Buffalo Chicken Nachos (Printable)

Crispy chips layered with buffalo-spiced shredded chicken, melted cheeses and zesty toppings for a bold shareable snack.

# What You'll Need:

→ Chicken

01 - 2 cups cooked chicken breast, shredded
02 - 1/2 cup Buffalo wing sauce

→ Nachos Base

03 - 7 oz tortilla chips

→ Cheese

04 - 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
05 - 1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese

→ Toppings

06 - 1/3 cup diced red onion
07 - 1/3 cup sliced jalapeños (optional)
08 - 1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
09 - 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
10 - 1/2 cup diced tomatoes
11 - 1/2 cup sour cream
12 - 1/4 cup sliced green onions

→ Optional Sides

13 - Buffalo wing sauce for drizzling
14 - Ranch or blue cheese dressing for serving

# How to Cook:

01 - Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper if desired.
02 - In a medium mixing bowl, toss the shredded chicken with Buffalo wing sauce until evenly coated throughout.
03 - Arrange tortilla chips in an even layer across a large baking sheet or ovenproof platter.
04 - Scatter the Buffalo chicken evenly over the chips. Sprinkle cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese over the chicken layer.
05 - Distribute diced red onion, jalapeños if using, and half of the chopped cilantro across the nachos.
06 - Bake for 8 to 10 minutes until the cheese is fully melted and bubbly.
07 - Remove from oven and top with blue cheese crumbles, diced tomatoes, dollops of sour cream, sliced green onions, and remaining cilantro.
08 - Drizzle with extra Buffalo sauce if desired. Serve immediately with ranch or blue cheese dressing on the side.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • The combination of tangy Buffalo sauce and melted cheese on a crunchy chip is genuinely addictive, and you will find yourself making this on random Tuesday nights too.
  • Using rotisserie chicken means you can pull this together in under thirty minutes without breaking a sweat.
02 -
  • Do not walk away during the last two minutes of baking because cheese goes from perfectly melted to burnt in what feels like seconds.
  • Layering chips in one even thickness instead of piling them high is the difference between nachos where every chip is loaded and nachos where half the pan is dry and sad.
03 -
  • Use a combination of cheddar for flavor and Monterey Jack for meltability because using only one cheese never gives you both qualities at once.
  • Rotate the baking sheet halfway through cooking if your oven has hot spots, since even browning makes every quadrant of the pan equally delicious.

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