Baked Buffalo Chicken (Tortilla Chip Crusted)

Name: Baked Buffalo Chicken (Tortilla Chip Crusted)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 pounds chicken breasts (butterflied and cut into cutlets); 1 ⅓ cups finely crushed tortilla chips; 1 egg (beaten with 1 tbsp. water); ¼ cup all purpose flour or gluten free all purpose flour; ¼ teaspoon salt; ⅛ teaspoon pepper; 4 ounce light cream cheese (softened); 3 teaspoons hot sauce (such as Frank's Red Hot Sauce); 1-2 celery stalks (diced); ½ cup reduced fat blue cheese crumbles; ¾ cup shredded Colby jack or cheddar cheese; green onions, ranch or blue cheese dressing, and celery, for serving

5 steps

Prep:10minCook:20min

Baked Buffalo Chicken is an easy recipe for a weeknight dinner, but tastes like a creamy, cheesy, cheater meal. Chicken breasts are dredged in tortilla chips, baked with a creamy buffalo topping, and topped with gooey cheese.

Updated at: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 12:00:28 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories375.7 kcal (19%)

Total Fat21.7 g (31%)

Carbs11.4 g (4%)

Sugars1.3 g (1%)

Protein31.6 g (63%)

Sodium553.1 mg (28%)

Fiber1.1 g (4%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

2 poundschicken breasts

butterflied and cut into cutlets

1 ⅓ cupstortilla chips

finely crushed

1egg

beaten with 1 tbsp water

¼ cupall purpose flour

or gluten free all purpose flour

¼ teaspoonsalt

⅛ teaspoonpepper

4 ouncelight cream cheese

softened

3 teaspoonshot sauce

such as Frank's Red Hot Sauce

1celery stalks

diced

½ cupreduced fat blue cheese crumbles

¾ cupColby jack cheese

shredded, or cheddar

green onions

ch, or cheese dressing

celery

blue, for serving

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375º F and spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.

Step 2

In three separate shallow bowls place flour mixed with salt and pepper, beaten egg mixed with 1 tbsp. water, and crushed chips. Dredge both sides of chicken in flour, then dip completely in egg mixture, and finally press down into tortillas to coat both sides. Place chicken on baking sheet and repeat with rest of chicken. Spray top of chicken with more cooking spray. Bake for 15-18 minutes, or chicken reaches a temperature of 165°F.

Step 3

While chicken is baking mix together cream cheese, hot sauce, blue cheese, and celery.

Step 4

Remove from oven and preheat broiler. Divide and spread cream cheese mixture over the top of each piece of chicken. Sprinkle cheese over the top. Broil until topping is hot and bubbly, 2-3 minutes.

Step 5

Garnish with green onions and serve with additional hot sauce, ranch or blue cheese dressing, and celery, if desired.

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