These buffalo chicken tacos are saucy and spicy shredded chicken piled into flour tortillas along with lettuce, tomato and ranch dressing. A fun take on taco night with plenty of bold flavors!
We love tacos in my house, I make them almost every week. From slow cooker tacos to Thai chicken tacos, you can’t ever go wrong! This buffalo chicken version is the newest addition to our Taco Tuesday rotation and it’s a good one!
I’m always looking for new ideas to jazz up taco night, and these buffalo chicken tacos have quickly become a family favorite! They’ve got all of the best flavors of buffalo chicken wrapped up into tortillas and they couldn’t be any easier to make!
How do you make buffalo chicken tacos?
The filling for these tacos starts with cooked, shredded chicken. You can use rotisserie chicken, chicken that’s been cooked in the slow cooker, or leftover chicken. Whatever cooked chicken you have on hand will work. The chicken is tossed in a homemade buffalo sauce, then it’s ready to be layered into tacos.
How do you make buffalo sauce?
Buffalo sauce is made with hot sauce, butter and honey. I like to use Frank’s Red Hot Sauce for the most authentic flavor. The butter and honey serve to temper the acidity and heat of the hot sauce.
After the chicken is tossed in buffalo sauce, it’s time to assemble your tacos. I go simple with these tacos and add lettuce, tomato and ranch. That being said, there are tons of ways you can flavor these tacos including additions such as
- Bacon
- Blue cheese
- Green onions
- Cheddar Cheese
- Avocado
I use soft flour tortillas for my buffalo chicken tacos, but you could certainly go with hard taco shells if you prefer.
Typically buffalo chicken is served with either ranch or blue cheese dressing to complement the spicy flavors. My family likes ranch, you can go with store bought dressing or make your own. If you’re a blue cheese fan, go with that instead!
I typically serve buffalo chicken tacos with a side of baked potato wedges and a vegetable. If you want to keep your sides in realm of Mexican food, pinto beans and Mexican rice are great side dishes.
This buffalo chicken makes great leftovers. I often make a double batch so that everyone can have tacos for lunch the next day. Any leftover meat can also be used in sandwiches, as a pizza topping, or on a salad.
The next time you’re craving tacos, switch things up a bit with this fun and unique recipe. The whole family will thank you!
More buffalo style recipes
- Buffalo Shrimp
- Buffalo Chicken Nuggets
- Buffalo Chicken Sliders
- Baked Buffalo Wings
- Buffalo Ranch Chicken Dip
Buffalo Chicken Tacos
Ingredients
- 3 cups cooked shredded chicken warmed up
- 1/2 cup buffalo wing sauce such as Frank's Red Hot
- 4 tablespoons butter melted
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 cup diced tomatoes
- 1 cup shredded lettuce
- 3/4 cup ranch dressing can also use blue cheese dressing
- 8 small flour tortillas
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together the buffalo wing sauce, butter and honey. Pour the buffalo sauce mixture over the chicken and toss to coat.
- Divide the chicken evenly among the tortillas. Top with lettuce and tomato.
- Drizzle with ranch, then serve.
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Yvette says
I’ve been salivating while reading this post 😋
Anna says
wow your post made me hungry! going to try this tongiht thanks
Angela says
Love all about this, need only someone who can make me this, as im so lazy in kitchen
LISA JEAN-FRANCOIS says
This looks so good! Looks like it’s an easy recipe, too. Welp, I know whats’ for dinner tonight!
Daphne' Adams says
This recipe looks and sounds so good. I will be adding it to my meal plan in October! Thanks!
Katie says
So yummy! My husband would love these! We eat tacos at least a few times a week.
Chloé Arnold says
Ahhh this looks divine and my husband would absolutely love it! Definitely making this next week!
Emily Leary says
Oh man! They look incredible. The colour alone is enough to get my mouth watering.
Violeta León says
I love tacos! and this recipe is so easy to follow and make, that I will give it a try! My son favourite meal is tacos! we both get together and cook it as it is an easy meal for a kid to participate in.
Lisa says
My mouth’s watering after reading this! I love tacos, and have never tried this combo before. Will be trying to make these for my husband!
Preet says
I just love everything about this! Everyone can dig right in!! My husband would absolutely love these. This would disappear in no time at our house!
Shar says
Okay this seriously looks delicious and your picture is amazing! Thank you for sharing this yummy recipe!
Alexandra says
Okay I am seriously hungry now! 🙂 I love a good taco and these buffalo chicken ones are no exception. Thank you for sharing! Delicious!
Viv says
I love buffalo chicken and these tacos look scrumptious! Will have to try
Fiona Cambouropoulos says
These look colourful and delicious. I can see all my family loving this recipe.
Sydney | AWorldInReach.com says
I’m a sucker for both buffalo chicken and tacos so this sounds like the perfect recipe! I’ll have to try it out for dinner one day soon.
Mary Meier says
NEVER met a taco I didn’t like! This recipe looks really tasty! Will add it to my “Taco Tuesday” rotation!