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    Buffalo Chicken Tacos

    Published: Mar 11, 2016 / Updated: Jul 16, 2021 / 10 Comments

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    Buffalo chicken tacos - your favorite hot wing sauce is here to kick your tacos up a notch! These tacos only take 25 minutes and are a real crowd pleaser.

    buffalo chicken tacos with hot wing sauce, sour cream, and avocado

    Buffalo sauce is stupidly easy to make. Some recipes include as few as three ingredients - Frank's Red Hot, butter, and vinegar. I added in a few other things because I like to make things more complicated taste better.

    When I was first imagining these tacos, I considered topping these with celery and carrots but then realized that was way too literal. Instead, I chose avocado and spring onions to make these extra awesome, and a squeeze of fresh lime juice is icing on the cake.

    If you're missing it, you could always add some crumbled blue cheese to these tacos, but I know that not everyone is a fan. I left it out. Or, you could substitute the sour cream for a blue cheese dressing.

    I'm partial to sour cream. It provides a nice, cool contrast to the buffalo sauce, and hey, sour cream and tacos just go together.

    close-up of buffalo chicken tacos with avocado and sour cream

    These tacos would make a great game day meal. You don't even have to spend much time in the kitchen (unless you want to, of course). Did I mention my Broncos are Super Bowl champs?

    Other buffalo chicken recipes you'll love:

    • Buffalo Chicken Soup
    • Easy Buffalo Chicken Dip
    • Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken
    • Buffalo Chicken Meatballs
    • Buffalo Chicken Salad

    close-up of buffalo chicken tacos with hot wing sauce, avocado, sour cream, and lime wedges

    I hope you give these buffalo chicken tacos a try!

    Let me know in the comments if you enjoyed them.

    Buffalo chicken tacos - your favorite hot wing sauce is here to kick your tacos up a notch! These tacos only take 25 minutes and are a real crowd pleaser.

    Buffalo Chicken Tacos

    Buffalo chicken tacos - ready in under 30 mins!
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 15 mins
    Total Time 25 mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Tex-Mex
    Servings 6 tacos
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    Ingredients
     

    • 1 pack ground chicken breast (anything from 0.5-1 lb. should work)
    • 6-8 medium flour tortillas
    • 1 teaspoon olive oil

    Buffalo sauce:

    • 3 tablespoons butter
    • 4 tablespoons Frank's Red Hot sauce
    • 1 teaspoon white vinegar
    • 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
    • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
    • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
    • 1/4 teaspoon onion powder

    Toppings:

    • Sour cream to taste
    • 1 avocado chopped
    • Spring onions to taste
    • Iceberg lettuce shredded, to taste
    • 1 lime cut into quarters

    Instructions
     

    • Pre-heat oven to 375F to warm tortillas. Place tortillas in foil to warm them all at once.
    • Make the buffalo sauce by melting butter on medium heat then adding the hot sauce, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder, garlic powder, and onion powder. Stir. Increase heat to high and remove from heat just before it comes to a boil.
    • Add olive oil to a skillet on medium heat. Add the ground chicken breast and cook for about 10 minutes or until cooked through, stirring often.
    • Once the chicken is cooked, pour the buffalo sauce over the chicken and give it a quick stir so chicken is evenly coated with the sauce. Assemble tacos immediately. Top tacos with sour cream, avocado, spring onions, lettuce, and a squeeze of lime.
    Keyword buffalo chicken tacos
    Author Natasha Bull
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    1. Willow | Will Cook For Friends says

      April 2, 2016 at 9:47 PM

      These tacos are right up my ally! My mouth is watering over the photos, too. I'm amazed at myself for not having found your blog sooner -- where have I been?! Following you now (better late than never)!

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      • Natasha says

        April 2, 2016 at 11:14 PM

        Thank you! Really appreciate the follows. Followed you back 🙂

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    2. Barbara says

      March 26, 2016 at 7:14 PM

      Looks so yummy!

      Reply
      • Natasha says

        March 26, 2016 at 7:42 PM

        Thank you!!

        Reply
    3. Kathleen | Hapa Nom Nom says

      March 11, 2016 at 5:09 PM

      Girl... sign me up for about a dozen of these! These look crazy good! I'm so glad you went with the avocado and spring onions - great flavor combinations going on here. Pinned!

      Reply
      • Natasha says

        March 11, 2016 at 5:14 PM

        Thanks so much Kathleen!!

        Reply
    4. Tania @ COOKTORIA says

      March 11, 2016 at 9:18 AM

      These tacos are beautiful, Natasha! The tortilla looks so crunchy and the chicken looks juicy and yummy!!! Pinned and Yummed!

      Reply
      • Natasha says

        March 11, 2016 at 2:00 PM

        Thank you Tania!!

        Reply
    5. Dawn at Girl Heart Food says

      March 11, 2016 at 8:30 AM

      Seriously?! These look amazing. Buffalo anything and sign me up, especially when it's Frank's Hot Sauce. Love this recipe and your pics are gorgeous. Just want to dive right in!!

      Reply
      • Natasha says

        March 11, 2016 at 1:59 PM

        Thanks so much!!

        Reply

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