vegan buffalo chicken melts
Get game day focused and make this hot mess of a sandwich. These vegan buffalo chicken melts are gooey, hot, and just what your Super Bowl party needs this weekend!
Servings 2
Ingredients
- ½ cup sliced white or yellow onion
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 8 oz vegan chicken pieces, roughly chopped
- ¼ cup ranch dressing
- ¼ cup + 2 tablespoon Frank’s RedHot
- 2 tablespoon finely chopped green onion
- sea salt and ground pepper, to taste
- 3 slices vegan mozzarella cheese
- 1 10-inch to 12-inch baguette or 2 small kaiser rolls
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Heat a cast iron skillet over medium heat with 1 tablespoon vegetable oil. Sauté onion for about 3 minutes until softened and slightly browned.
- Add chicken pieces and brown up for 3 minutes, tossing occasionally.
- Add salt & ground pepper, to taste, and stir to combine.
- Add ranch, hot sauce, and green onion and toss to combine. You can use a pre-made ranch, like the one from Follow Your Heart or make the hot for food ranch.
- Turn the heat to low and split the mixture into 2 portions if using kaisers or 3 small portions if adding to a larger baguette. Ensure you have something large enough to lift each portion out of the pan once the cheese is melted.
- Place cheese slices on top of each portion and cover the pan with a lid and let it melt for 2 minutes.
- Then remove the pan from the burner and let it sit off the heat until your baguette or kaisers are toasted.
- Slice your baguette or kaisers in half and toast in the oven for 6 to 8 minutes in the oven on a baking sheet, or until toasted to your liking.
- Remove the baguette or kaisers from the oven. Add more ranch to the insides of the bread if you want. Take a large spatula and lift the buffalo chicken mixture with melted cheese on top onto the baguette or portions onto each kaiser. Serve immediately!
Notes
As pictured, I added lettuce, but I think this was a misstep. It got too soggy, too quickly! I just wanted a crunch. But I in that case, I recommend adding in finely diced green pepper in with the onions if you want.
