Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Lettuce wraps are the perfect healthy chicken recipe! Make the spicy chicken in just minutes, then load up fresh lettuce wraps with your favorite toppings!

Since I was a teenager, I’ve LOVED Buffalo Chicken anything! In fact, I would literally try to come up with recipes JUST to use buffalo sauce, legit, right? These Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Lettuce wraps are easy to make, healthy (163 calories per serving AND 28g protein!), and utilize my current favorite appliance, the Instant Pot . Your whole family will love these Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps!

Like I mentioned, making these easy Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken wraps takes very little effort or time.

How to make Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps:

• Using your Instant Pot, add the chicken breasts, carrots, celery, onion, and buffalo sauce to the instant pot, then cook for 15 minutes on manual.
• Once the time is up, remove the chicken breasts and shred the chicken. Add the chicken back to the pot, then stir to coat with the sauce.
• Load up fresh bib lettuce wraps with the buffalo chicken, grated carrots, and sliced celery if desired. Add delicious homemade ranch or homemade blue cheese dressing (BEST RECIPE EVER RIGHT HERE) to the top!

You should remember when using the Instant Pot, that the time it takes to cook the recipe (15 mins), is not the total time of the recipe. You need to give the pot some time to ‘come to pressure’.

• Since this buffalo chicken doesn’t have too much liquid, it shouldn’t take too much time to come to pressure. It needs to heat the buffalo sauce, which shouldn’t take too long.
• For me, it took about 10 minutes for the pot to come to pressure. Once it comes to pressure, the cook time will start to count down. 
• When the recipe is finished, you can either natural release the pressure, which will take about 15 more minutes, or you can quick release the pressure.

Are Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps healthy?

• Yes! Buffalo Chicken lettuce wraps are seriously low carb (4 net grams), only 162 calories for THREE wraps, and packed with 28 grams of protein! 
• Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps are definitely a very healthy option for lunch or dinner! These would even be great at a dinner party!
• They are also gluten free, paleo, dairy-free, grain-free, and Whole30 compliant! These buffalo chicken lettuce wraps fit into pretty much everyone’s diet!

Can I make Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps in the Slow Cooker?

• YES! If you would rather have the chicken cooking all day because you are at work or won’t be able to pay too much attention to the cook time, making these in the slow cooker is a great solution! I actually have a recipe for Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps HERE!

Looking for more ways to serve instant pot buffalo chicken?

• Use instant pot buffalo chicken in this delicious creamy buffalo chicken lasagna! This is a family favorite!
• Need an amazing game day appetizer?! These Buffalo Chicken Fries will be a HIT at your next football party or tailgate!
• Looking for a lunch option? This Gluten Free Buffalo Chicken Grilled Cheese is always a hit!

My favorite Instant Pot Recipes:

• Instant Pot Salsa Rice is the perfect meal or side dish to your favorite Mexican inspired dinner! Filled with fresh vegetables and only 4 minutes in the Instant Pot and this rice is ready to eat!
• Instant Pot Peanut Butter Cheesecake is a stunning dessert that comes together in no time! Not only is it amazingly easy, but it’s the best cheesecake EVER!
• Instant Pot Honey Sesame Chicken Lettuce Wraps: Instant Pot Honey Sesame Chicken Lettuce Wraps are a delicious healthy meal that cooks in just 10 minutes! Simple to make, family friendly, and so tasty!
• Instant Pot Hard Boiled Egg Loaf: In five minutes you can have a whole bunch of hardboiled eggs which are perfect for egg salad! No peeling or ice bath for this Instant Pot Hard Boiled Egg Loaf!
• Instant Pot Thai Lettuce Wraps (pork or chicken) can be made with pork or chicken in the instant pot or slow cooker! Juicy pork or chicken covered in an easy Thai peanut sauce makes the perfect healthy easy dinner!
• Instant Pot Roasted Red Pepper Soup: Roasted Red Pepper Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons is the perfect comfort food without any guilt! Make it in the Instant Pot, Slow Cooker, or on the stove top!
• Instant Pot Corn on the Cob is ready to eat in just minutes and is super flavorful!  No need to peel the husk; corn on the cob can be cooked directly in the husk and then removed without a mess!

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Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Prep Time

5 mins

Cook Time

15 mins

Come to pressure

10 mins

Total Time

20 mins

 

Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Lettuce wraps are the perfect healthy chicken recipe! Make the spicy chicken in just minutes, then load up fresh lettuce wraps with your favorite toppings!

Servings: 4 three wrap servings

Calories: 163 kcal

Ingredients

For shredded buffalo chicken

• 1.25 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast
• 2 stalks celery, diced
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1 medium carrot, diced
• 1 cup buffalo wing sauce

For serving

• 12 bib lettuce leaves
• 1 medium carrot, grated
• 1 stalk celery, diced
• ranch or blue cheese dressing

Instructions

For chicken

1. Using the Instant Pot, add chicken breasts, celery, carrot, onion, and buffalo sauce. Lightly stir to get sauce under the chicken. Close lid, seal pressure valve, and set on manual for 15 minutes. Start.

2. When time is up, either naturally release pressure, or manually release it by flipping the valve (careful!). Remove the lid, then remove the chicken breasts and place on a cutting board. Using 2 forks, shred the chicken. Add shredded chicken back to the pot with the buffalo sauce mixture; stir to coat.

For serving

1. Scoop 1/4 to 1/3 cup of chicken into each lettuce wrap, top with grated carrots and diced celery if desired. Add ranch or blue cheese* over the top of the chicken. Serve immediately!

Recipe Notes

*Nutritional information does not include ranch or blue cheese topping.

163 calories, 4g fat, 6g carb, 4g fiber, 28g protein.