Buffalo Chicken Nachos (Printable)

Spicy buffalo chicken and melted cheese over crispy chips, finished with green onions, tomatoes and ranch.

# What You'll Need:

→ Chicken

01 - 2 cups cooked chicken breast, shredded
02 - 1/3 cup buffalo sauce

→ Chips and Cheese

03 - 7 oz tortilla chips
04 - 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
05 - 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

→ Toppings

06 - 1/4 cup sliced green onions
07 - 1/4 cup diced tomatoes
08 - 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese (optional)
09 - 1 jalapeño, thinly sliced (optional)
10 - 1/4 cup ranch or blue cheese dressing, for drizzling

# Directions:

01 - Preheat oven to 400°F.
02 - In a mixing bowl, toss the shredded chicken with buffalo sauce until evenly coated.
03 - Spread tortilla chips in an even layer across a large oven-safe platter or baking sheet.
04 - Distribute the buffalo chicken evenly over the tortilla chips.
05 - Sprinkle shredded cheddar and mozzarella cheeses evenly over the top.
06 - Bake for 10 to 12 minutes until the cheese is fully melted and bubbling.
07 - Remove from the oven and top with sliced green onions, diced tomatoes, crumbled blue cheese if desired, and jalapeño slices.
08 - Drizzle ranch or blue cheese dressing over the nachos and serve immediately.

# Expert Tips:

01 -
  • The spicy tang of buffalo sauce soaked into tender chicken sitting on a mountain of melted cheese is the kind of flavor combination that makes people close their eyes when they take a bite.
  • It comes together in thirty minutes flat, which means you can make it between quarters or while guests are still arriving.
02 -
  • Do not walk away during the last two minutes of baking because cheese goes from perfectly bubbly to burnt in what feels like a single breath.
  • Letting the nachos sit too long after baking causes the bottom chips to steam and soften, so timing your pull from the oven to when people are ready to eat matters more than you think.
03 -
  • Toss the shredded chicken in buffalo sauce while the chicken is still warm so it absorbs the flavor deeply rather than just coating the surface.
  • Use a mixture of cheddar and mozzarella because cheddar alone does not melt as smoothly, and mozzarella alone lacks the sharpness that makes buffalo chicken sing.

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