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Buffalo Chicken Nachos

Total Time
56 min
26m prep · 30m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Medium
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🌾 Gluten-Free 🥜 Nut-Free

These buffalo chicken nachos are bursting with flavor — you'll love the combo of crunchy tortilla chips, spicy buffalo chicken, and cool blue cheese dressing. Sharing is optional!

Ingredients

  • cooking spray
  • 0.75 cups blue cheese salad dressing , divided
  • 0.5 cups cayenne pepper sauce , such as Frank's® RedHot®
  • 2 tablespoons butter , melted
  • 2 cups shredded cooked chicken
  • 1 , 13 ounce
  • 1 large tomato , seeded and chopped
  • 0.5 cups sliced black olives
  • 0.33 cups diced red onion
  • 0.25 cups pickled jalapeno pepper slices
  • 4 ounces precooked bacon , crumbled
  • 1.5 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend
  • 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro

Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a large, rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray.

  2. 2

    Combine 1/4 cup blue cheese dressing, cayenne pepper sauce, and melted butter in a bowl until well blended. Add chicken and toss to coat.

  3. 3

    Spread tortilla chips evenly over the prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle tomato, olives, onion, and jalapeño peppers over chips. Spread chicken mixture over vegetables and top with crumbled bacon.

  4. 4

    Mix both cheeses together in a bowl; sprinkle mixture evenly over chicken mixture.

  5. 5

    Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and lightly browned, 10 to 15 minutes.

  6. 6

    Remove from the oven. Drizzle remaining 1/2 cup blue cheese dressing over nachos and garnish with cilantro.

Nutrition Facts

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