These Buffalo Chicken Ranch Nachos feature everything you love about buffalo wings…just in nacho form! They’re the perfect appetizer for the big game!
Prep Time25 minutesmins
Cook Time40 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr5 minutesmins
Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: buffalo chicken, nachos, ranch
Servings: 8servings
Calories: 599kcal
Author: David
Ingredients
For the Crispy Chicken
1½poundsbonelessskinless chicken breasts
1cupPanko-style bread crumbs
2tsppaprika
1tspsalt
½tsppepper
6Tbspunsalted butter, melted
For the Buffalo Sauce
½cuphot sauce
2Tbspcorn starch
1Tbspbrown mustard
½cupunsalted butter
1½Tbspwhite vinegar
½tspWorcestershire sauce
pinchgarlic powder
For the Nachos
1bag tortilla chips
2cupsMexican blend shredded cheese
1stalk celeryvery thinly sliced
1cupblue cheesecrumbled
¼cupgreen onionssliced
⅓cupranch dressing
Instructions
For the Crispy Chicken
Cut chicken into strips about ½” x 1 ½”. Rinse chicken with cold water and then pat dry with paper towels. (Tip: Make sure the chicken strips are approximately the same size. This will ensure that they cook in the same amount of time.)
In a medium bowl, combine the bread crumbs, paprika, salt and pepper. Toss the chicken strips in this mixture until well coated.
Pour the melted butter into a shallow baking dish, and then place the coated chicken strips into dish.
Bake at 400°F for 35 minutes, or until fully cooked.
For the Buffalo Sauce
Using a small saucepan, whisk together the hot sauce, corn starch and brown mustard. Add the remaining ingredients (butter, vinegar, Worchestershire sauce and garlic power). Heat until butter has melted and sauce just begins to simmer. Whisk together until well combined and then remove from heat.
In a medium bowl, toss baked chicken with the buffalo sauce until well coated.
For the Nachos
Place the tortilla chips on a large oven-safe platter and sprinkle the shredded cheese around the top of the chips. Place platter under a broiler for 2-3 minutes, or until cheese has just melted.
Remove platter from the oven and top with the baked Buffalo chicken, sliced celery, crumbled blue cheese and green onions. Finally, drizzle top of nachos with ranch dressing and remaining Buffalo Sauce (optional) before serving.