Buffalo Chicken Nachos
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Buffalo Chicken Nachos
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A game day spin on the Tex-Mex classic, these Buffalo chicken nachos are perfect for your next party.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup hot sauce, preferably Frank’s Red Hot
- 4 tablespoons (2 ounces / 56 grams) unsalted butter
- 4 cups shredded cooked chicken breast (from about 2 large chicken breasts)
- 12 ounces corn tortilla chips
- 1 to 2 stalks celery, trimmed and sliced
- 2 cups (8 ounces / 227 grams) shredded sharp white cheddar cheese
- ½ cup (2 ounces / 56 grams) crumbled blue cheese
- 2 scallions, thinly sliced (optional garnish)
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Instructions
- Place a rack in the top third of the oven and preheat the oven to 475°F. Line a sheet pan with foil or parchment paper for easy cleanup.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the hot sauce and butter. Heat and stir until the butter emulsifies into the hot sauce and the mixture heats through, about 3 to 5 minutes.
- Add the shredded chicken and stir to coat with the sauce and heat the chicken through, another 2 minutes. Remove the chicken from the sauce with a slotted spoon and reserve the chicken and Buffalo sauce separately.
- Arrange the tortilla chips in the prepared sheet pan and top with the shredded Buffalo chicken. Add the sliced celery and about ½ the shredded cheddar, making sure to distribute the toppings evenly over the chips. Drizzle the reserved Buffalo sauce over the top of the nachos. It will infuse more flavor into the cheese and soak into some of the chips. Finish with the crumbled blue cheese and the remaining shredded cheddar.
- Bake in the top third of the oven for 5 to 7 minutes until the the nachos are hot and the cheese is bubbly and starting to brown at the edges. Top with sliced scallions, if desired, and serve immediately.
Notes
- Reduce or multiply the recipe to feed a small group or a large crowd. The photos in this post are of a half recipe.
- I strongly recommend grating your own cheddar cheese rather than using pre-shredded cheese. Bags of shredded cheese contain anti-caking agents which prevent them from melting as smoothly as regular grated cheese. Nachos will always be better if you grate the cheese yourself.
- There will be a fair amount of Buffalo sauce to pour over the nachos. A few of the chips will soften a bit but most will simply infuse with the sauce and get crunchy in the oven. The sacrifice is totally worth it to infuse all that extra Buffalo flavor into the remaining chips.
- You can definitely omit the blue cheese crumbles if you aren't a fan, and may also finish with a drizzle of ranch dressing if you prefer.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
627kcal
(31%)
Carbohydrates
40g
(13%)
Protein
36g
(72%)
Fat
35g
(54%)
Saturated Fat
17g
(85%)
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Cholesterol
119mg
(40%)
Sodium
2152mg
(90%)
Potassium
311mg
(9%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 627 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 627kcal | 31% |
| Carbohydrates | 40g | 13% |
| Protein | 36g | 72% |
| Fat | 35g | 54% |
| Saturated Fat | 17g | 85% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 119mg | 40% |
| Sodium | 2152mg | 90% |
| Potassium | 311mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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