Spicy Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/2 cup buffalo-style hot sauce, divided
• 6 hoagie rolls, split
• 1/3 cup refrigerated blue cheese dressing (or ranch dressing)
• 1/2 teaspoon creole seasoning
• 1 1/2 cups matchstick-cut carrots
• 1 1/2 cups diagonally sliced celery
• 1/4 cup finely chopped onion (optional)
• 12 large deli-fried chicken strips (about 1 1/4 pound)
• 1 (4 ounce) package crumbled blue cheese (or shredded parmesan or swiss cheese)
• buffalo-style hot sauce (extra-optional)

Recipe

• 1 stir together butter and 2 teaspoons hot sauce. brush cut sides of rolls evenly with mixture. place, cut sides up, on a baking sheet. bake at 350 degrees f for 8 to 10 minutes or until toasted.
• 2 stir together blue cheese dressing, 2-3 teaspoons hot sauce, and creole seasoning. add carrots, celery, and if desired, onion; toss to coat.
• 3 arrange chicken on bottom halves of rolls; drizzle evenly with remaining hot sauce.
• 4 layer chicken evenly with carrot mixture and crumbled blue cheese.
• 5 top with remaining roll halves. serve with additional hot sauce, if desired.