Spicy and Saucy: 8 Crowd-Pleasing Buffalo Chicken Recipes

Buffalo chicken works for just about any occasion, from casual dinners to easy entertaining. This collection of buffalo chicken recipes includes everything from crispy wings to flatbread pizza, meatballs, and easy finger foods that are perfect for sharing or enjoying any night of the week.

Buffalo Chicken Totchos

Tater tots with chicken, hot sauce,and blue cheese. — Image Credit: Tastes of Homemade

Crispy tater tots with layers of spicy buffalo chicken and melted cheese, topped with blue cheese dressing, crumbled blue cheese, and green onion. These tater tot nachos are fully loaded and perfect as a meal or as an appetizer for sharing.

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Honey Buffalo Wings

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Sweet and spicy, these air fryer honey buffalo wings are extra crispy and are quick to prepare. Made with simple ingredients, they are perfect on an appetizer or wing platter with your favourite blue cheese or ranch dressing.

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Buffalo Chicken Flatbread

A quick, simple pizza, this buffalo chicken flatbread pizza comes together with leftover rotisserie chicken and store-bought naan. These buffalo chicken pizzas are ideal for quick dinners, lunches, or snacks, and make great appetizers.

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Air Fried Buffalo Chicken Wontons

Crispy wontons with green onions and crumbled blue cheese on a plate. — Image Credit: Tastes of Homemade

A creamy, cheesy, and spicy buffalo chicken filling wrapped in a crispy wonton. These air fryer buffalo chicken wontons are quick and easy. Made with simple ingredients, they are ready in about 25 minutes. Served with blue cheese dip or hot sauce, these crispy wontons are the perfect appetizer or snack.

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Buffalo Chicken Pinwheels

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Buffalo chicken roll-ups, made with just easy ingredients, come together quickly for an easy appetizer or snack. The creamy, spicy filling is made with tender chicken, cream cheese, cheddar, and your favorite hot sauce for a bite-sized snack that works well for parties, get-togethers, or a quick lunch.

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Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

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Baked buffalo chicken meatballs with hot sauce and blue cheese are perfect for a meal or appetizer. They are made with only six ingredients and bake in less than 30 minutes. These meatballs are a fun alternative to wings. They work great on an appetizer platter or served with a simple salad for dinner.

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Buffalo Chicken Drumsticks

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If you like buffalo chicken wings, you will love these drumsticks. A great alternative to chicken wings, these are ready in under 30 minutes. They make a perfect meal any night of the week, or can be served on an appetizer platter for game day or movie night. Serve with ranch or blue cheese for dipping.

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Air Fried Buffalo Chicken Taquitos

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Air fryer buffalo chicken taquitos start with a creamy, spicy chicken filling rolled in a tortilla and air-fried until crisp. Served with some blue cheese or ranch dip and topped with crumbled blue cheese, hot sauce, and fresh green onion, these spicy taquitos make a great appetizer, snack, or meal.

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