Name: Buffalo Sloppy Joes {with Blue Cheese}
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
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)

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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.

hand holding a ground turkey buffalo sloppy joe with avocado salad and blue cheese dressing.

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What beer should you pair with these buffalo sloppy joes?
How should you serve homemade sloppy joes?
Ingredients
How to make this buffalo sloppy joe recipe step-by-step
Tips & Variations
Storage
What sides should you serve with sloppy joes?
Buffalo Sloppy Joes {with Blue Cheese}

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.

overhead shot of a sandwich board and beer pairing.

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.

overhead shot of a sandwich board for homemade sloppy joes.

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.

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Buffalo Sloppy Joes

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.

ingredients for ground turkey sloppy joes with buffalo sauce and easy guacamole.

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.

side shot of cooked ground turkey in a pan with a wooden spoon.

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.

side shot of a pan of ground turkey with buffalo sauce.

Make the quick avocado guacamole by mashing a whole avocado. Dice a Roma tomato. Mix them together in a bowl.

overhead shot of a bowl of easy guacamole salad with descriptive text overlay.

Take the bakery hamburger bun and top it with the buffalo sloppy joe mixture. Drizzle with blue cheese dressing. Top with crumbled blue cheese.

side shot of easy sloppy joes on a plate.

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.

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And here you are…..

side shot of buffalo and blue cheese sloppy joes with descriptive text overlay.

From our home in the Bottom Left of the Mitten to yours ~ Enjoy!