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Buffalo Chicken Tacos

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Happy Uno De Mayo!

Also known as, My Birthday Eve. :)

Yes, tomorrow marks the start of year 32 for me, and I’m actually quite happy about it. I love getting older. (And I’m so “over” our culture acting like that’s a weird thing to say.)  With every passing year, I feel like I get to know myself a little better, I’m able to sift through what I want from life a little better, I learn how to love the people in my life and let them love me back a little better, and frankly, I just like myself a little bit better. And man, it feels good. Worth every new wrinkle and gray hair, for sure.

So to celebrate, I’m having a bunch of friends over tomorrow night for a Dos De Mayo party. But in lieu of my traditional Mexican food extravaganza (couldn’t have picked a better foodie holiday to coincide with my birthday!), I decided to make this year’s fiesta a Dip-A-Thon. Ok ok, I was actually initially planning to just have a Chips-And-Salsa-A-Thon, which would be my idea of a dream party. But since the rest of the world might not enjoy making a meal out of chips ands salsa quite as much as I do, I decided to broaden the category to dips. Everyone is apparently scheming their favorite dips to bring, and I cannot wait. It’s going to be fantastic.

That said, though, Cinco De Mayo is just around the corner as well, and I want to make sure that the blog is amply stocked with new Mexican recipes for my favorite foodie holiday of the year. So today, we’re combining the best of the buffalo chicken world with my favorite quick and easy Mexican food. That’s right.

Buffalo Chicken Tacos, for the win!

Buffalo Chicken Tacos -- quick and easy to make, and always a crowd favorite! | gimmesomeoven.com

Actually, this recipe’s a 2-in-1. You can either make traditional tacos, or you can pick up some of Old El Paso’s Stand ‘n’ Stuff Tortillas and make Buffalo Chicken Taco Bowls!

Aren’t they great?!Buffalo Chicken Tacos -- quick and easy to make, and always a crowd favorite! | gimmesomeoven.com

Whatever kind of tortillas you use, the fillings are the same. Just toss some shredded cooked chicken (I used a rotisserie) with buffalo sauce, add in some dry-roasted corn (just takes a few minutes in the skillet), some diced avocado, lettuce, and your other desired toppings (cilantro/green onions/etc). Then drizzle the tacos with some blue cheese dressing…and maybe a little extra blue cheese if you’re like me.

Buffalo Chicken Tacos -- quick and easy to make, and always a crowd favorite! | gimmesomeoven.com

They’re a quick and easy meal option, full of all the classic buffalo chicken flavors we love, and they are sure to please a crowd.

Thanks for another great year of blogging together. Look forward to heading into year 32 with all of you! :)

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Buffalo Chicken Tacos

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  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 8 servings 1x

Description

These buffalo chicken tacos are easy to make, full of the great Buffalo flavors we all love, and always a crowd favorite! You can either make them using traditional small tortillas or tortilla bowls.


Ingredients

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  • 1 (15-ounce) can whole kernel corn
  • 3 cups shredded cooked chicken
  • ⅔ cup buffalo sauce
  • 1 package Old El Paso Small Flour Tortillas or Stand & Stuff Tortillas
  • 4 cups shredded Romaine lettuce
  • 1 avocado, peeled, pitted and diced
  • ½ cup blue cheese dressing
  • optional toppings: extra crumbled blue cheese, chopped fresh cilantro, thinly-sliced green onions, fresh lime wedges

Instructions

  1. Heat a skillet over high heat. Add the corn kernels and let them dry-roast for about 6-8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until their edges begin to brown and caramelize. Remove from heat, and transfer the corn to a separate plate.  Set aside.
  2. In a mixing bowl, toss chicken and buffalo sauce until combined.  Set aside.
  3. To assemble the tortillas, place your small tortillas (or a Stand & Stuff tortillas) on a flat work surface.  Portion the lettuce evenly between the tortillas.  Then top each tortilla with an even portion of the chicken, corn, and avocado.  Drizzle each with the blue cheese dressing, then sprinkle on optional toppings if desired
  4. Serve immediately.

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39 comments on “Buffalo Chicken Tacos”

  1. Oh Yum! These look amazing.
    I love tacos, and i can never wait for Tuesday to eat them!
    Think I might have to cook these up tomorrow! 

  2. Ohhh I can’t wait to see some dip recipes after this weekend!

  3. Happy 32! I will be there next month :) I haven’t minded getting older either. It seems each year life has more to offer and gets better and better. 

  4. These definitely look delicious, and I’m always a fan of Buffalo Chicken. So.. these are getting saved for my next rotisserie chicken!

    Josh – The Kentucky Gent
    https://thekentuckygent.com
     

  5. Yum! This sounds so easy and crazy delicious! Happy Birthday Eve!

  6. Happy early  b-day! These tacos look fantastic! I love tacos  and can never have enough. Taco Tuesday, Wed, Thurs, tacos everyday, i’m a fan!   I have to give these a try. 

  7. Ali – I want a million of these tacos. Okay, maybe not a million, but at least five. :) Buffalo chicken tacos. What an awesome spin on one of my favorite meals. 

  8. ZOMG! These look relish. Pinning now and making this weekend. Yum!

  9. Happy Birthday! I’m getting ready myself for an all-important 13th birthday, right on Cinco De Mayo! Hope you have a fun party; it sounds awesome!!!

  10. These look delicious..appreciate your thoughts on growing older too! :)

  11. Love this idea! We do Taco Tuesdays here in our house and I love making non traditional tacos too! These look like something I should definitely try out! Thanks!

  12. Hope you have a great birthday!  These tacos look amazing.  I have been on a HUGE buffalo chicken kick here lately :)

  13. Happy Birthday. Thank-you for the great recipes….I will definitely include these tacos in my menu this weekend.  This also gives me an opportunity to say how much I admire and enjoy your independent, creative and caring spirit. Wishing you the very best and thanks again for sharing your life, travels and of course those fabulous recipes!! 

  14. A) A dip-a-thon sounds fantastic 
    B) I love buffalo-style food but never thought to use a taco – such a great idea
    C) Happy B-Day!

    Jillian

  15. What? no tequila?

    Happy Birthday.

  16. These tacos are rockin’ my world, LOVE this recipe!

  17. These look great and would be a great dinner option during the hotter summer months. My niece had a dip party a few years back. It was fun – everyone took their favorite dip. Have a fun birthday!

  18. wat z dis bufalo sauce?

    • Hi Sonia, Buffalo Sauce is a vinegar-based hot sauce with butter and cayenne pepper. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_wing

  19. What a wonderful recipe, Ali, I got really inspired!

    Normally, when I cook tacos, I experiment with the sizes of the breads. Sometimes I choose white one, sometimes… whole grained works for me, too. My advice: if you decide to use frozen ones, wrap them in a dish towel, slightly wet, and shove them in the microwave oven for about half a minute, just to soften them. No overheating – they will get too hard.

    Once again, great combo between the chicken and the veggies, right in the target!

    • Thanks Torn, I hope you like these! And basically I just love any excuse to eat a taco, so I’m always thinking of different ones I can play with! : )

  20. Amazing simple recipe and cant wait to try it. Is there any particular buffalo sauce you recommend? 

  21. This is perfect! And you can always replace the tacos with thin slices of white bread, backed in the oven with some olive oil and spices ! I’v actually just tried it and it tastes very nice! Thank you! 

  22. I don’t like blue cheese… can you substitute with ranch??

  23. Do you have any information about the amount of calories for this meal? 

    • Hey Allison! We’re sorry but we are unsure of the nutrition facts/amount of calories in this recipe. We currently are not publishing nutrition facts on the site, as the nutrition calculators available are not 100% accurate, and we never want to publish anything that might be misleading. However, a lot of our readers love the My Fitness Pal nutrition calculator, so feel free to try that for an estimate. We hope that helps!

  24. These were excellent and a family pleaser! I loved the different take on tacos… and as a busy working momma, I loved even more how quickly it came together. Boiled & shredded chicken the night before made it even easier to assemble after work the next day.

  25. These were so great. Made my own buffalo sauce. Big hit and will definitely make again. I used the left over chicken as a dip for tortilla chips.






  26. OMG! They look amazing! We are holding a gardening forum party soon and im going to give these a go! Keep up the great content guys .

  27. These were wonderful and both my husband and I LOVED them. I had drumsticks on hand so just cooked them up in the instapot (20 minutes pressure, 10 mins natural release) and they worked just fine. Added some spices to really ramp up the flavor, too. This is definitely going to be in the regular rotation. My kids aren’t big on buffalo sauce, so I just added some salt, pepper, garlic, and onion to their chicken and topped it with cheese for easy chicken tacos.






  28. This flavor combo is spot on… LOVE!






  29. These were so simple to make and absolutely delicious!