Buffalo Chicken Breakfast Taco

Name: Buffalo Chicken Breakfast Taco
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 Flour tortilla; 1 lb Chicken breast tenders; 4 tbsp Buttermilk; 1 cup Seasoned flour; 1 cup Buffalo sauce; 4 Eggs; 1.5 cups Blue cheese crumbles

Crispy chicken tossed in Buffalo, ranch drizzle, celery salt, and scrambled eggs.

Developed and tested by The Neon Griddle test kitchenPublished August 1, 2026Last reviewed August 10, 2026Corrections

Prep: 10m
Cook: 15m
Serves: 4
Level: Hard

Ingredients

4servings

Flour tortilla8
Chicken breast tenders1 lb
Buttermilk4 tbsp
Seasoned flour1 cup
Buffalo sauce1 cup
Eggs4
Blue cheese crumbles1 ½ cups

Instructions

1
Fry crisp
Dredge chicken tenders in buttermilk and flour; deep-fry at 350°F until the internal temperature reaches 165°F.
2
Melt cheese
Toss immediately in an emulsion of hot sauce and melted butter.
3
Soft-scramble
Layer soft-scrambled eggs and the chopped chicken into a warm tortilla, finishing with sharp blue cheese crumbles to cut the capsaicin heat.

Cook it safe

165°F / 74°C — All poultry, including ground chicken and turkey.

This recipe serves egg that is not fully cooked. Use pasteurized eggs if serving anyone pregnant, very young, over 65, or immunocompromised.
Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours of cooking — within 1 hour if the room is above 90°F / 32°C.
Reheat leftovers to 165°F / 74°C before serving.
Use a calibrated instant-read thermometer rather than color or cooking time to judge doneness.

Temperatures follow the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service safe minimum internal temperature chart.

Nutrition

Per serving · estimated

Calories: 863
Fat: 38g
Carbs: 79g
Protein: 44g

Nutrition is estimated from the listed ingredients using standard reference values (USDA FoodData Central). 7 of 7 matched ingredients use verified FoodData Central entries (dictionary snapshot 2026-09-11). Brand, portion, and preparation differences can change the result. Frying fat is counted at the share typically absorbed, and brines drained before cooking are excluded. These figures are an estimate for general interest, not medical or dietary advice.

Equipment

Instant-read meat thermometer

This recipe has a target internal temperature, and color is not a reliable way to read it.

Also useful here

Deep-fry / candy thermometer — Frying and sugar work both depend on holding a narrow temperature band you cannot judge by eye.
Chocolate tempering thermometer — Tempering succeeds or fails on a couple of degrees, so a fast, accurate readout matters.

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