Crispy Buffalo Chicken Tacos with Creamy Celery Ranch Slaw
With spicy, shredded crockpot buffalo chicken and cool, crunchy celery ranch slaw stuffed in a crispy taco shell, these Crispy Buffalo Chicken Tacos are sure to be a hit for an easy weeknight dinner or even your next game day party.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
Creamy Celery Ranch Slaw
- 3 stalks celery
- 1 carrot
- 2 green onions
- ¼ cup blue cheese crumbles
- 2 tsp ranch dressing
- ¼ cup greek yogurt (or sub. sour cream)
- Juice of 1 -2 limes (to taste)
- ½ tsp each salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder
Crispy Buffalo Chicken Tacos
- 4 cups shredded crockpot buffalo chicken (see recipe link in notes)
- ½ cup pepper jack or monterey jack cheese (shredded)
- 12 crunchy taco shells
- Extra buffalo wing or hot sauce
- Cilantro for garnish
Instructions
To make the slaw:
- Using a sharp knife or mandoline slicer, very thinly slice celery on a bias. Add to large bowl.
- Using a box grater or your mandoline slicer set to julienne, grate or julienne carrot and add to celery.
- Slice green onions thinly and toss with celery and grated carrots.
- In a separate small bowl, mix together ranch, greek yogurt, lime juice, and spiced, and stir to combine.
- Add dressing and blue cheese crumbles to celery, carrots, and onion, and toss to combine.
- Refrigerate until ready to use. This will keep a couple of hours in the fridge.
To make the tacos:
- Preheat oven to 375°. Stand taco shells in a large baking or casserole dish, and stuff each shell with shredded buffalo chicken and top with cheese.
- Bake for about 10 minutes, until cheese is melted and shells are crisp.
- Top each taco with a big spoonful of slaw, extra buffalo wing or hot sauce to taste. Garnish with cilantro and serve immediately.
Notes
For the Chicken: This recipe is the perfect use for my Easy Crockpot Buffalo Chicken, which is easy to cook up in your slow cooker. But, if you want to make it even easier, you can also use shredded rotisserie chicken or any cooked and shredded chicken tossed with Franks Buffalo Wing sauce to taste (I recommend about ½ sauce for 4 cups chicken, but feel free to taste and add more or less as desired).
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