Description
Spicy buffalo chicken wrapped in crisp lettuce cups with cool blue cheese and crunchy veggies. A lighter take on wings that’s ready in 20 minutes!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups cooked shredded chicken (rotisserie or baked)
- ¼ cup hot sauce (like Frank’s RedHot)
- 2 tbsp ghee or butter (for creaminess)
- 1 tbsp ranch or Whole30-compliant dressing (optional)
- 1 head butter lettuce or romaine (for wraps)
- Optional toppings: sliced celery, green onions, avocado, blue cheese (if not Whole30)
Instructions
- Cook chicken: Heat oil in skillet over medium-high. Sauté chicken with spices 6-8 mins until cooked through.
- Make sauce: Whisk together hot sauce, butter, honey (if using), and vinegar.
- Toss chicken: Remove skillet from heat. Pour sauce over chicken; stir to coat.
- Assemble: Spoon chicken into lettuce leaves. Top with celery, carrots, blue cheese, and drizzle with dressing.
- Garnish: Sprinkle with green onions. Serve with extra sauce on side.
Notes
- Shortcut: Use rotisserie chicken (shred and mix with sauce).
- Heat control: Reduce hot sauce to 1/4 cup for milder version.
- Dairy-free: Substitute vegan blue cheese and ranch.
- For meal prep, store components separately; assemble when ready to eat.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 wraps
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: undefined
- Sodium: 980mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: undefined
- Trans Fat: undefined
- Carbohydrates: undefined
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: undefined