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Buffalo Chicken Nachos

Created: May 29, 2017 Updated: October 19, 2020 by lyuba 43 Comments

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Insanely delicious Buffalo Chicken Nachos made with crispy tortilla chips, spicy buffalo sauce coated shredded chicken, blue cheese, veggies, more cheese and buffalo ranch dressing.

Buffalo Chicken Nachos on a metal serving plater on a table

Buffalo Chicken Nachos

For Cinco de Mayo, we went out with a few friends to a local restaurant that served some awesome nachos. It was the BIGGEST plate of chicken nachos that I’ve ever seen. It was loaded with cheese, veggies and shredded chicken that was cooked in a tomato sauce. Ever since Cindo de Mayo, I’ve been craving some cheesy, buffalo chicken nachos.

I decided to treat us to some nachos for lunch but I made with with all the wonderful flavors of buffalo chicken wings. Sharing a big plate of nachos for lunch is so fun. After all, having appetizers for lunch or dinner is always fun. It may not technically be a complete dinner or lunch but it’s fun to rebel once in a while and have dessert first or eat some appetizers as a meal.

All 3 of us enjoyed these nachos and they were gone in a flash!!! Little man loves the cheesy chips and we loved it all.

horizonal Buffalo Chicken Nachos on a metal serving plater on a table

How to make Buffalo Chicken Nachos:

This nacho recipe uses cooked chicken. Cooking chicken can be done ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator.

For the chicken, simply cook it in the pan with some salt and pepper until done. Shred chicken and either use right away or store in the fridge.

In a small pan, heat up wing sauce and add shredded chicken and mix it with sauce, cook for a few minutes. Take off heat.

Preheat the oven to 375. Use an oven-safe tray or a baking sheet to prepare nachos.

Start layering the nachos:

-spread 1/2 the chips

-then spread 1/2 the blue cheese and 1/2 the chicken over chips

-next, spread 1/2 the lettuce and spread 1/2 the tomatoes

-then spread 1/2 the celery

– drizzle 1/2 the buffalo ranch dressing

Repeat the next layer, leaving some fresh veggies and buffalo ranch dressing for spreading after nachos have been baked.

Sprinkle the shredded cheese over the top and bake for 10-13 minutes.

Spread remaining fresh veggies over the top and drizzle some buffalo ranch dressing over the top.

Update: if you do not want to add lettuce in the middle to get warm, simply skip it and just add it to the top after the nachos have been baked.

Try using homemade ranch dressing on these nachos.

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Buffalo Chicken Nachos

Delicious Buffalo Chicken Nachos made with crispy tortilla chips, spicy buffalo sauce coated shredded chicken, blue cheese, veggies, more cheese and buffalo ranch dressing.
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Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: buffalo chicken, chicken nachos, nachos
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 4
Author: Lyuba Brooke

Ingredients

  • 13 oz bag of baked tortilla chips
  • 2 cooked chicken breasts shredded
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded lettuce
  • 1 cup chopped tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup chopped celery
  • 3/4 cup Blue Cheese crumbles
  • 1/2 cup buffalo wing sauce
  • 1/4 cup Ranch Dressing
  • 2 Tbsp buffalo wing sauce
  • 1/2 cup shredded Monterrey Jack cheese
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Instructions

  • For the chicken, simply cook it in the pan with some salt and pepper until done. Shred chicken and either use right away or store in the fridge.
  • In a medium cooking pan, over medium heat, heat up wing sauce.
  • Add shredded chicken and mix it with sauce, cook for a few minutes. Take off heat.
  • Preheat the oven to 375. Use an oven-safe tray to prepare nachos.
  • Start layering the nachos:-spread 1/2 the chips
    -spread 1/2 the blue cheese and 1/2 the chicken over chips
    -spread 1/2 the lettuce
    -spread 1/2 the tomatoes
    -spread 1/2 the celery
    - drizzle 1/2 the buffalo ranch dressing
  • Repeat the next layer, leaving some fresh veggies and buffalo ranch dressing for spreading after nachos have been baked.
  • Sprinkle the shredded cheese over the top and bake for 10-13 minutes.
  • Spread remaining fresh veggies over the top and drizzle some buffalo ranch dressing over the top.
  • If you do not want to add lettuce in the middle to get warm, simply skip it and just add it to the top after the nachos have been baked.

Notes

All images and text ©Lyubov Brooke for ©Will Cook For Smiles. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If using my posts in collections and features, please link back to this post for the recipe. Disclaimer: Nutrition information shown is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate as most ingredients and brands have a slight variation.
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Originally published on Will Cook For Smiles on May 29, 2011.

LYUBA

ABOUT LYUBA

I’m Lyuba Brooke, mother of 2, the cook, recipe developer, photographer, and author behind willcookforsmiles.com. I share many classic and original recipes, cooking tips, and tutorials. My passion is sharing delicious meals for everyone to try. Read more...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, Appetizers, Chicken, Snacks, Super Bowl Recipes Tagged With: buffalo, nachos, snack

All images and text ©Lyubov Brooke for ©Will Cook For Smiles. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If using my posts in collections and features, please link back to this post for the recipe. Disclaimer: Nutrition information shown is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate as most ingredients and brands have variations.

Comments

  1. Laurel says

    June 3, 2011 at 9:38 pm

    Oh, this looks sooo good! I am recovering from having a tooth pulled this morning due to a vertical root fracture and can only eat soup and yogurt at this time. As soon as I can, I am going to try this out. Thanks for posting the recipe!
    Laurel
    http://www.abundantempress.blogspot.com

    Reply
  2. Erin @ EKat's Kitchen says

    June 5, 2011 at 4:46 am

    These look stunning. I love buffalo anything. Thanks for linking up to Friday Potluck.

    Reply
  3. AllieMakes! says

    June 5, 2011 at 5:42 pm

    That looks fantastic! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
    Thanks for linking up to Making It With Allie! I can’t wait to see what you have for next week!
    AllieMakes.Blogspot.com

    Reply
  4. Marianne says

    June 5, 2011 at 11:52 pm

    I love nachos. Every once in a while I will make myself a little bowl of it for lunch and this one looks like a good variant to try out. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  5. Jami says

    June 6, 2011 at 3:20 am

    My mouth is watering! Will definitely give those a try soon! Thanks for sharing the recipe at the Tuesday To Do Party! Hope to see you there again soon!
    smiles!
    Jami

    Reply
  6. Miranda says

    June 7, 2011 at 6:20 pm

    Oh my word, making these this weekend! Thanks for linking this to Fat Camp Friday, see you next time!

    Reply
  7. meg says

    June 7, 2011 at 6:29 pm

    omg. my husband would LOVE these! may be making a trip to the store soon!! thanks for sharing 🙂

    Reply
  8. Starsky99 says

    June 11, 2011 at 3:55 am

    Looks so good! How do you grill the chicken breasts to keep them from drying out so much? Also what is winger sauce (is that a type of brand?). Thanks so much! Jenny

    Reply
  9. Le Chateau des fleurs says

    June 13, 2011 at 7:14 am

    I am thinking of making it tomorrow!
    Thanks so much for linking up! I would love to see my button also.
    XOXO

    Reply
  10. Christy says

    June 14, 2011 at 1:19 am

    so–i was thinking about what i should make for dinner tonight and i thought pizza…but i don’t have any meat for it. then i saw these nachos and now i think i will make buffalo chicken pizza..using your recipe..because i have chicken from last night’s supper. fabulous idea! thank you for linking up to tuesday night supper club!

    Reply
  11. ashleyisbored says

    June 20, 2011 at 2:17 am

    Made these for father’s day supper tonight. They were a hit, I changed the recipe slightly but the basic idea was the same, will be making these again for sure.

    Reply
  12. Jennifer @ Delightfully Noted says

    December 29, 2011 at 3:51 am

    Pinning! I am a nacho freak!

    Reply
  13. Six Sisters says

    January 14, 2012 at 5:48 am

    YUM! What more can we say!! We would love to have you come share your great ideas at our weekly link party every Saturday! -The Sisters
    http://www.sixsistersstuff.com

    Reply
  14. Jennifer says

    April 19, 2017 at 7:48 pm

    Warm lettuce is disgusting

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      April 20, 2017 at 7:06 pm

      Hi Jennifer!
      You won’t actually be cooking the lettuce, the lettuce is added after the nachos are pulled out of the oven. So the lettuce will still be cool.

      Reply
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