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Buffalo Chicken Wraps are a great way to spice up your lunch or dinner. There is no shortage of flavor amongst the chicken, hint of blue cheese, with crisp romaine lettuce and all wrapped up in a tortilla.
Buffalo chicken wraps make for a tasty lunch or a quick and easy dinner. It’s fun to swap out traditional sandwiches for a fun wrap. My family loves all things “buffalo” flavored, including my buffalo cauliflower wings. The best part about this recipe is the blue cheese dressing used to drizzle over the top of the chicken. The flavors combine to be tangy with just a hint of spice.
These wraps can be made in a flash. Simply split the chicken breast in half as if you were butterflying it, but cut all the way through. The goal is to have two chicken breasts that are much thinner. Cook on the first side for 6-8 minutes until the chicken starts to get very golden brown in color. Flip the chicken over and repeat on the second side until the chicken is cooked through. Easy peasy.
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Why You’ll Love this Recipe
- If you love buffalo wings, you are in for a treat with buffalo chicken wraps. They have the same great taste without all of the extra work and fat content.
- Buffalo sauce and blue cheese marry together so well to create a wrap that is bursting with flavor.
- Ready in just 25 minutes, perfect for a speedy lunch or dinner.
- You can adjust the spice level and add your favorite veggies for extra crunch.
Recipe Ingredients
- Chicken breast
- Olive oil
- Franks RedHot Original RedHot Sauce
- Romain heart
- Blue cheese dressing
- Celery heart – Leaves intact
- Flour tortillas – Burrito-sized
- Blue cheese – Crumbled
See the recipe card below for full information on ingredients and quantities
How to Make Buffalo Chicken Wraps
Step #1. Slice the chicken breast in half and pan-fry in olive oil until golden and cooked through.
Step #2. Slice the cooked chicken, return to the pan, and coat with Frank’s RedHot sauce.
Step #3. Mix blue cheese dressing with chopped romaine and thin if needed. Pick tender celery stalks.
Step #4. Warm tortillas, then layer lettuce, celery, chicken, blue cheese crumbles, and extra dressing or hot sauce. Roll and enjoy.
Recipe FAQs
Yes! Just get the original, it’s only a strong-mild/tame-medium in my opinion when it comes to heat. It’s very vinegary and tastes just like what a hot wing should. If you are a fire breather you might want to get the more spicy option. If you have a tried and true wing sauce that you love though, feel free to use it in the recipe.
I recommend making your own. I used this blue cheese dressing recipe from Mountain Momma Cooks and it was life changing. If you aren’t crazy about strong blue cheese sub it for feta. The dressing comes together in a snap and was SO good. That creamy element with the hot sauced chicken is so good.
Of course. You can save on some carbs and layer the buffalo chicken over a bed or mixed greens and still top with the blue cheese dressing. It is a winning combo.
Expert Tips
- Splitting the chicken breast in half helps it cook evenly and faster.
- Control the spiciness by adding more or less hot sauce based on your preference.
- Use crumbled blue cheese for extra flavor, but feel free to swap with ranch dressing if you prefer.
- Warm the tortillas for easier wrapping and to keep them from breaking.
How to Serve and Store Buffalo Chicken Wraps
I love to pair these wraps with French fries, sweet potato fries or baked chips for a crunchy side. Some other fun sides are ambrosia fruit salad, Grandma Lucy’s baked beans, or potato salad.
Store leftover chicken and dressing separately in airtight containers in the fridge for up to 3 days. It’s best to freeze only the cooked chicken. Thaw in the fridge overnight and reheat before assembling the wraps. Warm the chicken in a skillet or microwave before adding to the wraps. Avoid freezing the lettuce and tortillas to preserve their texture.
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Buffalo Chicken Wrap
Ingredients
- 1 large chicken breast
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup Franks RedHot Original RedHot Sauce
- 1 Romain heart, chopped
- 1/3 cup blue cheese dressing
- 1 celery heart, leaves intact
- 4 burrito-size flour tortillas
- Crumbled blue cheese
- Additional Blue cheese dressing and Franks Hot sauce for serving
Instructions
- Heat a large nonstick or cast iron skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Split the chicken breast in half as if you were butterflying it, but cut all the way through. The goal is to have two chicken breasts that are much thinner.
- Salt and pepper both sides of both pieces of chicken. Add the olive oil to the hot pan and when it starts to just barely smoke, add the chicken.
- Cook on the first side for 6-8 minutes until the chicken starts to get very golden brown in color. Flip the chicken over and repeat on the second side until the chicken is cooked through. Turn the heat off the pan and remove the chicken. Allow the chicken to rest on a plate for 5 minutes.
- After 5 minutes slice the chicken into 1/2 inch pieces. Put the sliced chicken back in the warm pan (without any heat to the pan) and add the hot sauce. Stir to combine and coat the chicken well.
- Mix 1/3 cup blue cheese dressing and the chopped Romain heart in a medium bowl to coat the lettuce well. You might need to thin the dressing with a bit of milk if it is extra thick.
- Cut the end off the celery heart and pick the smallest and most tender stalks out of the middle.
- Warm the tortillas according to the package directions.
- To assemble the wraps place one warm tortilla on a flat surface, add one forth of the dressed lettuce, a few celery stalks, one fourth of the chicken, a bit of crumbled blue cheese, and additional dressing and hot sauce to taste. Pull one end of the tortilla in and then roll from top to bottom, burrito-style and enjoy!
Notes
- Splitting the chicken breast in half helps it cook evenly and faster.
- Control the spiciness by adding more or less hot sauce based on your preference.
- Use crumbled blue cheese for extra flavor, but feel free to swap with ranch dressing if you prefer.
- Warm the tortillas for easier wrapping and to keep them from breaking.
Wow, I want this for dinner! These sound so good. I get things like this at a restaurant, but never make at home.
Yum! These look soo good. Good Luck!
These are so good..
What a neat idea!!