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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!

Any leftover chicken can be used up in my delicious chicken quesadilla recipe.

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
  • Baja-Style Fish Tacos
  • Blackened Chicken Taco Bar
  • Etoufee Street Tacos

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buffalo chicken taco

Buffalo Chicken Tacos with a Bleu Cheese Slaw

Chef Dennis Littley
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!
5 from 13 votes
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Prep Time 25 minutes mins
Cook Time 40 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 5 minutes mins
Course Entree
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 12
Calories 691 kcal

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

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: 691kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 24gFat: 45gSaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 117mgSodium: 2140mgPotassium: 527mgFiber: 4gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 699IUVitamin C: 33mgCalcium: 238mgIron: 3mg
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  1. Lindy King says

    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

    Reply
    • Chef Dennis Littley says

      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 says

    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 says

    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 says

    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 says

    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 says

    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 says

    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
  8. Marcie W. says

    November 13, 2018 at 2:10 pm

    5 stars
    What a unique spin on traditional tacos! These would also be great for game day. Yum!

    Reply
  9. Alli Smith says

    November 13, 2018 at 1:41 pm

    5 stars
    I’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.

    Reply
  10. Melissa Chapman says

    November 13, 2018 at 11:16 am

    Your 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.

    Reply
  11. GiGi Eats says

    November 13, 2018 at 10:27 am

    5 stars
    Mmmm chicken! Now I am going to want some Mexican FOOD todayyy!

    Reply
  12. Amber Myers says

    November 13, 2018 at 10:12 am

    5 stars
    These 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.

    Reply
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