Description
Buffalo chicken nachos bring together crispy tortilla chips, shredded chicken tossed in spicy sauce, and melted cheese that creates layers of flavor you can enjoy straight from the platter. The toppings like sour cream, jalapeños, and ranch drizzle make each bite different and satisfying for sharing with friends or eating solo.
Ingredients
Scale
Base ingredients:
- 1 block (8 ounces) cream cheese
- 3/4 cup (205 g) buffalo sauce
- 3/4 cup (180 g) ranch dressing
- 1/2 cup (115 g) sour cream
Cheese:
- 1 cup (113 g) mild cheddar cheese
- 1 cup (113 g) mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup (56 g) blue cheese crumbles
Protein and toppings:
- 3 cups (420 g) rotisserie chicken
- 1 bag (11 ounces) tortilla chips
- 2 tablespoons green onion
Instructions
- Combine 8 ounces of room temperature cream cheese, ¾ cup buffalo sauce, ¾ cup ranch dressing, and ½ cup sour cream in a large skillet over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally until your cream cheese dissolves completely, which takes about 5-7 minutes.
- Fold in 1 cup shredded mild cheddar cheese and 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, mixing constantly until both have melted into the sauce, roughly 2-3 minutes.
- Stir in your 3 cups of shredded rotisserie chicken and let it warm through for 3-4 minutes at medium-low heat until heated all the way through.
- Spread 11 ounces of tortilla chips across your serving platter or baking sheet in a single layer.
- Pour the entire hot buffalo chicken mixture directly over your chips, making sure to distribute it evenly so every chip gets some of the sauce.
- Drizzle additional ranch dressing across the top, then scatter ¼ cup blue cheese crumbles and 2 tablespoons of chopped green onion as your final garnishes.
Notes
- The cream cheese mixture needs low heat so it doesn’t break or separate, and stirring constantly helps everything melt smoothly together.
- Shredded cheese melts faster and more evenly than chunks, so grab pre-shredded if that saves time in your kitchen.
- Warm cooked chicken works best here, since it only needs a few minutes to heat through without overcooking and drying out.
- Assemble the nachos right before serving so the chips stay crispy instead of getting soggy from the warm sauce sitting on them.
- For a lighter version, swap sour cream for Greek yogurt and use rotisserie chicken to cut down on cooking steps.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 7-8 minutes
- Category: Sautéed Chicken
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 544 kcal
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 1117 mg
- Fat: 40 g
- Saturated Fat: 19 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 34 g
- Cholesterol: 105 mg