Buffalo Chicken Wraps Recipe

This Buffalo Chicken Wraps recipe is perfect for game days as well as picnic lunches. Any kind of handheld lunch is great for on-the-go. Keep game day healthy by taking this wrap so you’re not tempted by all the fried goodies. These buffalo chicken wraps will fill you up and leave you feeling good. Because they’re easy, it is worth it to stay on track with your goals and put in the effort to make them. 

Not only are they easy to make, but you can also customize them with different veggies and sauces (see the variations below).  These wraps are 8 points a serving but are worth every point. You’ll have energy for hours after this healthy, high-protein lunch. This recipe makes 4 servings, so you can share with friends or wrap them up tightly and save them for lunches the rest of the week. 

Ranch always compliments buffalo chicken, so spreading it into these wraps not only keeps it together but adds the flavor you’re looking for in a lunch wrap. You can save some points by changing up the ranch as you’ll read at the end, but sometimes it’s just worth it to use a real ranch. 

Three reasons why you need to make this Buffalo Chicken Wraps recipe! 

It’s a high-protein lunch.

Thirty-four grams of protein per serving is a fantastic lunch idea. If you go out to eat, the most protein you’re going to get out of something like this is 20-30 grams. Make it at home, save time and money, and get more protein in the process. You won’t ever regret making good choices when it comes to food. 

It requires minimal cooking. 

The only thing you have to cook is the chicken – and you could even skip that part too if you wanted by using pre-cooked chicken. It’s a very simple lunch that would be great for summer when you don’t want to heat the whole house by turning the oven on. 

You can manipulate the ingredients to fit your points. 

You can use lower-point tortillas and zero-point ranch if you really needed to save some points. And it would still be just as delicious. But at 8 points per wrap, it’s not a bad lunch or dinner idea as is. 

Ingredients you need to make this Buffalo Chicken Wraps recipe: 

• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
• 1/2 cup franks hot sauce
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• Pinch Salt & pepper
• 4 large tortillas
• 1/2 cup light ranch dressing 
• Shredded romaine lettuce
• 1/2 cup shredded carrots
• 1/2 cup reduced-fat shredded cheddar cheese

How to make Buffalo Chicken Wraps (step by step): 

1. Cut the chicken into long thin strips and place it in a bowl. Mix in the franks sauce, cayenne, garlic, salt, and pepper.  Let the chicken strips marinate in the fridge for 30 minutes or overnight. Overnight is best. 
2. Heat a large pan over medium-high heat and add some cooking spray. Cook the chicken strips, turning a few times until fully cooked, about 7-9 minutes.
3. Fill the tortillas with lettuce, 2 Tbsp carrots, 2 Tbsp cheese, 2 Tbsp dressing, and 1/4th of the cooked chicken. Fold up like a burrito and enjoy.

Makes 4 servings. Nutrition info per serving: Calories 448,  Fat 14g, Saturated fat 3.5g,  Carbs 44g,  Fiber 5g, Sugars 3g, Sodium 2828 mg, Protein 34g. 

WW Points 

• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
• 1/2 cup franks hot sauce
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• Pinch Salt & pepper
• 4 large tortillas 12 points 
• Light ranch dressing 12 points 
• Shredded romaine lettuce
• 1/2 cup shredded carrots
• Reduced-fat shredded cheddar cheese 7 points 

8 points per serving based on the WW app recipe creator.  

If you’re using an older version of WW, check out these points below. 

Smart points- blue/purple- 7 using WW recipe builder

Smart points- green- 10 using WW recipe builder

Different ways to change up this Buffalo Chicken Wraps recipe: 

• You can use pre-cooked chicken like rotisserie chicken as long as you take off the skin and use only the breast meat. Stil let the pre-cooked chicken marinade for at least 30 minutes to enhance the flavors. 
• Depending on your nutritional needs, you could use the base of this recipe to make a taco chicken wrap by subbing in some salsa, beans, and corn. You could even spread the wrap with fat-free refried beans instead of ranch. 
• Once you have the wrap rolled how you like it, toast it in a saute pan, seem side down for a few minutes. Then toast the other side. It’ll give your wrap a nice warm, crunch. 
• Spinach is a great addition to this wrap with lots of vitamins and minerals. 
• You could skip the tortillas completely and use bibb lettuce to make lettuce wraps. It wouldn’t be as filling, but it would save you lots of calories and points. 
• In a pinch, you could use deli turkey and instead of marinating it, just spread some buffalo sauce on the wrap. 

Tips and Tricks for these wraps: 

• You can pre-make the chicken and store it in the fridge. That way, all you have to do when you’re ready to make lunch is throw the wrap together. This chicken is great hot or cold, so you don’t have to worry about heating it up if you need something quick. 
• Use Zero Point Ranch Dressing to lower the points to 5 points per wrap. 
• Use Ole Extreme Wellness Low Carb wraps to lower the points to 6 points per wrap (with light ranch dressing) or 3 points per wrap with Zero Point ranch dressing. 
• Ole Extreme Wellness Low Carb wraps offer several different flavors like Spinach or Tomato Basil. Anything additional flavor like that would work well. 
• You could marinate the chicken with a ranch packet and spread buffalo sauce on the wrap if you didn’t want to make ranch or use points on the ranch. 

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• Slow Cooker Chicken Stew
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