Buffalo Chicken Nachos
Buffalo Chicken Nachos a spicy chicken appetizer drizzled with buffalo sauce, celery, cheddar cheese, blue cheese, and blue cheese crumbles. These are a great appetizer for game day!
BUFFALO CHICKEN NACHOS
(originally posted 2011)
Redemption. I made a horrible dinner the other night. I mean I would rather eat a shoe horrible. Usually I’m the last person to sit down at the table…grabbing condiments, cutting up food for the little minions, or taking garlic bread out of the oven. So when I sat down and actually took a bite of the dinner that I had not yet even taste tested, I was a little shocked at how blah it was.
I said to John with a plastered smile on my face and sugary inflexion to disguise my disgust, “This dinner is T-E-R-R-I-B-L-E.”
John said stalling, “Umm…”
And this is where being known as a man of few words has its benefits. And John, being the smart husband he is, learned ages ago that less is more when expressing your feelings about a not so good meal.
So we that we all sat there and choked down the second worst meal I have ever made. We had already threatened the kids that if they didn’t eat we would take away their Wii and hot tub privileges. So what consequences did I get if I didn’t eat? No more chocolate? No more Diet Dr. Pepper?
These Buffalo Chicken Nachos were all about proving that I still had it in me to make a meal that made my man happy. We had both been lusting after these nachos ever since we spotted them in a copy of Food Network magazine I bought for our flight to Hawaii. I was planning on waiting until March Madness to try these out but today is National Tortilla Chip Day so it seemed fitting.
OTHER BUFFALO CHICKEN RECIPES
- Buffalo Chicken Dip
- Buffalo Chicken Chili
- Easy Buffalo Chicken Cupcakes
- Buffalo Chicken Macaroni and Cheese
- Buffalo Chicken Chili
- Jalapeno Poppers Buffalo Style
- Buffalo Chicken and Potato Casserole
- Buffalo Chicken Macaroni and Cheese
Buffalo Chicken Nachos
Buffalo Chicken Nachos a spicy chicken appetizer drizzled with buffalo sauce, celery, cheddar cheese, blue cheese, and blue cheese crumbles. These are a great appetizer for game day!
Ingredients
- 8 cups tortilla chips
- 4 cups cooked chicken, shredded
- 1 1/2 cups Frank's Buffalo Wing sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- 3 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/3 cup blue cheese dressing
- 4 ounces blue cheese crumbles
- 1 cup chopped celery
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Spread tortilla chips on a rimmed baking sheet or in a shallow dish.
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Bring wing sauce and 1/2 cup water to a simmer. Add shredded cooked chicken; heat through. Strain the chicken (reserving the sauce) and spread over ranch-flavored tortilla chips. Top with shredded cheddar.
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Bake in the upper third portion of the oven until cheese is melted for about 5-7 minutes. After nachos are baked top with blue cheese dressing, blue cheese crumbles, chopped celery and the reserved wing sauce.
Recipe Notes
Note: All these measurements are approximate. As with any nachos, adjust ingredients to your personal preference.
Source: adapted from Food Network
Thanks for sharing.😄
You’re welcome!
This is an easy and wonderful dish! It is truly sinful. I have made it many times and my kids and friends ask for it! Can’t get enough of it.
Thank you! I love hearing that.
“…made my man happy.”
Gawd bless ppl who still think that way. My wife doesn’t. =\
Sorry! Haha.
We had some left over smoked chicken breasts came to about 4 to 5 cups chopped or shredded. So tried this recipe last night and OMG….this is the best Buffalo chicken recipe ever! So simple and fast. I followed the directions like most, but layering the chips, chicken, celery and cheese twice ending with a little more sauce on top kept this from coming out dry. I also drained 1 can of corn and 1 can of black beans and sprinkled on top before baking and finished covering with more cheese. This was soooo good! Thank you for the recipe.
I made these for a family dinner the other week and they were a HIT. My 13 year old nephew said “these are stupid” which apparently means awesome in 13 year old language?? ANYWAY, I substituted gorgonzola for blue cheese cause that’s what I had and it was perfect, I also used green onions instead of celery and it was a great addition! I had plain tortilla chips on hand and used those but I can only imagine just how “stupid” my nephew would have found these if I used cool ranch chips 🙂
Love your blog! I discovered it this past Christmas, and it has been our ‘go-to’ site for every family get-together ever since. When the kids come to visit, I have them pick something that looks amazing, and we try it out. Have never been disappointed!! This weekend we are getting together with my son, his wife and their new baby girl and they have requested the buffalo chicken nachos. Looking forward to trying them. Thanks for the great recipes!
Thanks Trish! So glad I can be in your kitchen with you.
DROOL. I totally need this for dinner tonight!
I love this recipe! I have made this so many time’s, mostly by request. I did switch it up just a little and added half block of creamcheese to it crumbled. After you add the chicken sprinkle it all over the top of it and continue making it as called for. I got some who cant handle the heat so it calmes it down some! Thank you for sharing your recipes with us! Its So Good!
I love these! I’ve been on a mission to make it through all the chicken in my freezer and this was a perfect recipe to help me on that quest. I made them before I went to work and they were an instant hit with my roommates. I came home and more than half the pan had been gobbled up! Thank you so much for sharing this awesome recipe!
Made this for a Super Bowl party and it was the first thing gone! So delicious!
just made this for the superbowl. i used ground chicken instead since it’s less time consuming. looks great! can’t wait to try it. here’s a picture of it: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151414179534539&set=a.10151235390719539.487015.502479538&type=1&theater¬if_t=like