Buffalo Chicken Nachos - the perfect game day snack! Inspired by Momma Goldberg's Deli in Auburn, AL. Doritos topped with buffalo chicken, pepper jack cheese, and jalapeños. These nachos are super simple to make and fly off the tray! They are perfect for parties, tailgating, and an easy dinner. Whip up a batch or three today!
Preheat oven to 400ºF. Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil.
Toss cooked chicken with wing sauce. Place chicken in a non-stick skillet and cook for 3 or 4 minutes. Set aside.
Place half of the Doritos in a single layer on baking sheet. Top with half of the cheese, half of the chicken, and half of the sliced jalapeños. Repeat layers.
Bake for 10 minutes, or until the cheese has melted.
Notes:
Momma Goldberg's steams their nachos. I don't have a professional steamer, so I layered all the ingredients and baked them.
If you want to steam the nachos at home, here is what you will need:
Layer some chips, chicken, cheese, and jalapenos in the bamboo steamer and steam a minute or two until the cheese has melted.
I used Frank's Buffalo Wing Sauce.
I like to quickly cook the chicken in a skillet after it is tossed in the buffalo sauce. This helps the sauce to get absorbed into the chicken and keep the nachos from getting soggy. You can skip that step if you prefer.
I use pepper jack cheese because that is what the original recipe uses. Feel free to use any cheese that you enjoy.
You can use fresh or pickled jalapeños on the nachos.