Make these Buffalo Chicken Tacos smothered in Frank’s red hot sauce and drizzled with homemade healthy blue cheese Greek yogurt sauce.
Love buffalo chicken? Try Instant Pot buffalo chicken chili, healthy buffalo chicken dip, buffalo cauliflower soup and air fryer buffalo chicken wings.
Buffalo Chicken Tacos Recipe
These buffalo chicken tacos are one of our favorite healthy meals for dinner! They have the best flavor combination of spicy buffalo sauce and salty, creamy blue cheese. The best part is, they’re almost guilt free because I made my own homemade healthy blue cheese sauce!
We love taco night at my house. We mix things up by making different flavors each week. Our favorites include my ground chicken tacos, healthy fish tacos and carne asada tacos.
We even love making taco inspired meals like taco skillet and turkey taco soup!
Years ago we used to host exchange students. Our most beloved student from Mexico went back home and has been making my buffalo chicken taco recipe for her family since then. So good!
Ingredients for Buffalo Chicken Tacos
- Chicken: Boneless skinless chicken breasts work best, and are the healthiest cut, but you can use chicken thighs if your prefer. You can also substitute for ground chicken or turkey.
- Cayenne pepper sauce: Use your favorite buffalo sauce, I used Frank’s Red Hot for this recipe.
- Blue cheese sauce: Make your own healthy version with plain yogurt, crumbled blue cheese, salt, and pepper.
- Taco fixings: You’ll need corn tortillas, lettuce, and shredded carrots.
How to Make Buffalo Chicken Tacos
- Cook chicken: Preheat large skillet on medium-high heat, add butter + oil and swirl to coat. Add chicken and sprinkle with a pinch of salt and black pepper. Cook for about 12 minutes, stirring occasionally and draining juices if necessary. Towards the end I reduce heat a bit and stir more frequently. Chicken should have nice golden brown crust and be cooked through.
- Add flavor to chicken: Pour cayenne pepper sauce over chicken in the skillet and stir to combine. Taste and adjust spiciness to your liking. My version is kid friendly.
- Prep sauce and tortillas: Meanwhile, crumble blue cheese with a fork in a small bowl. Add yogurt, salt and black pepper; stir to combine. Warm up tortillas on a platter covered with damp towel in a microwave for a few seconds or use your preferred method. Set aside.
- Assemble tacos: To assemble a taco, lay the tortilla on a plate and place desired amount of lettuce, carrots and chicken in the middle. Drizzle with blue cheese sauce and enjoy warm.
Tips and Variations
- Don’t like blue cheese? Mix crumbled feta cheese and garlic into the plain yogurt instead for a bomb dot com combo!
- Party tip: Make mini buffalo tacos for a party by using extra small tortillas.
- Low carb: Turn these tacos into a salad by ditching the tortilla and serving the chicken and toppings over a combination of shredded purple or green cabbage and lettuce. Air fry buffalo cauliflower and serve with it!
- Add more toppings: Like corn, diced avocado, tomato, cilantro, green onions, greek yogurt guacamole or salsa guacamole.
What To Serve With Buffalo Chicken Tacos?
These buffalo chicken tacos can stand alone as a complete meal, but they would also pair wonderfully with any of these sides:
Storing, Reheating, and Make Ahead Tips
Storing: Keep the cooked chicken in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Freezing: You can also freeze the cooked buffalo chicken! Store sealed tightly in a freezer safe container for up to 3 months. Defrost before reheating.
Reheating: You can microwave to reheat, but for best results, add the chicken to a pan with a little extra sauce and warm on the stove.
Meal Prep: Make the chicken ahead of time and prep your toppings. When you’re ready to eat, assemble and enjoy!
More Taco Recipes
- Grilled fish tacos
- Shrimp tacos
- Ground turkey tacos
- Instant Pot chicken tacos
- Chicken street tacos
- Bang bang shrimp tacos
- And browse all healthy chicken recipes or healthy taco recipes!
Buffalo Chicken Tacos
Ingredients
- 2 lbs boneless & skinless chicken breasts cut into 1” pieces
- 1/2 tbsp oil for frying
- 1/2 tbsp butter
- 1/4 cup cayenne pepper sauce like Frank's more to taste
- 3 oz blue cheese
- 1 cup plain yogurt I used 4%
- 1/4 tsp salt + a pinch
- Ground black pepper to taste
- 1 head Romaine or iceberg lettuce shredded
- 3 large carrots coarsely shredded
- 12 small corn tortillas
Instructions
- Preheat large skillet on medium-high heat, add butter + oil and swirl to coat. Add chicken and sprinkle with a pinch of salt and black pepper. Cook for about 12 minutes, stirring occasionally and draining juices if necessary. Towards the end I reduce heat a bit and stir more frequently. Chicken should have nice golden brown crust and be cooked through.
- In the meanwhile, crumble blue cheese with a fork in a small bowl. Add yogurt, salt and black pepper; stir to combine. Set aside.
- Pour cayenne pepper sauce over chicken in the skillet and stir to combine. Taste and adjust spiciness to your liking. My version is kid friendly.
- Warm up tortillas on a platter covered with damp towel in a microwave for a few seconds or use your method.
- To assemble a taco, lay tortilla on a plate and place desired amount of lettuce, carrots and chicken in the middle. Drizzle with blue cheese sauce and enjoy warm.
Notes
- Store: Refrigerate chicken separately in an airtight glass container for up to 5 days, assemble as needed.
- Don’t like blue cheese? Mix crumbled feta cheese and garlic into the plain yogurt instead for a bomb dot com combo!
- Party tip: Make mini buffalo tacos for a party by using extra small tortillas.
- Low carb: Turn these tacos into a salad by ditching the tortilla and serving the chicken and toppings over a combination of shredded purple or green cabbage and lettuce.
- Add more toppings: Like corn, avocado, tomato, cilantro, or green onion.
Instead of feta also 🥰 what can we use
Thx
Hi Sherry. There is no feta cheese in this recipe but you can use it instead of blue cheese.
Yes.. that’s what I was asking about 🥰
Any sub for feta??
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Don’t like blue cheese?
Mix crumbled feta cheese and garlic into the plain yogurt instead for a bomb dot com combo!
Instead of feta any options?
Blue cheese taste I don’t like..
Never tasted feta..
is it strong like blue cheese?
Thx..
You can mix just yogurt with garlic, salt and pepper and fresh dill or parsley.
These were just lovely! Sliced/shredded several crispy veggies (lettuce, carrots, celery, bok choy, green onions and carrots) and set it up taco bar style. Big hit and so simple.
Yum! Love those veggie options Rochelle, glad you enjoyed!
Really good! I didn’t have yogurt, so I used sour cream to mix with the blue cheese. And we added some cabbage and celery too!
Sounds delicious, glad you enjoyed!
Just found your site. Sooo nice to find realistic recipes that are as tasty as promised! And you are fellow Canadian, just a bonus.