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    Buffalo Chicken Tacos Recipe

    Published: Nov 13, 2018 · Modified: Jun 25, 2022 by Chef Dennis Littley

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    Buffalo Chicken Tacos would be a delicious menu item for your next family night dinner or game day gathering. Just add your favorite toppings and let everyone build their own tacos. Just don’t forget the napkins!

    overhead shot of Buffalo Chicken Taco with lime slices

    One of my favorite meals growing up was tacos,  not only did tacos remind me of  Texas but they were a lot of fun to eat and I have to admit they still are fun to eat! Over the years the lowly taco has gone through many culinary changes with the hard shell crunch taco giving way to the soft flour tortilla version that you find on most restaurant menus.

    But the changes didn’t stop with the outside of the taco, no that was just the beginning. Culinarians around the world began experimenting and adding nontraditional fillings to these little bundles of deliciousness creating a never ending assortment of choices with what has long been regarded as peasant food.

    They’ve come a long way since my days in Texas, and I for one am very happy to see the changes!

    overhead shot of two Buffalo Chicken Tacos with lime slices on a white platter

    It’s no secret that I absolutely love Buffalo Chicken and its found its way into many different dishes that I’ve made. So when I started thinking about tacos, it just seemed natural to use it as a filling.

    As I thought about the filling I knew I wanted to use bleu cheese with it but took it a little outside the box by adding my bleu cheese dressing to cabbage creating a tangy version of a traditional cole slaw. Many times my additions are also for color and texture and roasted corn fell into that category very easily, and the results were amazingly delicious!

    So much so that Lisa, who has refused to even touch a taco in all the years I’ve known her devoured one and asked for more. Now that’s when I know I have a winner, and I hope you enjoy these as much as we did!

    side view of Buffalo Chicken Taco with lime slices and part of another taco in the background

    These little beauties will make a great addition to a family taco night or when friends come over to watch the big game.

    Set up a do it yourself taco bar with all your favorite toppings and let your guests do the rest, just don’t forget the napkins because you’ll find everyone reverting to their childhood as they enjoy their creations, eating with wild abandon and making a little bit of a mess.

    If you enjoyed this recipe you may also like these:

    • Grilled Shrimp Street Tacos
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    5 from 12 votes

    Buffalo Chicken Tacos with a Bleu Cheese Slaw

    Perfect for game day or an extra delicious taco night, my Buffalo Chicken Tacos will have your family and friends cheering and asking for seconds and thirds!
    Prep Time25 mins
    Cook Time40 mins
    Total Time1 hr 5 mins
    Course: Entree
    Cuisine: Mexican
    Servings: 12
    Calories: 691kcal
    Author: Chef Dennis Littley

    Ingredients

    Buffalo Chicken Tacos

    • 24 6 inch flour tortillas
    • 2 lb chicken thighs cooked and pulled
    • 2 cups roasted or grilled corn fresh or frozen

    Buffalo Sauce

    • 12 oz Franks Buffalo Wing Sauce or hot sauce of your choice
    • 2 oz unsalted butter ½ stick
    • 3 oz honey

    Blue Cheese Slaw

    • 1 small head of cabbage – cored and sliced very thinly or pre cut slaw mix
    • ½ small red pepper or carrot sliced thinly and chopped
    • ½ cups blue cheese dressing homemade or your favorite brand
    • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
    • 1 teaspoon sea salt or to taste
    • ½ teaspoon black pepper or to taste

    Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing

    • 8 oz Bleu Cheese
    • 1 cup sour cream or Greek Yogurt
    • 1 cup Mayonnaise
    • ¼ cup milk or buttermilk
    • ¼ teaspoon granulated onion
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
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    Instructions

    Chicken Thighs

    • Lightly coat the chicken thighs with olive oil and season with sea salt and black pepper. Place the chicken on a sheet pan in 350 degree oven and cook for 25 minutes or until they have reached an internal temperature of 165 degrees F.
    • Allow chicken thighs to cool for 5 minutes, then using two forks start pulling the meat off the thigh. Set aside till needed
      **You can also pull the meat apart by hand then use a mixer to shred the meat. A stand or hand mixer will work, just don't try to do too much at one time.

    Buffalo Sauce

    • In a saucepan melt the butter then add the honey and turn off the heat
    • Add in hot sauce and using a wire whip blend until fully incorporated into the butter/honey mixture.
    • You can heat this sauce if you want it hotter, but at this temperature the sauce will cling really well to the chicken. If you let the sauce get to hot it will break and separate into an oily mess!
    • Set aside sauce until ready to coat the chicken

    Bleu Cheese Dressing

    • In a food processor, add the sour cream or Greek yogurt, the milk and half of your bleu cheese.
    • Pulse the mixture until all of the bleu cheese has been blended in.
    • Add this mixture to the mayonnaise with the remaining bleu cheese crumbles and seasonings. (The seasonings are just a guide, season it to your taste)
    • You should make this dressing at least one day ahead of time, to let the flavors build, it will taste the best after 48 hours.

    Slaw

    • Mix blue cheese dressing, vinegar, sea salt and black pepper in a small bowl, blending the ingredients completely.
    • Blend cabbage mixture, and bleu cheese dressing, mix well and let sit for 4-6 hours.
    • Refrigerate until ready to use

    Nutrition

    Calories: 691kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 45g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 117mg | Sodium: 2140mg | Potassium: 527mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 699IU | Vitamin C: 33mg | Calcium: 238mg | Iron: 3mg
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    Comments

    1. Lindy King

      December 11, 2018 at 5:57 pm

      What does this mean? This is how it’s written:
      1 oz ½ stick unsalted butter 6
      3 oz honey

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      • Chef Dennis Littley

        December 11, 2018 at 6:20 pm

        thank you so much for bringing that to my attention. My recipe plugin had some issues. I have corrected the recipe. It reads 2 ounce butter now

        Reply
    2. Brit Strawbridge

      November 15, 2018 at 1:39 pm

      5 stars
      These look delicious! We are big taco lovers in our home and I have never seen this combo. We will have to try it!

      Reply
    3. M

      November 15, 2018 at 1:26 am

      Buffalo chicken is always a favorite here, but we’ve never stuffed our tacos with it. These look so incredible I don’t think the family will be able to wait for Taco Tuesday.

      Reply
    4. Vyjay Rao

      November 14, 2018 at 3:51 am

      5 stars
      We love tacos. However being vegetarians our filling consist of lots of veggies and herbs. This recipe looks interesting, would try out a vegetarian variant.

      Reply
    5. Lisa Martin

      November 14, 2018 at 12:08 am

      5 stars
      You had me at blue cheese. Can’t wait to give this a go. My family loves anything tacos. These sound right up their alley.

      Reply
    6. Pam

      November 13, 2018 at 11:10 pm

      This sounds really good. I love blue cheese and I love buffalo anything so I would be all over this.

      Reply
    7. Tasheena

      November 13, 2018 at 8:08 pm

      5 stars
      This recipe looks so yummy. I would love to add this recipe to my menu plan.

      Reply
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