I might have had chicken in every meal for the past 7 days straight. I can’t help myself. Chicken has been on sale at the local grocery store all month and my freezer is packed full of different cuts. Thighs with skin, boneless thighs without skin, breast, tenders, thin cutlets… the list goes on. I am proud to say that I haven’t been bored yet. Some how each dinner gets more creative than the last.
- 1 pound of chicken breast cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 cup of flour
- 1 cup of panko
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp cayenne pepper
- 2 tbsp paprika
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup of milk
- 1 russet potato cut into wedges or thin even sticks
- 3 cups of canola oil for frying
- monterey jack cheese
- 1 cup of ranch dressing
- 1 cup of hot sauce
- 1 tsp chopped garlic
- 2 tbsp of butter
- 1 cup of lettuce chopped
- small flour tortillas
- In a large bag add in the flour, panko, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and paprika
- Toss in the chicken and coat evenly
- In a bowl mix the eggs and milk
- Add in the chicken
- Move the chicken back into the bag of flour mix
- Toss again to coat evenly
- Fry in the canola oil until cooked to 165 degrees
- drain on a paper towel
- In a sautee pan heat the hot sauce, garlic, and butter
- Toss the chicken in the sauce
- Cook the potatoes in the oil until golden brown
- Season with salt and let rest on paper towel
- To assemble start with the tortillas
- Sprinkle the cheese over the tortillas
- Add chicken and fries
- Top with lettuce and ranch
These buffalo chicken tacos are so cheesy and spicy. Layers of monterey jack, crispy fried chicken, garlicy buffalo sauce, hand cut fries, ranch, and lettuce all wrapped up in a flour tortilla. It is definitely one of my new favorite combos. I am pretty sure I am obsessed with fries stuffed into any taco or burrito.
Obviously you can customize these fries to your liking, but I like mine fully cooked and slightly soggy. I know that sounds crazy, but it just makes it so easy for them to soak up the hot sauce.
Tacos are so versatile. You can change up almost any ingredients and just wrap up in a tortilla. Buffalo chicken just happens to be one of my personal favorite fillings!
