Buffalo Chicken Tacos

Prep Time
30 minutes
Number of Servings
Serves 4
Recipe Source
The Hungry Fan’s Game Day Cookbook by Daina Falk ($22.95, Oxmoor House, 2016)
Ingredients
For the Buffalo Sauce
- 2 Tbsp vegetable or extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 1⁄2 Tbsp white vinegar
- 1⁄4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1⁄8 tsp garlic powder
- 1⁄2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tsp Tabasco sauce
- 1⁄4 tsp sea salt
- 6 Tbsp Louisiana hot sauce
For the Tacos
- 2 Tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 Tbsp chipotle sauce, or more to taste
- 1 lb chicken tenders
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup all-purpose flour or brown rice flour (if you’re gluten-free)
- 1 Tbsp garlic chili oil, optional
- 1 Tbsp canola oil
- 4 (6-inch) flour tortillas (or corn tortillas if you’re gluten-free)
- 1 plum tomato, diced
- 1 Tbsp minced fresh cilantro
- 1⁄2 cup microgreens
- 1⁄2 cup blue cheese crumbles
Directions
- Make sauces: Combine all ingredients for Buffalo sauce in a small bowl. Set aside. Combine mayonnaise and chipotle sauce in another small bowl, and mix well.
- Season chicken tenders all over with salt and pepper, and dredge in flour.
- Sauté chicken in garlic chili oil and canola oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until cooked through, about 8 minutes. Pour in Buffalo sauce, and sauté until sauce coats chicken and starts to brown. Remove from heat.
- To make a taco, spread 1⁄2 to 1 tablespoon of chipotle mayo on 1 tortilla. Top with 2 chicken tenders, plus 1⁄4 each of the tomatoes, the cilantro, the microgreens, and the blue cheese. Repeat to make four tacos in all. Serve.
Nutrition Info
651 Calories, 36 g Protein, 47 g Carbohydrates, 5 g Fiber, 36 g Total fat (9 g sat), 729 mg Sodium, ★★★★★ Vitamin B3 (niacin), Phosphorus, ★★★★ Vitamin B6, ★★★ Vitamin B1 (thiamine), ★★ Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, ★ Vitamin A, B2 (riboflavin), B12, E, K, Potassium, Zinc