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Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps

These buffalo chicken lettuce wraps are so flavorful! They're ready in 30 minutes, are fun to eat, and can be made ahead of time.

Prep Time
30 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 144 kcal
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Buffalo sauce:
  • ⅓ cup hot pepper sauce
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
Wraps:
  • 2 cups Cooked Chicken Breast shredded; 10 ounces, from 2 medium chicken breasts
  • 8 Boston lettuce leaves washed and well-dried
Topping:
  • blue cheese dressing homemade or store-bought

Instructions

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  1. Mix the buffalo sauce ingredients (hot pepper sauce, melted butter, garlic powder, and smoked paprika) in a large bowl.
  2. Add the shredded chicken in batches and mix thoroughly, until well-coated. If desired, cover and heat the chicken in the microwave until heated through, for 1-2 minutes. I usually serve these wraps cold.
  3. Place two lettuce leaves on each plate. Pile ¼ cup of the chicken mixture on top of each leave. Drizzle with the blue cheese dressing. Serve immediately, or refrigerate for up to two hours before serving.

Notes

  • The nutrition info doesn’t include the blue cheese dressing, since I don’t know which you will use.
  • If you need to cook the chicken breasts, place them in a baking dish, lightly spray them with oil, season with a pinch of salt and pepper, and bake them in a preheated 450F oven until cooked through, for 25-30 minutes. Transfer to a plate and let them rest until cool enough to handle, then shred them. Here’s a detailed recipe for baked chicken breasts.
  • You can use shredded skinless chicken thighs instead of chicken breasts. 
  • You can add veggies (such as chopped celery and shredded carrots) to the chicken mixture, or add them on top of the chicken mounds. 
  • You can top the wraps with chopped cilantro or thinly sliced green onions.
  • There's no need to add salt to the sauce - the cayenne pepper sauce is very high in sodium. 
  • Boston or Bibb lettuce are the best varieties for wraps. They have round, soft leaves, and unlike Romaine, they don't have a crunchy middle that can snap when you try to fold it. Romaine lettuce leaves are also too narrow. It's not that you can't use Romaine - you certainly can - but it won't be as convenient.
  • Using rotisserie chicken is a great way to make this recipe as easy as can be. Just remember to remove the skin before shredding the chicken.
  • You can make these wraps a few hours ahead of time and refrigerate them (but dry the lettuce thoroughly after washing it). The chicken mixture itself, without the lettuce, can be stored in the fridge, in an airtight container, for up to 4 days. Count these four days from the day the chicken was cooked.

Nutrition Information

Serving 2wraps Calories 144kcal (7%) Carbohydrates 1.5g (1%) Protein 16g (32%) Fat 8g (12%) Saturated Fat 4g (20%) Sodium 800mg (33%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 144

% Daily Value*

Serving 2wraps
Calories 144kcal 7%
Carbohydrates 1.5g 1%
Protein 16g 32%
Fat 8g 12%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Sodium 800mg 33%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.