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Buffalo Chicken Tacos

URL: https://www.askchefdennis.com/buffalo-chicken-tacos-bleu-cheese-slaw/

Ingredients

The tacos

  • 24 pieces 6 inch flour tortillas
  • 2 lb chicken thighs, cooked and pulled
  • 2 cups roasted or grilled corn
  • 12 oz Buffalo sauce (Franks Buffalo Wing Sauce or hot sauce of your choice)
  • 2 oz unsalted butter
  • 3 oz honey

The slaw

  • 1 small head cabbage, cored and sliced thinly
  • ½ small red pepper or carrot, sliced thinly and chopped
  • ½ cup blue cheese dressing
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper

Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing

  • 8 oz bleu cheese
  • 1 cup sour cream or Greek yogurt
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • ¼ cup milk or buttermilk
  • ¼ teaspoon granulated onion
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and lightly coat the chicken thighs with olive oil, seasoning with salt and pepper before baking for 25 minutes until cooked through.
  2. Allow the chicken to cool slightly, then shred it using forks or a mixer.
  3. In a saucepan, melt butter and honey, then mix in the hot sauce until fully combined. Set aside.
  4. Prepare the bleu cheese dressing by blending sour cream, milk, and half of the bleu cheese in a food processor, then combine with mayonnaise and remaining bleu cheese.
  5. Mix the blue cheese dressing with vinegar, salt, and pepper, then combine with the cabbage and let it sit for several hours in the refrigerator.
  6. Assemble the tacos by filling tortillas with shredded chicken, slaw, and any additional toppings.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
12
Calories
691
Total fat
45g
Total carbohydrates
48g
Total protein
24g
Sodium
2140mg
Cholesterol
117mg

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