These delicious baked chicken tostadas are crispy and golden brown tortilla shells, served with homemade buffalo sauce, chicken strips, melty cheddar cheese, and drizzled with ranch dressing.
Buffalo Chicken Tostadas
Buffalo sauce is so versatile! My favorite ways to use it is in chicken wraps, cauliflower bites and more!
If you like spicy food, these tostadas will become your favorite snack!
Craving more Mexican recipes? Try vegetarian tostadas, corn on the cob or lime cilantro rice.
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Buffalo Chicken Tostadas Ingredients
- Chicken - I like to use go for chicken breast, slicing it into strips and cooking it in the sauce. If I'm in a hurry and need a quick tostada fix, I'll either use leftover chicken or grab a rotisserie one from the store.
- Cilantro - can be substituted with fresh parsley if you don’t like the taste.
- Buffalo sauce - I used my homemade Buffalo sauce recipe but any store-bought option will work here as well. The amount is added a little, and I recommend starting with a little amount in the beginning and then adding more if needed.
- Sour cream - you’ll need thick, at least 20% sour cream for the dressing. Another delicious alternative is using blue cheese sauce.
Tips
- Extra spicy kick - Marinate the raw chicken strips in buffalo sauce for at least 30 min to 1 hour and then proceed as per instructions. Extra spicy tostadas guaranteed!
- Don’t leave your tortillas unattended while baking - they do and will burn very quickly.
- Buffalo sauce - it's not as spicy as regular hot sauce, but if not used to heat, I suggest adding a little at first (half of what's in the recipe), then adding more after the chicken cooks through.
Different Methods To Cook Tostadas
- How to grill the tostadas - Oil the grill grates and char the tortillas until crispy on both sides. Then, follow the recipe to assemble the tostadas with your chosen toppings.
- How to fry tostadas - Heat skillet over medium heat. Add enough oil to cover mini tortillas. Fry until golden brown and crispy on both sides. Drain on paper towels. Then, assemble tostadas with toppings per recipe.
Tostada Toppings
- Black olives (pitted & sliced)
- Cotija cheese or feta cheese
- Sour cream or plain greek yogurt (also coconut yogurt will taste delish!)
- Pickled cabbage
- Guacamole
- Pico de Gallo
- Cherry tomatoes
- Avocado crema
🍅 Have too many cherry tomatoes? Freeze them for later!
How To Store Tostadas
- Keep the chicken filling separately in food containers for up to 3 days.
- To Store Tostadas tortillas. Bake a bunch of tostada shells, sprinkle some salt on top (don't add toppings), and store them closed in an airtight container or wrapped in a plastic bag for up to a maximum of one week.
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INGREDIENTS
- ½ lbs chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, cut into strips
- ¼ cup Buffalo Sauce or more/less to taste
- 4 taco size tortillas, corn or gluten-free tortilla
- ¼ cup water
- 1 tablespoon Ranch dressing packet seasonings
- 5 tablespoon sour cream
- 1 ½ cup iceberg or romaine lettuce, shredded
- 12 cherry or plum tomatoes, cut in half
- 1 medium avocado, pitted, cut into medium chunks
- ¾ cup cheddar cheese, shredded
- ½ of small Jalapeno, sliced thin
- ½ tablespoon cilantro leaves, chopped
- 1 lime, wedges for serving
- Vegetable oil spray
INSTRUCTIONS
- Prep. Preheat oven to 425 F. In a small bowl mix ranch seasoning packet with sour cream. Keep in the fridge.5 tablespoon sour cream, 1 tablespoon Ranch dressing packet seasonings
- Buffalo Chicken. Mix the chicken strips in buffalo sauce and transfer to a heated with a drizzle of vegetable oil medium skillet. Cook on high for 2-3 minutes on each side. Reduce the heat and add water. Stir to coat. Simmer for 2-3 minutes and remove from heat. Season with salt if necessary.½ lbs chicken breasts, Vegetable oil spray, ¼ cup water
- To Bake Tostadas. Place tortillas on a baking tray, spray generously on both sides with vegetable oil.Vegetable oil spray, 4 taco size tortillas
- Bake in a preheated oven for 3 minutes and flip them over, bake for another 2-3 minutes or until crispy and golden. Do not leave the oven, these tostadas will burn in a blink of an eye!
- Tostada assembly. When tostadas are baked, add a layer of chicken in buffalo sauce on each tostada.¼ cup Buffalo Sauce or more/less to taste
- A generous amount of cheese and pop right back in the oven until cheese is melted. Top with lettuce, avocados, tomatoes, drizzle with ranch dressing, and other favorite toppings of choice.1 tablespoon Ranch dressing packet seasonings, 1 ½ cup iceberg or romaine lettuce, 12 cherry or plum tomatoes, 1 medium avocado, ¾ cup cheddar cheese, ½ tablespoon cilantro leaves, 1 lime, ½ of small Jalapeno
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NOTES
- Homemade Buffalo sauce recipe
- Do you like the things on the hotter side? - Going for that extra spicy kick? Marinate the raw chicken strips in buffalo sauce for 30 min to 1 hour and then proceed as per instructions.
- Don’t leave your tortillas baking unattended - they will burn very quickly.
- Buffalo sauce - it is spicy but not that spicy as a regular Hot Sauce. But I still recommend adding little at the beginning (half of what is instructed in the recipe) and topping up more after the chicken has cooked through).
- How to eat tostadas?
Eating a tostada is a messy process indeed, but so worth it! Eat it like a taco or cut it into 4, alternatively use a fork and a knife and enjoy like a mini pizza.
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NUTRITION
Note: Nutrition information is estimated and varies based on the products used.
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Instructions + Step By Step Photos
Prep. Preheat oven to 425 F.
In a small bowl mix ranch seasoning packet with sour cream. Keep in the fridge.
Baked Buffalo Chicken. Mix the chicken strips in buffalo sauce and transfer to a heated with a drizzle of vegetable oil medium skillet. Cook on high for 2-3 minutes on each side.
Reduce the heat and add water. Stir to coat. Simmer for 2-3 minutes and remove from heat.
Chicken is ready when it's internal temperature reaches 165 F.
Baked Tostadas. Place tostadas on a baking tray (lined with parchment paper for easier clean up), spray generously on both sides with vegetable oil.
Bake in a preheated oven for 3 minutes and flip them over, bake for another 2-3 minutes or until crispy and golden. Do not leave the oven, these tostadas will burn in a blink of an eye!
Tostada assembly. When tostadas are baked, add a layer of chicken in buffalo sauce on each tostada.
A generous amount of cheese and pop right back in the oven until cheese is melted.
Top with lettuce, avocados, tomatoes, drizzle with ranch dressing, and other favorite toppings of choice.
Serve these Baked Buffalo Chicken tostadas with Rice, Cajun corn on the cob, Guacamole and Pico de gallo for a proper Mexican (Mexican/American) style dinner night!
Julia
Spicy buffalo chicken tostadas are the new true comfort food!