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October 22, 2015

Buffalo Chicken Tacos

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When you don’t know what to make for dinner, these Buffalo Chicken Tacos are here to the rescue! Filled with crispy baked buffalo chicken strips, you can have dinner ready from prep to table in an hour.


Buffalo Chicken Tacos with crispy baked buffalo chicken strips

Ever make a new recipe for dinner that you love so much, you end up making it again for dinner the next day because you couldn’t stop thinking about it? One of the running jokes in the food blogging world is once a recipe is up on the blog, you don’t make it again because you’re too busy making the next recipe. That statement is partially true; there are some recipes like my Haluski or Thai Shrimp with Cabbage Noodles that I make over and over but other recipes I make only once a month or even every other month. Then when I’m repromoting posts on social media, I think “hey I should make that again!” These Buffalo Chicken Tacos are on rotation in my kitchen probably twice a month. Anything involving buffalo chicken usually gets made more often than other dinner recipes, mainly because the sauce is so easy – butter, hot sauce, and ranch – and I almost always have chicken breast in the freezer (except for right now as I’m writing this post because I used the last chicken breast for these tacos and haven’t restocked yet). I debated on how I wanted to cook the chicken, and since I love eating crispy chicken sandwiches, in the end homemade baked chicken strips won. Since the chicken only takes 20 minutes to bake, you can have your tacos prepped and ready to eat in under an hour.


Buffalo Chicken Tacos with crispy baked buffalo chicken strips

Panko breadcrumbs are key to making the breading crispy. Panko is a Japanese-style breadcrumb that is more coarse than standard breadcrumbs, and because they are slightly larger crumbs, there is more crunch in every bite. You can find a box of Panko in your grocery store’s Asian aisle. You can also use crushed up cornflakes as a substitute.


Buffalo Chicken Tacos with crispy baked buffalo chicken strips

Make sure you use a large chicken breast (I prefer bone-in skin-on then skin and debone it myself for more flavor, but you can certainly use boneless skinless chicken breast). One time for dinner I forgot that the only chicken breast I had left in the freezer was smaller than usual, so I was really sad when I only had enough filling for two tacos; I’m definitely a three taco kind of girl.

Buffalo Chicken Tacos

Buffalo Chicken Tacos

Yield: 3-4
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup Panko breadcrumbs
  • 1 large boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into 3-inch strips
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 1/4 cup hot sauce
  • 2 tablespoons ranch dressing
  • 3-4 (8-inch) tortillas
  • 3-4 romaine lettuce leaves
  • 1/4 cup chopped tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425F. Line a rimmed baking sheet or roasting pan with foil and set a wire rack on top.
  2. In one shallow bowl, combine the flour, garlic powder, onion powder, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. In another shallow bowl, lightly beat the egg. In a third shallow bowl, add the breadcrumbs.
  3. Dip one chicken strip into the flour mixture then shake off the excess. Next add it to the beaten egg, letting any excess drip back into the bowl. Finally, coat both sides in the breadcrumbs. Place on the wire rack. Repeat until all of the strips are coated.
  4. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown and the internal temperature is at least 165F.
  5. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Whisk in the hot sauce, ranch dressing, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt.
  6. Toss the chicken strips in the sauce then assemble tacos with the tortillas, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese. Serve immediately.
© Carla Cardello (www.chocolatemoosey.com)

 

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Disclosure: This recipe was originally developed for Yum Food & Fun For Kids, Summer 2015 issue.

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Filed Under: Chicken + Turkey, Main Dishes, Sandwiches + More Tagged With: buffalo chicken, cheddar cheese, dinner for two, hot sauce, lettuce, panko, ranch, tomatoes, tortillas

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  1. Rachel says

    October 22, 2015 at 6:59 AM

    I’m only half joking when I say you could put buffalo sauce on an old shoe and I would eat it. I can’t get enough! And Buffalo Chicken Tacos? Brilliant! Making these ASAP.

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  2. Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says

    October 23, 2015 at 8:52 AM

    Baked crispy chicken is seriously one of my favorites and I use all kinds of coating! Love this buffalo chicken taco idea.

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  3. Helen at the Lazy Gastronome says

    March 22, 2017 at 10:08 AM

    This looks delicious! I’d be honored if you stopped by our Taco Tuesday party and shared your post!
    http://www.lazygastronome.com/taco-tuesday-link-party-10/

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