Description
Spicy buffalo chicken tater tot nachos merge crispy potato bites with zesty wing sauce and melted cheese. Layers of comfort ingredients combine for an irresistible game day snack you’ll devour with friends.
Ingredients
Scale
- 32 oz (907 g) frozen tater tots
- 16 oz (454 g) shredded rotisserie chicken
- 16 oz (454 g) shredded pepper jack cheese
- 16 oz (454 g) Frank’s buffalo wings sauce
- 3 green onions, thinly sliced
Instructions
- Oven Preparation: Ignite oven to 425°F, positioning rack in central position and lining baking sheet with parchment paper for seamless cooking and effortless cleanup.
- Tater Tot Arrangement: Distribute frozen tater tots across baking surface in uniform single layer, creating optimal spacing for achieving maximum crispiness and golden-brown exterior.
- Initial Roasting Phase: Bake tots until perfectly crisped and golden, rotating baking sheet midway through cooking cycle to ensure consistent coloration and textural development.
- Chicken Transformation: Warm shredded chicken, thoroughly coating with zesty buffalo sauce to infuse robust, tangy flavor profile throughout protein layer.
- Cheese Integration: Strategically layer pepper jack cheese across seasoned chicken, ensuring complete coverage for luxurious melting potential and enhanced flavor complexity.
- Broiling Finale: Transfer baking sheet to high broil setting, monitoring closely as cheese transforms into bubbling, molten landscape with subtle caramelized edges.
- Flavor Amplification: Cascade additional buffalo sauce across prepared dish, creating dynamic flavor intensity and vibrant color contrast.
- Garnish Application: Sprinkle finely chopped green onions across surface, introducing fresh herbal notes and visual appeal to completed dish.
- Serving Presentation: Transfer immediately from oven to serving area, allowing guests to indulge in this crispy, spicy, cheese-laden culinary creation while at peak temperature and textural perfection.
Notes
- Crisp Tater Tot Base: Spread tots in single layer for maximum crunchiness and even golden-brown texture.
- Buffalo Sauce Coating: Thoroughly toss chicken to ensure complete flavor saturation and spicy coverage.
- Cheese Melting Technique: Watch broiler carefully to achieve perfect melted cheese without burning.
- Garnish for Balance: Green onions provide fresh, sharp contrast to rich and spicy nacho flavors.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Baking, Broiling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 530
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 1450 mg
- Fat: 30 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 43 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 25 g
- Cholesterol: 75 mg