Buffalo Chicken Tacos
A favorite game-day flavor profile, but in taco form! These Buffalo Chicken Tacos are fast to make and you can even use leftover chicken! Great for a game snack or even a fall dinner! crunchtimekitchen.com #tacos #buffalo #chicken
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds shredded chicken
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ½ cup buffalo hot sauce, plus extra for garnish
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 2 stalks celery, chopped
- 8 small flour tortillas
- Scallions, For garnish
Blue Cheese Sauce:
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ½ cup sour cream
- 4 ounces crumbled blue cheese
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
For sauce:
- Stir together sauce ingredients and set aside.
For chicken:
- If you are starting with raw chicken, poach chicken in lightly salted, simmering water, until it's cooked through, 10-12 minutes. Make sure it is 165˚F in the thickest part of the chicken.
- Add butter to a medium pot over medium-low heat. Shred chicken and add to pot. Add in buffalo chicken sauce and season with salt and pepper. Simmer on low for a minute or two to combine flavors.
To make tacos:
- Warm flour tortillas and add celery and carrot to the bottom of each tortilla. Top with shredded buffalo chicken. Add extra buffalo sauce if you would like. Drizzle with blue cheese sauce.
- Top with chopped scallions and serve while warm.
Nutrition
Serving: 2tacos | Calories: 442kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 96mg | Sodium: 1043mg | Potassium: 371mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 3048IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 155mg | Iron: 2mg