Leftover Chicken Recipe: Buffalo Chicken Sub
I love to do roaster chicken for my family not only because chicken is good for you but also because I can squeeze at least 2 meals out of it (3 if I use the leftover meat and bones for broth!). Any meal that sets itself up for a second easy dinner is my kind of cooking! Such is the case with this Buffalo Chicken Sub using leftover chicken. My family always has a generous amount of meat left after we eat roaster chicken, we have done chicken salad to death with it- how about you? I started looking for new ways to use it and happened to have buffalo sauce and crumbled blue cheese on hand from another recipe. It was definitely a winner, winner chicken dinner!
Here is how my chicken started out…. as an Oven Ready Roaster. This is already seasoned, in a cooking bag for tender, juicy chicken.
Simply remove from the outer bag, cut a 1″ slit in cooking bag, and place in oven preheated to 400° for 90-115 minutes until internal temperature reaches 180°. Let it rest for 10 minutes. You can even use the drippings in the bag to make a tasty homemade gravy! I served it the first night with mashed potatoes and broccoli.
We had plenty of leftovers so I made these Buffalo Chicken Subs the next night.
Buffalo Chicken Subs
Ingredients:
2 cups leftover chicken, shredded
1/4 cup buffalo sauce
1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
3 T. ranch salad dressing
optional-
diced celery
shredded carrot
Directions:
Pull leftover meat from roaster chicken, chop well.
In a large bowl stir together chicken, ranch dressing, blue cheese, buffalo sauce, celery, and carrots until thoroughly combined. I LOVE my Rachel Ray mixing bowls– the rubber base means they won’t slip no matter how messy the counter is, and they are fun to look at too! Also great for when the kiddos help mix and cook)
Scoop into 4 sub rolls.
Bake in oven on 350 for 10 minutes to heat throughout and lightly toast bun.
Find more buffalo chicken recipes here: Buffalo Chicken Dip, Buffalo Bites, Buffalo Ranch Deviled Eggs
What’s your favorite thing to do with leftover chicken?
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Daily Dish Magazine says
I tried one of these chickens recently and have another one waiting for me in the freezer. They are AMAZING! Although we didn’t have any leftovers. Thank you for joining Foodie Friends Friday this past week. We’re sharing your recipe/link tomorrow on Daily Dish Recipe!
Chris says
Yum!!! Always looking for ways to use leftover chicken & this looks easy & delicious!!!
Found this at Wine’d Down Wednesday
Trisha @ Home Sweet Homemade says
What a great idea! I love buffalo chicken, these sound amazing! I have a whole bunch of roaster chicken recipes, Chicken Gnocchi Soup is my family’s fave. Pinned and scheduled to share with my Facebook readers!
Found you on Wine’d Down Wednesdays!
Kim~madeinaday says
Pinned to my Football Food Board! Thanks for linking up to Merry Monday! Have a great week!
Kim
Amy says
Oh my gosh do these look fantastic! I would love to enjoy one with my husband who loves buffalo chicken anything.
Sabrina @ Dinner, then Dessert says
I’ve never tried buffalo chicken in a sandwich before! Sounds delicious!
Emily says
I am pinning this to share it with my husband. I think he’d love if I made this for him!! Great recipe!
Brandy says
This is a great idea! I actually recently tried these chickens and didn’t even think to make them buffalo style and put them into a sub roll. The kids would love that, mainly my oldest and middle as they are like me and love us some spicy food!
Ourfamilyworld says
What a yummy idea for leftover chicken. Got some in the fridge, I will try this.
dawn says
this looks great. very fresh and all the ingredients looks yummy
Jenna Wood says
We love having a whole chicken (especially this time of the year) but I don’t always have time to process an entire chicken. As for the buffalo chicken, sign me up- it sounds perfect for any game day lunch!
Elizabeth Lampman says
I have leftover chicken i could use to make this tomorrow. We love making subs for lunch. It looks so delicious.
Ann Bacciaglia says
This is a great way to use up leftover chicken. I will have to try this on the weekend. I am making a roasted chicken for dinner tomorrow night.
Liz Mays says
Now this is an awesome idea. I could go for more lunches like this one!
Lisa says
On the hunt for leftover chicken recipes and this is going on the list! Doesn’t hurt that it’s my daughter’s second favorite type of sub either!
Stacie says
What a great way to use up leftover chicken. This would be a perfect lunch idea. Will be using this recipe.
Jeanette says
That is a SUCH a great idea! This looks SO good and great for a game day! Everyone will love it!
Robin Rue (@massholemommy) says
What an awesome way to use up that leftover chicken. This sounds delicious.
Jeanine says
What a great idea! I haven’t bought a rotisserie chicken in so long but this is a great reason to! Looks so good.
Danielle says
My local grocery store often has a sale on whole fryer chickens at $1/lb and I always grab one when the sale is going on. This recipe is perfect for me because I’m always at a loss of how to change up flavors with all the chicken I have.
Kelly Hutchinson says
We buy Rotisserie chicken at least 2-3 times a month. This is the perfect way to use that leftover chicken!