Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Cups
Get ready for one epic meal with these Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Cups. It’s smoky, slow-cooked buffalo chicken, wrapped in crisp lettuce, & topped with blue cheese!
- Yield: 6 1x
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Ingredients
For the homemade Ranch:
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon dried dill
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- Pinch of salt and pepper
For the tacos:
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into small chunks
- 1/2 cup buffalo sauce
- 1–2 heads Boston Bibb Lettuce (or similar)
- 1 avocado, sliced
- 2 ounces blue cheese crumbles
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine mayonnaise, milk, parsley, dill, garlic powder, salt, and pepper; refrigerate for later.
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat up oil. Sauté onions, for about 5 minutes, until they turn golden and are translucent. Add chicken pieces and continue to cook, stirring frequently, for another 5 minutes, until the chicken is no longer pink and is cooked through. Add buffalo sauce and heat up, reduce heat to simmer, and cook for an additional 3 minutes stirring throughout.
- Assemble lettuce cups by scooping 1/3 cup of chicken mixture inside a lettuce leaf, top with blue cheese crumbles, avocado slices, and drizzle with homemade ranch.
Notes
To make this recipe inside a slow cooker, brown onions and place them in the bowl of your slow cooker. Place chicken, buffalo sauce, cover, and cook, for 4 hours on high or 6 on how heat. Once cooked, serve following recipe directions.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 242
- Sugar: 1.5
- Fat: 11.5
- Carbohydrates: 5.3
- Fiber: 2.3
- Protein: 28.6
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