Mini Buffalo Chicken Tacos

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These Mini Buffalo Chicken Tacos are an easy-to-make weeknight dinner or party appetizer (especially for game days!) that are absolutely packed with flavor!

Taco Ingredients:

Blue Cheese Dressing + Toppings Ingredients:

In a small bowl mix together garlic powder, paprika, salt, & pepper & rub on chicken.

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Add olive oil to large skillet over medium. Add chicken & cook for 4–5 mins per side, until cooked through. Let cool slightly.

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When chicken is cool enough to touch, use forks (or your hands) to shred.

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Put shredded chicken in a bowl & add buffalo sauce. Toss to fully coat chicken in sauce.

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Wrap tortillas in a damp paper towel & warm in microwave for 45 seconds to make pliable.

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Lightly brush both sides of each tortilla with olive oil & set on a baking sheet. Add chicken to 1/2 of each tortilla. Top with cheese.

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Fold tortilla over to form taco, pressing firmly to close and bake at 425 for 6 minutes.

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Flip each taco & return to oven for another 5-6 mins, until tacos are golden & crispy.

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Put all ingredients in a medium bowl & stir together. Chill in fridge for at least an hour before using.

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Serve with blue cheese sauce, extra buffalo sauce, shredded carrots, diced avocado, & diced tomato.

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These mini tacos make a great football party appetizer, but they're also great for a weeknight dinner!

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Mini Buffalo Chicken Tacos

These Mini Buffalo Chicken Tacos are an easy-to-make weeknight dinner or party appetizer (especially for game days!) that are absolutely packed with flavor!

Makes: 12 mini tacos Prep Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Taco Ingredients:

– Garlic powder – Paprika – Salt – Pepper – Chicken breasts – Olive oil – Buffalo sauce – Street taco-size flour tortillas – Blue cheese or shredded cheddar

Blue Cheese Dressing + Toppings Ingredients:

– Blue cheese – Buttermilk – Sour cream or Greek yogurt – Minced garlic – Lemon juice – Pepper – Shredded carrots – Diced avocado – Diced tomatoes

In a small bowl mix together garlic powder, paprika, salt, & pepper & rub on chicken.

Make Chicken

Add olive oil to large skillet over medium. Add chicken & cook for 4–5 mins per side, until cooked through. Let cool slightly.

Make Chicken

When chicken is cool enough to touch, use forks (or your hands) to shred.

Make Chicken

Put shredded chicken in a bowl & add buffalo sauce. Toss to fully coat chicken in sauce.

Make Chicken

Wrap tortillas in a damp paper towel & warm in microwave for 45 seconds to make pliable.

Warm Tortillas

Lightly brush both sides of each tortilla with olive oil & set on a baking sheet. Add chicken to 1/2 of each tortilla. Top with cheese.

Make Tacos

Fold tortilla over to form taco, pressing firmly to close and bake at 425 for 6 minutes.

Bake Tacos

Flip each taco & return to oven for another 5-6 mins, until tacos are golden & crispy.

Bake Tacos

Put all ingredients in a medium bowl & stir together. Chill in fridge for at least an hour before using.

Make Dressing

Serve with blue cheese sauce, extra buffalo sauce, shredded carrots, diced avocado, & diced tomato.

Add Toppings

These mini tacos make a great football party appetizer, but they're also great for a weeknight dinner!

Enjoy!!

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