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These Buffalo chicken lettuce wraps are a breeze to make. Plus, they're full of flavor and make a filling and delicious low-carb meal.

If you love Buffalo chicken recipes as much as I do, you’re going to love this quick recipe to fill your lettuce wraps!

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Quick Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps

While you typically see buffalo-inspired everything around football season, I enjoy buffalo sauce recipes year-round, especially these 15-minute recipe ideas like these Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps!

While sometimes I make these Buffalo Chicken in the slow cooker and forget about it, I often get home and need to solve dinner fast, meaning it’s too late to turn on the crockpot -it happens to all of us. That’s when I cook the chicken pieces in a pan and make this meal super fast.

This recipe is also keto-friendly and gluten-free since it’s served in lettuce cups. The fresh, crisp lettuce balances out the rich, smoky flavor of the Buffalo sauce, and the tangy bite of blue cheese crumbles -ah, it’s love at first bite.

Ingredients

Chicken and Buffalo sauce are the base of these delicious lettuce wraps, and you only need a few extra staples to build this delicious dinner. The amounts are at the end of the post, but first, take a look at what you need:

Oil: for cooking.
Onion: adds flavor and crunchiness.
Chicken breasts: add them cubed.
Buffalo sauce: made at home with my easy recipe or your favorite store-bought sauce.
Lettuce: Boston Bibb or iceberg are firm enough to hold the filling.
Blue cheese crumbles: adds a tangy flavor that I love!
Avocado: a creamy and nutritious topping!
Ranch dressing: a favorite to drizzle over all things buffalo.

The Best Lettuce for Lettuce Wraps

While you can place this tasty Buffalo chicken over any lettuce leaves, Boston Bibb, iceberg, and butter lettuce are the best for wraps since they are firmer than the others. If you don’t have any of these around, use more leaves to build each wrap.

How to Make Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Cups

In this quick Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps recipe, I cook everything in one skillet, and before I call my family to the table, they know dinner is waiting for them. The aroma! Oh! Ok. We’d better start cooking:

Sauté
You start sautéing onions in a large skillet for about 5 minutes until they’re soft, golden, and translucent. You can skip this step in you’re in a super hurry.
Cook the chicken
To the same skillet, add the chicken pieces and cook for another 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the Buffalo sauce, and simmer the sauce for 3 more minutes, stirring from time to time.
Assemble
Serve the chicken mixture over two lettuce leaves. Top it with blue cheese crumbles, avocado, and Ranch. Enjoy!

Are you obsessed with Buffalo sauce everything as I am? Then you can see all my best Buffalo Chicken recipes here.

More Topping Ideas

I have to admit, I’m a blue cheese lover, but my family claims Ranch is the ultimate topping for all things buffalo. I’m not sure who is right, but we add both and everyone is happy! Here are more delicious topping ideas that go great with Buffalo chicken wraps:

Coleslaw
Cherry tomatoes in half
Sliced red onion
Pico de gallo
Sour cream
Salsa
Parsley or cilantro

What to Serve with Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Can this dinner get even better? Yes! Serve these Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps with quick and delicious lettuce wrap side dishes, like sautéed cabbage or these Spicy Green Beans, and make dinner a feast!

This super easy Corn and Tomato Salad or this Spiralized Zucchini and Tomatoes recipe will also add tons of veggies and nutrition quickly with very little effort. Amazing!

Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Servings: 6

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 10

Total Time: 15

These Buffalo chicken lettuce wraps are a breeze to make. Plus, they're full of flavor and make a filling and delicious low-carb meal.

5 from 15 votes

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
1.5 pounds chicken breasts, cubed
½ cup Buffalo sauce
1 to 2 heads Boston Bibb Lettuce, or 1 Iceberg
2 ounces blue cheese crumbles
1 avocado, sliced
Ranch dressing

Instructions

Cook the chicken:

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the oil and distribute it around the pan. Add the onions and sauté for about 5 minutes until they're soft, golden and translucent.
Add chicken pieces and continue to cook, stirring frequently, for another 5 to 7 minutes until the chicken is fully cooked and the internal temperature reads 165F.
Add the Buffalo sauce and stir to coat the chicken. Reduce heat to low, and simmer the sauce for 3 more minutes, stirring from time to time.

Assemble the wraps:

Layer two lettuce leaves on top of each other to build a base for each lettuce wrap. Scoop some of the Buffalo chicken mixture on top of the lettuce, add blue cheese crumbles and avocado slices on top, and drizzle with Ranch.

Notes

Turn this chicken into a slow cooker buffalo chicken by placing the chicken, onions, and sauce in a slow cooker. Cook on high for 5 to 6 hours or 8 on low. Follow the recipe to assemble.
Nutrition information is calculated without the Ranch dressing.