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Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps (Slow Cooker, Instant Pot)

Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps (Slow Cooker, Instant Pot)

Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps are delicious and low-carb, topped with shredded carrots, celery and homemade light blue cheese dressing.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours
Course dinner, lunch
Cuisine American
Servings 6 wraps
Calories 147.5 kcal

Equipment

  • Slow Cooker
  • instant pot

Ingredients
  

For the chicken

  • 24 oz boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 stalk celery diced
  • ½ medium onion diced
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 16 oz fat free low sodium chicken broth
  • ½ cup cayenne pepper sauce I used Frank’s

For the wraps

  • 6 large lettuce leaves Bibb or Iceberg
  • 1 ½ cups shredded carrots
  • 2 large celery stalks cut into 2 inch matchsticks

Instructions
 

Slow cooker method

  • In a slow cooker, combine chicken, onions, celery stalk, garlic and broth (enough to cover your chicken, use water if the can of broth isn’t enough).
  • Cover and cook on high 4 hours.
  • Remove the chicken from pot, reserve ½ cup broth and discard the rest.
  • Shred the chicken with two forks, return to the slow cooker with the ¼ to ½ cup broth and the hot sauce and set to on high for an additional 30 minutes.
  • To prepare lettuce cups, place ½ cup buffalo chicken in each leaf, top with ¼ cup shredded carrots, celery and dressing of your choice. Wrap up and start eating!

Instant Pot method

  • Combine chicken, onions, celery stalk, garlic and broth (enough to cover your chicken, use water if the can of broth isn’t enough) in the Instant Pot.
  • Cover and cook high pressure 15 minutes. Natural release.
  • Remove the chicken from pot, reserve ½ cup broth and discard the rest.
  • Shred the chicken with two forks, return to the pot with the ¼ to ½ cup broth and the hot sauce and sauté 2 to 3 minutes.
  • To prepare lettuce cups, place ½ cup buffalo chicken in each leaf, top with ¼ cup shredded carrots, celery and dressing of your choice. Wrap up and start eating!

Notes

Nutritional info does not include the blue cheese dressing.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cup + veggiesCalories: 147.5kcalCarbohydrates: 5.2gProtein: 25gFat: 0.1gSodium: 879mgFiber: 1.5gSugar: 1.5g
Keyword Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps, Instant Pot, slow cooker
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