Buffalo Chicken Nachos (Printable)
Shredded buffalo-coated chicken and cheddar over crisp chips, topped with blue cheese, tomatoes and cilantro.
# What You'll Need:
→ Chicken
01 - 2 cups cooked chicken breast, shredded
02 - 1/2 cup Buffalo wing sauce
→ Nachos Base
03 - 7 oz tortilla chips
→ Cheese
04 - 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
05 - 1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
→ Toppings
06 - 1/3 cup diced red onion
07 - 1/3 cup sliced jalapeños
08 - 1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
09 - 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
10 - 1/2 cup diced tomatoes
11 - 1/2 cup sour cream
12 - 1/4 cup sliced green onions
→ Optional Sides
13 - Buffalo wing sauce for drizzling
14 - Ranch or blue cheese dressing for serving
# How-To Steps:
01 - Preheat oven to 400°F.
02 - In a medium bowl, toss the shredded chicken with Buffalo wing sauce until evenly coated.
03 - Arrange tortilla chips in an even layer on a large baking sheet or ovenproof platter.
04 - Evenly scatter the Buffalo chicken over the chips.
05 - Sprinkle cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese over the chicken.
06 - Add diced red onion, jalapeños, and half the cilantro.
07 - Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
08 - Remove from oven. Top with blue cheese crumbles, diced tomatoes, dollops of sour cream, sliced green onions, and remaining cilantro. Drizzle with extra Buffalo sauce if desired. Serve immediately with ranch or blue cheese dressing on the side.
# Expert Advice:
01 -
- The buffalo sauce soaked chicken tucked under melted cheese creates this steamy, spicy pocket that is impossible to stop eating.
- Everything cooks on one pan, which means you get maximum flavor with almost zero cleanup.
- Rotisserie chicken makes this possible on a weeknight when you are too tired to think but still want something that feels like a treat.
02 -
- Do not walk away during the last two minutes of baking because cheese goes from perfect to burnt in the time it takes to check your phone.
- Letting the nachos sit too long after baking turns the bottom chips soggy, so call everyone to the table before the pan leaves the oven.
03 -
- Shred your own cheese from a block instead of buying pre shredded because the anti caking powder on bagged cheese prevents it from melting smoothly.
- Toss the chicken in buffalo sauce while it is still warm so it absorbs more flavor than if you sauce it cold from the fridge.