Finger Lickin' Buffalo Chicken Recipes

June 15, 2016
Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Stylist: Cindy Barr
Buffalo Chicken is traditionally nothing more than deep-fried chicken wings tossed with hot sauce and butter. However, while wings are great (as you'll see), there's more to Buffalo Chicken than its bar chow origins suggest. The crowd-pleasing rich and warming flavor profile lends itself to a whole host of dishes. From tacos to meatball sliders to five-ingredient pizza, here are the best recipes for when you want something that's a little saucy, a bit spicy, and a whole lot of what you're craving for dinner tonight. 
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Layered Buffalo Chicken Dip

Photo: Daniel Agee, Food Styling: Blakeslee Giles, Prop Styling: Audrey Davis
Layered Buffalo Chicken Dip Recipe
This buffalo chicken dip is a completely homemade labor of love, and your guests will fall head over heels for this incredible appetizer.
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Grilled Buffalo Chicken Tacos

Photo: Jennifer Causey Styling: Claire Spollen
Grilled Buffalo Chicken Tacos Recipe
How you win a weeknight: take the finger-licking beauty of eating Buffalo wings and wrap it in a tortilla. (Bonus: It's less messy, too.)

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Buffalo Chicken Drumsticks

Photo: Romulo Yanes; Styling: Lindsey Lower
Buffalo Chicken Drumsticks Recipe
These drumsticks are super saucy in the best way possible. They're mild in terms of heat, so if you like a spicier wing, stir in 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper into the sauce.
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Buffalo Chicken Burgers

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Buffalo Chicken Burgers Recipe
Rolled in Buffalo sauce prior to being grilled, these are somewhere between a wing and a burger. They're the perfect vehicle for celery salad—and, of course, blue cheese. You won't miss the bun.

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Buffalo Chicken Pot Stickers

Photo: Hector Sanchez; Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller
Buffalo Chicken Pot Stickers Recipe
These are the perfect snack or appetizer. Don't be surprised when the disappear faster than you can say "Buffalo chicken."

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Buffalo Chicken Pizza

Photo: Lee Harrelson; Styling: Jan Gautro
Buffalo Chicken Pizza Recipe
This five-ingredient pizza uses pre-baked Italian pizza crust and deli-roasted whole chicken, making weeknight dinner a whole lot easier.
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Buffalo Chicken Sliders

Photo: Johnny Miller; Styling: Sarah Smart
Buffalo Chicken Sliders Recipe
Including carrots and celery inside the patty gives you all the flavors of a wing plate while also helping to keep the lean burger moist. When shredding celery, you'll have to occasionally stop to pull and discard the strings (trust us, it's worth it). Choose celery with nice, fresh leaves still attached, as they go perfectly atop the burger.

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Buffalo Chicken Salad

Photo: Brian Woodcock; Styling: Cindy Barr
Buffalo Chicken Salad Recipe
The saucy chicken strips, crisp carrots, and celery are made better only by the tangy, pungent buttermilk-blue cheese dressing. You can drizzle the dressing on the salad or serve it alongside for dipping. For a more filling meal, serve with toasted baguette slices.

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Buffalo Chicken Panini

Photo: Randy Mayor; Styling: Cindy Barr
Buffalo Chicken Panini Recipe
You don't need a panini maker to for this easy, 5-ingredient sandwich. A grill pan and a heavy skillet will do.
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Buffalo Chicken Skewers

Photo: Antonis Achilleos
Buffalo Chicken Skewers Recipe
These get points for flavor and presentation and are the perfect party appetizer. Use any leftover chicken in a sandwich or wrap for lunch the next day.

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Buffalo Chicken Meatball Sliders

Photo: Hector Sanchez; Styling: Caroline M. Cunningham
Buffalo Chicken Meatball Sliders Recipe
Meatballs are fun—and so is a cool, crunchy celery and fresh parsley leaves topping. Don't forget the Blue Cheese Sauce, as it tames the hot sauce's heat.

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Buffalo Chicken Thighs

Photo: Randy Mayor; Styling: Leigh Ann Ross
Buffalo Chicken Thighs Recipe
Add a side of celery sticks and light ranch dressing and you've got an upgrade on the classic flavor combination (and dinner tonight).
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Garlic-Buffalo Drumettes

Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Stylist: Cindy Barr
Garlic-Buffalo Drumettes Recipe
By steaming and then sautéing the wings, you eliminate the need to (and hassle of) frying. Brown the chicken in batches if the skillet gets too crowded.
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