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!
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!
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!
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!
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.
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!
- 24 6 inch flour tortillas
- 2 lb chicken thighs cooked and pulled
- 2 cups roasted or grilled corn fresh or frozen
- 12 oz Franks Buffalo Wing Sauce or hot sauce of your choice
- 2 oz unsalted butter ½ stick
- 3 oz honey
- 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
- 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
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
- 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.
- 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
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Lindy King says
December 11, 2018 at 5:57 pmWhat does this mean? This is how it’s written:
1 oz ½ stick unsalted butter 6
3 oz honey
Chef Dennis Littley says
December 11, 2018 at 6:20 pmthank 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
Brit Strawbridge says
November 15, 2018 at 1:39 pmThese look delicious! We are big taco lovers in our home and I have never seen this combo. We will have to try it!
M says
November 15, 2018 at 1:26 amBuffalo 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.
Vyjay Rao says
November 14, 2018 at 3:51 amWe love tacos. However being vegetarians our filling consist of lots of veggies and herbs. This recipe looks interesting, would try out a vegetarian variant.
Lisa Martin says
November 14, 2018 at 12:08 amYou had me at blue cheese. Can’t wait to give this a go. My family loves anything tacos. These sound right up their alley.
Pam says
November 13, 2018 at 11:10 pmThis sounds really good. I love blue cheese and I love buffalo anything so I would be all over this.
Tasheena says
November 13, 2018 at 8:08 pmThis recipe looks so yummy. I would love to add this recipe to my menu plan.
Marcie W. says
November 13, 2018 at 2:10 pmWhat a unique spin on traditional tacos! These would also be great for game day. Yum!
Alli Smith says
November 13, 2018 at 1:41 pmI’m now craving these tacos. The grilled corn and the homemade bleu cheese dressing for the slaw sound divine! I have to make these soon.
Melissa Chapman says
November 13, 2018 at 11:16 amYour buffalo chicken tacos do look amazing and everyone loves a good taco. I will reccomend this to anyone for a game day snack or meal.
GiGi Eats says
November 13, 2018 at 10:27 amMmmm chicken! Now I am going to want some Mexican FOOD todayyy!
Amber Myers says
November 13, 2018 at 10:12 amThese look like some tasty tacos. I like my food with a kick, so this is perfect for me. I need to make them for dinner.
Paula Schuck says
November 13, 2018 at 9:51 amOMG Dennis! Do you have any idea how much I love buffalo chicken? It is a favourite here. Grabs recipe and runs to grocery store to get all the things to make these right away. YUM.
Melanie says
November 13, 2018 at 9:43 amMy husband likes buffalo chicken tacos. I’ve never made them at home, though. I will have to try out your recipe for him soon!
Jeanette says
November 13, 2018 at 8:59 amOh my gosh is this look so good! Today is Tuesday and because of that we like to do tacos and I think these are what I’m going to make.
candy says
November 13, 2018 at 8:52 amTacos overnight not just on Tuesday would be okay with my family. So many ways to make a wonderful taco now.
Sarah Bailey says
November 13, 2018 at 8:52 amNow, this sounds like a delicious slaw to go with your tacos! I 100% admit that I will try anything with cheese in as well – that always catches my eye.
Karen says
November 13, 2018 at 8:47 amThat is the tastiest – and fanciest – looking taco I’ve ever seen. All those flavors sound so wonderful together.
robin rue says
November 13, 2018 at 8:39 amThose tacos sound really tasty. Since we have tacos, or some form of Mexican food, every tuesday – I am always looking to change it up.
Mary Pisarkiewicz says
September 6, 2016 at 10:34 amOh this looks absolutely faboulous!
Chef Dennis Littley says
September 7, 2016 at 4:30 pmthank you Mary, they really were delicious!
Carolyn @ Cabot Cheese says
September 6, 2016 at 6:47 amGreat idea for Taco Tuesday tonight!~Carolyn @ Cabot Creamery
Chef Dennis Littley says
September 6, 2016 at 7:43 amThanks Carolyn!
David @ CookingChat says
August 2, 2014 at 6:16 amWe often do “Taco Tuesdays” here, might need to try this for one of those. Looks tasty as usual!
Chef Dennis Littley says
August 2, 2014 at 8:22 amThanks David! Its a nice change of pace for taco night
Muna Kenny says
July 26, 2014 at 7:19 amI couldn’t stop staring at the pictures, it looks sooo delicious Chef! A great and flavorful meal indeed.
Chef Dennis Littley says
July 26, 2014 at 9:19 amThank you! they were very tasty!
Swathi says
July 18, 2014 at 1:45 pmDelicious tacos, love that dressing a lot, I will try it.
minnie@thelady8home says
July 17, 2014 at 12:45 pmLovely idea Chef. I do a lot of tacos, and this is a great take.
Chef Dennis Littley says
July 17, 2014 at 4:33 pmThanks Minnie, Happy to hear that you liked my take on tacos!
Laura @Travelocafe says
July 17, 2014 at 11:12 amGreat recipe, and everything so wonderfully explained. I will have to try it.
Chef Dennis Littley says
July 17, 2014 at 4:33 pmthank Laura, they were a nice change to our menu!
Christine at Cook the Story says
July 17, 2014 at 9:02 amWhat a fun twist on Buffalo chicken!
Chef Dennis Littley says
July 18, 2014 at 8:12 amit seemed like a good idea to me Christine and proved to be oh so delicious!