Buffalo Chicken Nachos (2024)

Created: May 29, 2017 Updated: April 12, 2023 by Lyuba Brooke 35 Comments *This post may contain affiliate links. Read More...

Insanely delicious Buffalo Chicken Nachos made with crispy tortilla chips, spicy buffalo sauce coated shredded chicken, blue cheese, veggies, more cheese and buffalo ranch dressing.

Buffalo Chicken Nachos

ForCinco de Mayo, we went out with a few friends to a local restaurant that served some awesome nachos. It was the BIGGEST plate of chicken nachos that I’ve ever seen. It was loaded with cheese, veggies and shredded chicken that was cooked in a tomato sauce. Ever since Cindo de Mayo, I’ve been craving some cheesy, buffalo chicken nachos.

I decided to treat us to some nachos for lunch but I made with with all the wonderful flavors of buffalo chicken wings. Sharing a big plate of nachos for lunch is so fun. After all, having appetizers for lunch or dinner is always fun. It may not technically be a complete dinner or lunch but it’s fun to rebel once in a while and have dessert first or eat some appetizers as a meal.

All 3 of us enjoyed these nachos and they were gone in a flash!!! Little man loves the cheesy chips and we loved it all.

How to make Buffalo Chicken Nachos:

This nacho recipe uses cooked chicken. Cooking chicken can be done ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator.

For the chicken, simply cook it in the pan with some salt and pepper until done. Shred chicken and either use right away or store in the fridge.

In a small pan, heat up wing sauce and add shredded chicken and mix it with sauce, cook for a few minutes. Take off heat.

Preheat the oven to 375. Use an oven-safe tray or a baking sheet to prepare nachos.

Start layering the nachos:

-spread 1/2 the chips

-then spread 1/2 the blue cheese and 1/2 the chicken over chips

-next, spread 1/2 the lettuce andspread 1/2 the tomatoes

-then spread 1/2 the celery

– drizzle 1/2 the buffalo ranch dressing

Repeat the next layer, leaving some fresh veggies and buffalo ranch dressing for spreading after nachos have been baked.

Sprinkle the shredded cheese over the top and bake for 10-13 minutes.

Spread remaining fresh veggies over the top and drizzle some buffalo ranch dressing over the top.

Update: if you do not want to add lettuce in the middle to get warm, simply skip it and just add it to the top after the nachos have been baked.

Try using homemade ranch dressing on these nachos.

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Originally published on Will Cook For Smiles on May 29, 2011.