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Buffalo Chicken Tacos Recipe
A little spicy, totally flavorful 20-minute buffalo chicken tacos are the answer to what to make for dinner. Bite-sized chunks of chicken breasts are spiced then pan-fried until slightly charred then mixed with a simple buffalo sauce. We love these on warm tortillas piled with blue cheese coleslaw!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 188 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 2 2 chicken breasts about 1 lb. total
- ½ ½ tablespoon EACH: chili powder, onion powder, garlic powder, and sea salt
- 2 2 tablespoons butter divided
- ⅓ ⅓ cup Frank's RedHot sauce
To Serve
- 8 8 4-inch flour tortillas or lettuce wraps
- Blue cheese coleslaw or thinly sliced cabbage
- Diced avocados or guacamole
- Cilantro lime ranch
- Sour cream or grated cheddar
Instructions
- Cut the chicken into 1-inch pieces and place them into a medium-sized bowl. Sprinkle the chili powder, onion powder, garlic powder, and salt over the top and toss to coat.
- Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook until the pieces are browned on 1 side, about 3 minutes. Flip the pieces over and cook for another 3 minutes.
- Add the remaining butter and Frank's to the pan and mix everything together.
- Serve on tortillas or in lettuce wraps with any or all of the optional toppings.
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Notes
- This recipe makes enough chicken to generously stuff 8 4-inch tortillas.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1 serving = ¼ of the chicken pieces
Calories
188kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
2g
(1%)
Protein
24g
(48%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
87mg
(29%)
Sodium
1684mg
(70%)
Potassium
460mg
(13%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
505IU
(10%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
15mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 188
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 serving = ¼ of the chicken pieces | |
| Calories | 188kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 2g | 1% |
| Protein | 24g | 48% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 87mg | 29% |
| Sodium | 1684mg | 70% |
| Potassium | 460mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 505IU | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 15mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.