Buffalo Chicken Smash Tacos (Easy Recipe)

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Buffalo Chicken Smash Tacos (Easy Recipe)

These buffalo chicken smash tacos have spicy ground chicken pressed onto crispy tortillas, topped with a creamy ranch slaw and a drizzle of extra buffalo sauce — ready in 20 minutes for a high-protein weeknight dinner.

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Total Time20

Course: Dinner, High Protein

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 376kcal

Author: Bailey Campbell

Ingredients

Buffalo Chicken

500 g ground chicken
⅓ cup buffalo sauce such as Franks Red Hot
2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp paprika
½ tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper

Ranch Slaw

2 cups shredded lettuce
2 grated carrots
3 green onion sprigs chopped
⅓ cup light ranch dressing

Tacos

8 small flour tortillas
1 tbsp avocado oil
⅓ cup buffalo sauce for drizzling

Instructions

In a bowl, mix ground chicken with ⅓ cup buffalo sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt, and black pepper.
Spread about 2 tablespoons of buffalo chicken mixture in a thin, even layer onto each tortilla, pressing down firmly.
Heat a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat with avocado oil.
Place tortillas chicken-side down in the pan and press with a spatula. Cook for 3-4 minutes until golden and fully cooked.
Flip and crisp the tortilla side for 30-60 seconds.
Make the slaw: toss shredded lettuce, grated carrots, sliced green onions, and ranch dressing in a bowl. Top each taco with ranch slaw and a drizzle of buffalo sauce. Fold and serve.

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