Shredded Buffalo Chicken Tacos

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Shredded Buffalo Chicken Tacos

Make these easy shredded buffalo chicken tacos in 45 minutes or less for a Mexican American fusion food twist on Taco Tuesday.

Servings tacos

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 16

Total Time 46

Ingredients

Shredded Chicken

¾ pound chicken tenderloins
⅓ cup vegetable oil
½ tablespoon distilled white vinegar
1 pinch salt

Buffalo Sauce

¼ cup Frank's Red Hot
1 tablespoon butter melted
½ tablespoon light ranch dressing

Taco Ingredients

9 4-inch flour tortillas
4 leaves romaine lettuce chopped
½ small red onion diced
½ cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1 bunch chives chopped
Light ranch dressing optional

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
In a small bowl, combine chicken, vegetable oil, white vinegar, and salt. Marinate for 20 to 30 minutes at room temperature.
Next, transfer the chicken to a baking sheet and bake until cooked through, about 12 to 16 minutes.
While the chicken is baking, prepare the buffalo sauce. Combine Frank’s Red Hot, melted butter, and light ranch dressing in a bowl and whisk thoroughly to combine. Set aside.
Once the chicken is cooked, shred with two forks and toss in the buffalo sauce until fully coated. Transfer to a small serving bowl and set aside.
Next, warm the flour tortillas in the microwave between a set of damp paper towels for about 15 seconds per 3 tortillas.
Finally, serve buffalo chicken with flour tortillas, lettuce, red onion, cheddar cheese, chives, and ranch dressing for DIY assembly at the dinner table.

Notes

Shredded chicken: For an easy alternative, rotisserie chicken can be used in place of baking your own chicken. Just shred a store-bought rotisserie chicken and skip to step 4 above, following the rest of the instructions as normal.

Baking chicken: To ensure perfectly cooked chicken every time, we recommend using a digital meat thermometer. This way, you can determine if it's cooked based off the internal temperature, and not just cooking time (since the thickness and size of chicken pieces can vary so much). We love our OXO instant read thermometer.

Author: Nicole and Alex

Calories: 163kcal

Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine: American, Fusion, Mexican

Keyword: buffalo chicken, cheddar cheese, chives, flour tortillas, frank's red hot, lettuce, ranch dressing, red onion, tacos

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