Keto Buffalo Chicken Taquitos (3 Ingredients)
These Keto Buffalo Chicken Taquitos only have three ingredients, can be made in under 10 minutes and have nearly no carbs!
We are easing right into the new year with the easiest recipe ever. These tasty Keto Buffalo Chicken Taquitos can be prepared in just a few minutes and have nearly no carbs. This is a recipe that is easy to customize based on your preferences, perfect for busy nights!
You can enjoy these homemade taquitos as an appetizer or as a main. If serving them as a main dish, I recommend pairing them with a salad, maybe a great dip, cauliflower rice, or another favorite side dish. For another great keto buffalo recipe, try this Buffalo Chicken Casserole!
The chicken and cheese taquitos get dunked straight into buffalo sauce, but they also taste great in ranch. Or a mixture of the two, whatever you prefer!
Ingredients for Keto Buffalo Chicken Taquitos
This keto chicken taquitos recipe is so simple I am not even sure it qualifies as an actual recipe. You only need three ingredients to make these easy and delicious Buffalo Chicken Taquitos:
- Slices of Mozzarella Cheese
- Grilled or Shredded Chicken (this Instant Pot BBQ Chicken would result in SUPER flavorful taquitos!)
- Buffalo Sauce
- Ranch (optional)
How to Make Keto Buffalo Chicken Taquitos
Homemade chicken taquitos are so easy to make, keto or not! Here are the basic steps to making these chicken and cheese taquitos:
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with a silicone baking mat. I use this one, it comes in a set of 2 and I’ve used them for years. It is what I cook these Keto Sausage Rolls on and they never ever stick!
- Place the mozzarella slices on the silicone baking sheet. Bake 5-7 minutes.
- When the edges have browned and the cheese is bubbly, remove from the oven. Allow them to cool about 1 minute, just so they cool enough you can handle, but still very pliable.
- Place the cooked chicken on the edge of one slice and tightly roll them up, seam side down.
- Serve with buffalo sauce and ranch!
Can I Use Another Type of Cheese?
Yes! You can use any type of cheese you prefer. This method will work just fine for cheddar, provolone or pepper jack. However, I really like the mozzarella because it has such a mild flavor that it doesn’t over power the dish.
The cooking time may vary slightly depending on the cheese you use. For example, the moisture content, thickness of the slices, if your oven is convection or not, and how many times you open it during cooking all can effect the cooking time. So, my suggested cooking time is 5-7 minutes, but keep an eye on these the first few times you bake them.
How Many Net Carbs Are in Keto Taquitos?
Hardly any! For this recipe, I consider a serving size three taquitos and one tablespoon buffalo sauce so as written this recipe serves two. This comes to less that 1 net carb per serving. You read that right, less than 1 net carb for three delicious buffalo chicken taquitos!
If you use a low-carb ranch dressing, this will add a small amount of additional net carbs (usually 2 to 3 per 2 tablespoons depending on the brand you use). So you can easily indulge on three taquitos, complete with dipping sauce for about 3 net carbs!
Tips for Making Keto Taquitos
Here are a few of my tips and tricks for making these keto chicken taquitos:
- Use store-bought shredded rotisserie chicken to make the chicken and cheese taquitos, or prep a batch of Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken ahead of time.
- I opted to roll the taquitos with just plain chicken inside them and then dunk them into buffalo sauce, but you’re welcome to toss the shredded chicken with some buffalo sauce and then roll them up.
- Note that I used Sargento mozzarella slices to make this recipe. They contain almost no carbs and that’s what I based the nutritional information on.
More Keto Appetizers:
- Easy Keto Pizza Bites — less than one net carb each (the most popular keto recipe on this site).
- Keto Chili Cheese Chips —ONE net carb per serving, life changing my friends!
- Keto Pigs in a Blanket — great as a keto appetizer or a main dish.
- Air Fryer Buffalo Wings — my new favorite way to eat wings!
- Keto Jalapeño Popper Taquitos — because you can never have too many taquito recipes.
Get the Recipe: Keto Buffalo Chicken Taquitos
Ingredients
- 6 slices of mozzarella cheese
- 1 1/2 cups cooked shredded or grilled chicken
- 2 tablespoons buffalo sauce for dipping
- low carb ranch dressing, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat.
- Place the cheese slices evenly on the mat.
- Bake 5-7 minutes or until the outside edges are browned and crisp. (watch video)
- Remove from the oven, allow to cool 1-2 minutes.
- Place chicken on one end of the cheese slice and tightly roll, seam side down.
- Serve with buffalo sauce and low carb ranch.
This is such a genius idea! Sounds like such a flavorful dish.
What a great recipe for busy weeknights! Definitely adding this to my dinner line up for the week; looks too good to pass up!
Now this is something I have got to try. Taquitos are one of my favorite foods to eat!
I’m totally obsessed with these! Always looking for a great keto option!
My kids are going to love to try these for an afternoon snack! 3 ingredients sounds perfect to me!
Hi! Can I make these Keto Buffalo Chicken Taquitos the day before and store in refrigerator? Thanks xx
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Can you use parchment paper instead of a silicone mat?
It may work, but I have not tried it.
Hi I am just curious about the net carb count – you say its 0.6 net carbs for portion of 3 but when I check carb count of 3 slices of mozarella (pre-cut mozarella slices like Kraft for example) its 1 net carb per slice so for 3 slices it should be at least 3 net carbs if we dont include any other ingredient and dont use the sauce….
Sargento mozzarella has no carbs, which is what I used. The nutrition information is based on the ingredients I used and of course will vary depending on what you use.
I don’t have silicon baking sheets. Will parchment paper work?
I just tried parchment and it worked ??
Just so everyone knows, and some may be quite surprised to learn – you can pop the mozeralla slices or shredded mozerella on a plate in microwave for about 30 secs for 25g so scale that up or down, a little more or less depending on desired chew / crisp level.
Microwaved grated cheese is great in general. And so quick. Add a squirt of concentrated tomato puree into the melted cheese disc and when it cools a little, roll it up. Maybe pop some ham in and you got a 30 second mini pizza without bread 😉
So good. I love them.