hr 10 minutes mins
    Course Main Dishes
    Cuisine American
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories 368 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    Compound Butter

    • 1 Tablespoon hot sauce
    • 1 stick salted butter softened
    • ⅓ cup blue cheese crumbles

    Chicken Burgers

    • 1 ½ pounds ground chicken
    • 2 Tablespoons hot sauce
    • 1 teaspoon celery salt
    • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
    • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper

    Accompaniments

    • vegetable oil for greasing grill grates
    • extra hot sauce for basting burgers
    • 4 slices pepper jack cheese
    • 4 burger buns
    • 4 romaine lettuce leafs

    Instructions
     

    Compound Butter

    • Combine hot sauce, softened butter, and blue cheese in a small bowl. Mix everything together until everything is thoroughly combined.
    • Place butter mixture on a small piece of plastic wrap or wax paper and roll up tightly into a cylinder that is approximately 4 inches long and 2 inches in diameter. Place butter in the freezer for at least 20 minutes to solidify it.

    Chicken Burgers

    • Mix together ground chicken, hot sauce, celery salt, garlic powder, and black pepper in a mixing bowl. 
    • Slice compound butter into four equal pieces that approximately one inch thick. Divide the meat mixture into four equal pieces and place one slice of the butter inside a piece of the ground meat mixture. Wrap the meat around the butter slice pressing lightly so the butter is encased completely in the middle of the meat.  Slightly flatten the meat into a burger patty.
    • Place uncooked burgers on a plate or platter in the freezer for 15 minutes to chill while the grill is prepared.
    • While burgers are chilling, preheat the grill to high heat or approximately 400˚. When the grill has been preheated, generously grease grill grates by rubbing them with a paper towel with vegetable oil on it. This will help prevent the burgers from sticking.
    • Remove the burgers from the freezer and place them on the preheated and oiled grill. Cook 7-8 minutes until they are browned. Flip and cook an additional 8-10 minutes or until the internal temperature of the burger reaches 165˚ when checked with a kitchen thermometer. 
    • Baste burgers with extra hot sauce and top each with a slice of pepper jack cheese.
    • Remove burgers from the grill and allow them to rest. While the burgers are resting, place the burger buns on the grill and allow to toast for 1-2 minutes until lightly browned. 
    • Top finished burgers with a leaf of romaine lettuce and serve on grilled burger buns.

    Notes

    • Use ground chicken as opposed to ground chicken breast for better flavor and texture to the burgers.
    • Use softened butter when making the compound butter so that it easily mixes with the other ingredients.
    • Freeze the butter after making it so you can easily slice it for stuffing into the buffalo chicken burgers.
    • Don't skip on chilling the burgers in the freezer while the grill is preheating. This helps them to stay together while grilling.
    • Make sure to generously grease the grill by rubbing the grates with a paper towel
     

    Substitutions and Variations

    • Less spicy - For a less spicy version, do not baste the buffalo chicken burgers with extra hot sauce and replace the pepper jack cheese with provolone cheese.
    • Gluten free - Wrap the finished burgers in romaine lettuce or replace the buns with your favorite gluten free buns.
    • Dairy Free - Omit the butter stuffing and cheese on top of the burgers.

     

    Make Ahead and Storage Instructions

    Compound butter can be wrapped tightly in plastic wrap and stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
    Burgers can also be made up to 24 hours ahead of time and stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator. To freeze the burgers, wrap each stuffed patty tightly in plastic wrap and store in an airtight container for up to 2 months.
    Leftover buffalo chicken burgers will keep for 3-5 days when stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator and can be warmed up on the grill, in the oven or in the microwave until heated through.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1burgerCalories: 368kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 37gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 174mgSodium: 1075mgPotassium: 945mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 342IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 230mgIron: 2mg
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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Vic Ives

      May 20, 2021 at 3:48 pm

      5 stars
      Recipe looks great. Thanks!

      Reply
    2. Oscar

      May 15, 2021 at 5:50 am

      5 stars
      This was amazing. Nothing better than a buffalo chicken burger. My family also loved them.

      Reply
      • Amanda

        May 15, 2021 at 10:41 am

        Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed them!

        Reply
    3. Chef Dennis

      May 14, 2021 at 10:23 pm

      5 stars
      I will definitely recommend this! It's so delish!

      Reply
      • Amanda

        May 15, 2021 at 10:41 am

        Thank you!

        Reply
    4. Katie

      May 14, 2021 at 7:44 pm

      5 stars
      Wow stuffed with butter!!? Yum! I need to try these!

      Reply
      • Amanda

        May 15, 2021 at 10:43 am

        It makes them super juicy!

        Reply
    5. Brianna May

      May 14, 2021 at 6:27 pm

      5 stars
      Love it!

      Reply
      • Amanda

        May 17, 2021 at 2:37 pm

        Thank you!

        Reply
    6. William Wagner

      May 14, 2021 at 6:17 pm

      5 stars
      Tastes amazing!

      Reply
      • Amanda

        May 17, 2021 at 2:35 pm

        Thank you, I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

        Reply
    7. Addie

      May 14, 2021 at 6:01 pm

      5 stars
      These flavors are amazing! So yummy!

      Reply
      • Amanda

        May 17, 2021 at 2:35 pm

        Thank you!

        Reply
    8. Tracey

      May 14, 2021 at 5:56 pm

      5 stars
      OMG why didn't I ever think about buffalo burgers? This recipe is so good! Can't wait to make it again.

      Reply
      • Amanda

        May 17, 2021 at 2:36 pm

        Thank you! So glad you enjoyed the recipes, it's one of our favorites!

        Reply
    9. Elizabeth

      May 14, 2021 at 3:51 pm

      5 stars
      Love the way this looks!

      Reply
      • Amanda

        May 17, 2021 at 2:37 pm

        Thank you! It tastes even better!

        Reply
    10. Jamie

      May 14, 2021 at 3:48 pm

      5 stars
      I love buffalo sauce but it's even better in a burger!

      Reply
      • Amanda

        May 17, 2021 at 2:37 pm

        So good in AND on the burger 🙂

        Reply
    11. Raquel

      May 14, 2021 at 2:45 pm

      5 stars
      What a flavorful and easy dinner idea!

      Reply
      • Amanda

        May 14, 2021 at 2:46 pm

        Thank you!

        Reply
    12. Leslie

      May 14, 2021 at 2:15 pm

      5 stars
      Everything you could want in a chicken burger recipe!

      Reply
      • Amanda

        May 14, 2021 at 2:23 pm

        Right? Soooo good!

        Reply

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