These buffalo and blue cheese sloppy joes are made in under 15 minutes. Served with a simple avocado salad on top to cool things down, this is an easy weeknight dinner idea.
Most often when I am thinking of recipes to make, I think ‘What can I make a sandwich out of?’ A close second is, ‘What can I put buffalo sauce on?’ Like these buffalo ranch chicken tacos. Well, look at the stroke of genius I created here! The best of both worlds. An easy sandwich that is so saucy and full of spicy flavor.
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What beer should you pair with these buffalo sloppy joes?
The beer: Yuengling
This is one of my favorite go-to beers for when I have a spicy main dish. It is simple and refreshing and a perfect way to cool down your mouth after taking a bite of the spicy sloppy joe filling in these sandwiches.
How should you serve homemade sloppy joes?
I like to serve these sloppy joes bar styles where you use bakery-fresh rolls that have been split in two, with bowls of ground turkey, avocado salad, blue cheese dressing, and blue cheese crumbles next to them. Let guests build their own sandwiches as they like.
Ingredients
This easy sloppy joe recipe has-
- Cooked ground turkey. Saute with garlic and butter.
- Prepared buffalo sauce, blue cheese dressing, and ranch dressing. Makes the sauce both spicy and creamy.
- Blue cheese dressing and blue cheese crumbles for topping.
- Avocado and tomato salad that is spread on the top bun right before serving.
How to make this buffalo sloppy joe recipe step-by-step
For this sloppy joe recipe, you can use ground turkey or ground chicken. For this one, I used ground turkey.
Start by sauteeing the ground turkey in a medium-sized skillet over medium heat. Drain any grease or liquid that may release.
To the cooked turkey, add minced garlic and 1/2 tablespoon of butter. Cook to melt.
Turn the heat off to the pan BEFORE adding the sauces. The ground turkey is heated enough it will heat the sauces and you will avoid the sauce spices from bothering your eyes.
Add the buffalo sauce, blue cheese dressing, and ranch dressing.
Stir to combine and make sure all the ground turkey is covered in the sauce.
Make the quick avocado guacamole by mashing a whole avocado. Dice a Roma tomato. Mix them together in a bowl.
Take the bakery hamburger bun and top it with the buffalo sloppy joe mixture. Drizzle with blue cheese dressing. Top with crumbled blue cheese.
Spread the guacamole on the top bun and place it on top.
Tips & Variations
- Use ground chicken for this recipe instead of ground turkey.
- Make a homemade blue cheese dressing like this one from Domestic Superhero.
- Steam the hamburger buns in the microwave in a plastic bag (remove any wire or plastic fasteners) for 30 seconds.
Storage
Add the leftover sloppy joe filling to a covered container and refrigerate. Eat within 3 days. Reheat in the microwave or in a pan on the stovetop.
For the guacamole salad add it to a small container. Place a piece of plastic wrap over it and push it down until it is directly over the top of the salad. Cover with a lid and refrigerate. Eat within 3 days.
Freezing is not recommended for this recipe.
What sides should you serve with sloppy joes?
And here you are…..
From our home in the Bottom Left of the Mitten to yours ~ Enjoy!
Buffalo Sloppy Joes {with Blue Cheese}
Equipment
- medium sautee pan
- wood spoon
- knife & cutting board
Ingredients
- 6 hamburger buns
- 16 ounces ground turkey
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1/2 tablespoon butter
- 1 cup buffalo sauce
- 1/2 cup blue cheese dressing divided
- 1/4 cup ranch dressing
- 4 ounces blue cheese crumbles
- 1 ripened avocado mashed
- 1 Roma tomato diced
Instructions
- Cook the ground turkey until it is cooked through and no longer pink. Drain any grease,16 ounces ground turkey
- Place the pan with the meat back onto the stove and add the garlic and butter. Cook until the butter has melted.1 teaspoon minced garlic, 1/2 tablespoon butter
- Turn off the heat.
- Add the buffalo sauce, blue cheese dressing, and ranch dressing. Stir the sauce together with the ground turkey to combine.1 cup buffalo sauce, 1/4 cup ranch dressing, 1/2 cup blue cheese dressing
- Cut the avocado in half and remove the skin and pit. Add to a bowl and mash the avocado.1 ripened avocado
- Dice a Roma tomato and add to the avocado in the bowl. Mix to combine.1 Roma tomato
- Place the buffalo sloppy joe mixture to the bottom bun. Top with blue cheese dressing and blue cheese crumbles. Add the avocado salad to the top bun. Enjoy!6 hamburger buns, 4 ounces blue cheese crumbles
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Notes
Tips for making this recipe:
- This recipe can be made with either ground turkey or chicken.
- Make sure to turn the heat off to the pan BEFORE adding the buffalo sauce to avoid the spiciness from bothering the eyes.
- To store: add the sloppy joe mixture and guacamole salad in 2 separate containers. Eat within 3 days. Reheat the meat in the microwave or on the stovetop. Leave the guacamole cold.
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Last Updated on March 19, 2023 by [email protected]
Yummo! My two comfort foods in one dish. Made this with ground chicken meat instead of turkey, worked a treat.
Wonderful, Irena!
I love the Blue cheese topping and the Avocado salad combination too. I can have it for any meal. Yum.
The avocado salad is great for cooling it down a bit.
What an awesome idea! I am definitely making these this weekend, especially with the blue cheese. Yum!
I hope you guys like them as much as my family did. Thank you, Danielle!
This is a great twist on Sloppy Joes! Fun to take the deliciousness of buffalo sauce and incorporate it in the classic recipe. Total crowd-pleaser.
Thank you so much, Gina!
Oh wow, these look so tasty! I love the addition of buffalo sauce and blue cheese. Looking forward to making these at the weekend!
The sauce & blue cheese really add a whole new spin to the flavor. thank you, Shell!
Yum this looks delicious. I bet my boys would love these sloppy joes for dinner. I’m making this tonight, Thanks!
I hope you all enjoy it, Natalie!
This buffalo sloppy joe recipe is really flavorful! Highly recommended! Super easy to make and good for events!
Thank you so very much Allyssa!
This is so brilliant, I think I’m immediately leaving work to make this NOW!
Fantastic idea
Well, thank you so much, Wade! I hope you enjoy them.