Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps Recipe with Quinoa
User Reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Total Time
23 mins
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Servings
5 Servings
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Calories
249 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
American
Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps Recipe with Quinoa
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Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps with Quinoa…Lighten up Buffalo chicken by sautéing chicken tenders and serving them in lettuce wraps with a crunchy quinoa vegetable mix. Perfectly spicy, healthy and delicious!
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Ingredients
- 10 chicken tenders about 1 ¼ pounds
- ½ teaspoon ground pepper
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 3 teaspoons olive oil divided
- ¼ cup cayenne hot sauce I use Frank's RedHot
- 1 ½ cup cooked quinoa
- 2 medium celery stalks diced
- 2 green onions thinly sliced
- 10 butter lettuce or Boston bibb lettuce leaves
The Sauce:
- ½ cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons nonfat milk
- ¼ cup 1 ounce crumbled blue cheese
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Season the chicken tenders with the salt and pepper.
- Heat 2 teaspoons olive oil in a large nonstick skillet set over medium-high heat. Cook until the chicken is just cooked through, about 4 minutes per side.
- Transfer the chicken to a bowl, add the hot sauce and toss to coat.
- In a separate bowl, stir together the quinoa, 1 teaspoon olive oil, celery and green onions.
- Scoop about 3 tablespoons of the quinoa mixture into each lettuce leaf, and top with 1 chicken tender and 1 tablespoon yogurt sauce. Serve.
The Yogurt Sauce:
- In a small bowl, stir together the yogurt, milk, blue cheese and salt.
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Nutrition Information
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Serving
2Wraps
Calories
249kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
15.6g
(5%)
Protein
31.8g
(64%)
Fat
6.6g
(10%)
Saturated Fat
31.4g
(157%)
Cholesterol
70.4mg
(23%)
Sodium
651.8mg
(27%)
Potassium
87mg
(2%)
Fiber
2.2g
(9%)
Sugar
1.7g
(3%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 5Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 249 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 2Wraps | |
| Calories | 249kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 15.6g | 5% |
| Protein | 31.8g | 64% |
| Fat | 6.6g | 10% |
| Saturated Fat | 31.4g | 157% |
| Cholesterol | 70.4mg | 23% |
| Sodium | 651.8mg | 27% |
| Potassium | 87mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 2.2g | 9% |
| Sugar | 1.7g | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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