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 chicken 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!

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Buffalo chicken tacos with spicy chicken, diced tomato, shredded lettuce and ranch dressing.

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. You can also just make my crock pot buffalo chicken recipe, and put it into the tortillas with the toppings. 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.

Shredded chicken in a bowl drizzled with buffalo sauce.

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

Chicken tossed with buffalo sauce along with bowls of ranch, tomatoes and lettuce.

I use soft flour tortillas for my buffalo chicken tacos, but you could certainly go with hard taco shells if you prefer.

Buffalo chicken, tomatoes and shredded lettuce on a tortilla.

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 ranch dip or ranch dressing. If you’re a blue cheese fan, go with homemade blue cheese dressing instead!

Buffalo chicken tacos filled with shredded chicken, lettuce, tomato and ranch sauce.

I typically serve buffalo chicken tacos with a side of baked potato wedges and parmesan roasted broccoli. 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!

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5 from 8 votes

Buffalo Chicken Tacos

AuthorSara Welch
Buffalo chicken tacos with spicy chicken, diced tomato, shredded lettuce and ranch dressing.
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!
Time
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course Main
Cuisine American
Serves 4

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.

Nutrition

Calories: 421kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 121mg | Sodium: 648mg | Potassium: 376mg | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 455IU | Vitamin C: 6.6mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 1.2mg

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  1. 5 stars
    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.

  2. 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!

  3. 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!

  4. 5 stars
    Okay I am seriously hungry now! 🙂 I love a good taco and these buffalo chicken ones are no exception. Thank you for sharing! Delicious!

  5. 5 stars
    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.