Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Buffalo Chicken Sloppy Joes with Blue Cheese Slaw

Last summer, while working at the Pillsbury Bake-Off, my eyes were opened to the wonder of the flavors of buffalo chicken through this recipe: http://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/kickin-chicken-sandwiches-with-cucumber-topping/517b0b17-3eb8-4f59-9d3e-bdd9b5618c85/  Holy yum.  I've been mildly obsessed with buffalo sauce since then. 

At my internship I am given the freedom to develop any recipe using TSP, so I decided to do something with buffalo sauce:


Buffalo Chicken Sloppy Joes with Blue Cheese Slaw

Buffalo chicken wings are a football game favorite especially if they’re served with carrots, celery and blue cheese dressing.  Buffalo Chicken Sloppy Joes with Blue Cheese Slaw combines all the flavors of the buffalo chicken wing experience into one sandwich.  TSP, ground chicken, and cayenne pepper sauce blend to make a mouthwatering base for the sandwich.  The slaw, filled with crumbles of blue cheese, cools down the spice of the sloppy joe while adding an awesome crunch to the sandwich.  All this piled on a hearty toasted whole wheat bun and dinner is served for game day or any day.   Using half TSP, half chicken in this recipe rather than a whole pound of ground chicken saves you $1.79 every time you make this recipe


8 whole wheat hamburger buns, toasted
Blue Cheese Slaw
½ cup mayonnaise
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup white vinegar
1 teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
½ teaspoon salt
1, 16 oz. bag traditional coleslaw mix
4 oz. blue cheese, crumbled


Sloppy Joe
1 cup TSP
1 cup hot water
1/3 cup butter, divided
2 cloves garlic, minced
¾ cup diced onion
½ pound ground chicken
½ cup cayenne pepper sauce
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
¼ cup water
¼ cup ketchup


In a large bowl whisk together mayonnaise, sugar, vinegar, onion powder, black pepper, and salt.  Stir in coleslaw mix and blue cheese. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.


In a small bowl add hot water to TSP and let sit for 1 minute.  Add 1 tablespoon of the butter to a large nonstick skillet and melt over medium heat, add garlic and onions and cook until onions are translucent, 2-3 minutes. Add chicken to TSP, mix well, and add to skillet, use a wooden spoon to crumble the chicken/TSP, cook until chicken is heated through, about 5 minutes.  Add remaining butter, cayenne pepper sauce, Worcestershire sauce, water and ketchup; cook 2-3 minutes more until sauce has thickened slightly.


To assemble scoop about 1/3 cup of the Sloppy Joe meat on the bottom half of a bun, add 1/3 cup slaw and cover with top half of the bun.

2 comments:

  1. Um, for us non-food science folks...what in the world is TSP?

    I have a go-to buffalo chicken recipe already, but now I am really curious about that TSP. I have been experimenting with blue cheese coleslaw over the last year or so, so I'm going to try your version very soon.

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  2. From the previous post: Textured Soy Protein (TSP), also known as Textured Vegetable Protein (TVP), is made from deffatted soy flour and it looks like grape nuts. You just add a little water to it and it fluffs up and looks and acts like cooked ground meat. TSP is a vegetarian option or can be used as a meal extender for recipes calling for ground meat. TSP has no cholesterol or saturated fat and is a great source of fiber and protien. It is also very inexpensive. You can find it at most bigger grocery stores in the health section. It is most commonly made by Bob's Red Mill. See what it looks like and read the nutrition facts: http://www.bobsredmill.com/tvp-textured-veg._protein.html?&cat=

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