Buffalo Chicken Wrap

Today’s Buffalo Chicken Wrap is made up of buttery spicy juicy Buffalo chicken layered over veggies and cheese. The spread we LOVE with this recipe is our popular Blue Cheese Dressing in a tortilla wrap that’s so easy, tasty and filling! Sharing step by step to make this recipe (with video) and tutorial on how to fold a wrap!

Homemade wraps are something so easy to make and we love them for lunch, dinner, potlucks, picnics, tailgating, and in between. Today’s buffalo chicken wrap is so easy to make, so flavorful and can be enjoyed warm or cold. This makes them ideal to make all year long and all season long!

After years of ordering buffalo chicken wraps, it was time to make it at home. We’ve tested so many recipes, tried different sauces, different ways to cook the chicken, pressing the wrap in a hot skillet, swapping the toppings and much more! Until we can finally say, here’e our BEST Buffalo Chicken Wrap! 

Another awesome wrap we love to make is our Crunchwrap Supreme which you can make using buffalo chicken as well! YUM! This Sushi Burrito went viral and it’s a MUST try! Our latest Tantuni is a popular street food, Lamb Gyro Recipe is a Mediterranean dream. And a vegetarian favorite is our HIT recipe, the Falafel Sandwich wrap.

Why You’ll Love Buffalo Chicken Wrap

• It’s loaded with sweet, buttery, tangy and spicy flavors thanks to the buffalo sauce. We use that sauce on Air Fryer Chicken Wings.
• The chicken is so juicy as it’s cooked in the buffalo sauce, and you can even use store bought rotisserie chicken for this recipe.
• Our popular Blue Cheese Dressing is spread on the tortilla and it’s everyone’s favorite combo with Buffalo sauce!
• The wrap toppings are so versatile, we love adding crunch and texture so we use lettuce, carrots, celery, avocados and shredded cheese. 
• Making a wrap is so much easier than you think, follow the step by step below on how to fold a wrap.
• You can enjoy this buffalo chicken wrap recipe cold, warm or hot which makes it ideal for picnics, potlucks, lunches, dinner, entertaining, tailgating and more.
• If you’re looking for a healthier option, try the Chicken Shawarma Lettuce Cups using today’s flavors.
• This recipe can be made in advance and assembled, or made and assembled the day of. It’s a great choice for meal prep as well.

Buffalo Chicken Wrap Ingredients

• Chicken Breast. Ideal for this recipe, however you can use store-bought  rotisserie.
• Hot Sauce. Frank’s hot sauce or your favorite spicy tangy one.
• Melted Butter. This adds juiciness to the chicken and a buttery taste to cut back on the string hot sauce.
• Salt and Pepper. To season the sauce.
• Garlic Powder. It flavors the buffalo sauce
• Brown Sugar. Sweetens the buffalo sauce
• Chilli Powder. This is optional for extra spice.
• Paprika. Flavors the sauce.
• Fresh thyme (optional). This adds a bright fresh taste to the sauce.

How to Make Buffalo Chicken Wrap

1. Use a scissors or knife to slice your chicken breasts into strips. It’s best to have them cut into strips as they cook with the sauce and if you cut them down, they will release extra liquid into the pan. 
   
2. Make the buffalo sauce: Add the melted butter, garlic powder, paprika, chilli powder, salt and pepper to the bowl of hot sauce and mix well. Then add in the chicken strips and allow them to absorb the flavors for at least 15 minutes before proceeding. The chicken can sit in this mixture for up to 4 hours.
   
3. Heat up a heavy cooking skillet like a cast iron, you don’t need to add oil or butter or anything to it. Pour the chicken and hot sauce all together in to that hot skillet and cook over high heat tossing until the chicken is cooked.
   
4. After 5-7 minutes of cooking, the chicken will turn opaque and the buffalo sauce will cook down enough to just coat the chicken. At this point the chicken is ready. 
   
5. Have your blue cheese dressing ready, preferably ahead of time. I almost have a jar of this in my fridge as we use it endlessly! 
   
6. Gather all your buffalo chicken wrap toppings and ingredients on a bowl so you can start assembling the wrap. We LOVE chopped celery, sliced avocados, cut up lettuce, shredded cheese, shredded carrots, green onions and of course flour tortillas.

Assemble the Buffalo Chicken Wrap

1. Start by spreading the Blue Cheese Dressing at the bottom of a flour tortilla. 
   
2. Notice how the dressing and toppings are along the center of the tortilla, this helps tremendously with wrapping it later. So start piling your toppings along the middle and over the sauce. Start with the lettuce, shredded carrots and green onions.
   
3. Continue with the toppings piling them along the middle, leaving the chicken and avocado last.
   
4. Time for the chicken. Add the chicken and sauce–make sure you include the saucy Buffalo goodness that was in the skillet when cooking the chicken! it’s SO GOOD!!!
   
5. A final layer of sliced avocados completes the toppings. Now your wrap is ready to be folded.

How to Fold a Wrap

Here’s a step by step tutorial on folding perfect wraps, and for reference make sure to also watch the video above. 

1. The first step is to take the side closer to you and fold it gently to cover most of the filling.
2. You’ll then hold off one side of the tortilla while keeping the first fold in tact, and fold the side over the center. Make sure to press with your fingers at the junctions to keep the filling intact and encompassed inside the folds you create.
   
3. Repeat the side fold with the other side. You should have both sides folded as shown above so that the filling is fully covered between the sides.
   
4. Once both sides are secured using your fingers and intact, you’ll gently continue folding the wrap in a slow rolling motion. Try to be slow as you roll to keep the filling intact and the fold as tight as possible. You need to have a grip as you fold.
   
5. Continue rolling until all the tortilla is rolled finally. You should have a tight wrap where the filling is intact and tightly wrapped in the tortilla. 
   
6. For reference, we’re showing above how the wrap looks on the other side. You can see where the edges meet and how the seem feels like it’s compact and tightly wrapped. So this easy tutorial is how you fold a wrap! 🙂 

Slice and ENJOY!

Buffalo Chicken Wrap Tips and FAQ

• You can use store-bought rotisserie chicken if you’re rushed or don’t have chicken at home. Follow the recipe exactly.
• Make sure you use your favorite hot sauce as a base for the buffalo sauce, and then add the seasoning to it.
• If you prefer using olive oil instead of melted butter, feel free to do so, although classically it’s made with melted butter only. 
• Let the chicken sit in the buffao sauce for at least 15 minutes and up to 4 hours to soak up the flavors.
• When cooking the chicken, be sure to keep stirring until the chicken turns opaque and most of the sauce has cooked down. You should still end up with some sauce though.
• Assemble the tortillas using your favorite toppings–it’s truly versatile.
• It’s crucial to have our filling arranged along the center of the tortilla in order to easily fold the wrap.
• Be sure to read how to fold the wrap above and fold it firmly.
• Leftovers are great the next day. The wrap will keep in the fridge for 3 days max. 
• You can make the chicken mixture ahead of time and store it in the fridge for up to 7 days. Assemble the wrap before serving.

What Does Buffalo Chicken Wrap Contain?

The star is the chicken cooked in buffalo sauce. Other toppings are personal to your taste but we include celery, avocado, cheese, lettuce, green onions and carrots in a flour tortilla.

Is Buffalo Chicken Spicy?

The beauty of buffalo sauce is the mellow buttery taste which comes from the melted butter that cuts down the spice along with some brown  sugar. So overall it’s not too spicy, it is quite balanced. If you are however on the look for something spicy, I can’t recommend the Hot Honey Recipe enough!! And of course my grandpa’s viral Hot Pepper Sauce.

Are the wraps served cold or hot?

As mentioned earlier, we love them BOTH cold and hot. Depends on the occasion, they are actually delicious eitherway!

Is Buffalo the same as hot sauce?

While it is made of hot sauce, addition of melted butter and spices transforms the sauce into something else!

What flavor is buffalo?

It’s a blend of butter, tang, salty, spicy and sweet

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Buffalo Chicken Wrap

Buffalo Chicken Wrap is made up of buttery spicy juicy Buffalo chicken layered over veggies and cheese. The spread we LOVE with this recipe is our popular Blue Cheese Dressing in a tortilla wrap that's so easy, tasty and filling! Sharing step by step to make this recipe (with video) and tutorial on how to fold a wrap!

Course lunch, Main Course, Main Dish, potluck, sandwich, wrap

Cuisine American

Keyword buffalo, buffalo chicken, buffalo chicken wrap, buffalo sauce, chicken wraps, how to fold a wrap

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Servings 4 wraps

Calories 691 kcal

Author Mahy

Ingredients

Buffalo Chicken

• 2 pounds chicken breast
• 1 cup Hot Sauce Your favorite hot sauce brand
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon chilli flakes more or less to taste
• 1 tablespoon thyme fresh, minced or dried 1 teaspoon (OPTIONAL)
• 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper

Wrap Ingredients

• 4 flour tortillas 9 -10 inch size
• 1/2 cup Blue cheese dressing Recipe here
• 1 cup lettuce shredded
• 1/2 cup carrots shredded
• 1/2 cup celery diced
• 2 scallions sliced
• 1 cup cheddar cheese shredded
• 2 avocados sliced

Instructions

1. Start by preparing the chicken. Use a scissors or knife, slice the chicken breast into strips that are about 2-3 inches long and half to 1 inch wide.

   

2. In a large bowl add all the Buffalo ingredients and whisk well, add in the chicken strips and let them marinate for 15 minutes and upto 4 hours.

   

3. Heat a heavy duty large skillet over medium high heat, and when the pan is hot, add in the chicken with sauce all at once.

   

4. Toss and mix the chicken for about 8-10 minutes until the chicken is opaque and cooked through. You'll notice some of the sauce has evaporated but not all. You need the buffalo chicken to remain saucy. Set aside to cool

   

5. Prepare the remaining ingredients to assemble the wrap.

   

6. To assemble the wrap, start by layering the blue cheese sauce along the center of the tortilla.

   

7. add the topping ingredients one at a time layering over the blue cheese spread along the middle of the tortilla. So start with the lettuce.

   

8. Continue with carrots, celery and green onions.

9. Now add a generous layer of the cooked buffalo chicken.

   

10. Finish off the wrap with a final layer of the sliced avocados.

    

11. To fold the wrap perfectly, begin by folding over the side of the tortilla closest to you to cover the filling.

    

12. Then take one side and fold it over using your fingers to seal in the ingredients.

13. Repeat with the other side while still holding on with your fingers to the opposite side of the tortilla.

    

14. once you have both sides secured with your fingers and feel you have a tight grip, finish off the fold by rolling the wrap to a complete roll.

    

15. You should have a seem at the bottom that looks like a tight seal with all edges sealed in. At that point the wrap is ready

    

16. You can slice in half or enjoy as is.

    

17. Enjoy

    

Recipe Video

Recipe Notes

Buffalo Chicken Wrap Tips and FAQ

• You can use store-bought rotisserie chicken if you're rushed or don't have chicken at home. Follow the recipe exactly.
• Make sure you use your favorite hot sauce as a base for the buffalo sauce, and then add the seasoning to it.
• If you prefer using olive oil instead of melted butter, feel free to do so, although classically it's made with melted butter only. 
• Let the chicken sit in the buffao sauce for at least 15 minutes and up to 4 hours to soak up the flavors.
• When cooking the chicken, be sure to keep stirring until the chicken turns opaque and most of the sauce has cooked down. You should still end up with some sauce though.
• Assemble the tortillas using your favorite toppings--it's truly versatile.
• It's crucial to have our filling arranged along the center of the tortilla in order to easily fold the wrap.
• Be sure to read how to fold the wrap above and fold it firmly.
• Leftovers are great the next day. The wrap will keep in the fridge for 3 days max. 
• You can make the chicken mixture ahead of time and store it in the fridge for up to 7 days. Assemble the wrap before serving.

What Does Buffalo Chicken Wrap Contain?

The star is the chicken cooked in buffalo sauce. Other toppings are personal to your taste but we include celery, avocado, cheese, lettuce, green onions and carrots in a flour tortilla.

Is Buffalo Chicken Spicy?

The beauty of buffalo sauce is the mellow buttery taste which comes from the melted butter that cuts down the spice along with some brown  sugar. So overall it's not too spicy, it is quite balanced. If you are however on the look for something spicy, I can't recommend the Hot Honey Recipe enough!! And of course my grandpa's viral Hot Pepper Sauce.

Are the wraps served cold or hot?

As mentioned earlier, we love them BOTH cold and hot. Depends on the occasion, they are actually delicious eitherway!

Is Buffalo the same as hot sauce?

While it is made of hot sauce, addition of melted butter and spices transforms the sauce into something else!

What flavor is buffalo?

It's a blend of butter, tang, salty, spicy and sweet

Nutrition Facts

Buffalo Chicken Wrap

Amount Per Serving

Calories 691 Calories from Fat 423

% Daily Value*

Fat 47g72%

Saturated Fat 18g113%

Trans Fat 0.5g

Polyunsaturated Fat 5g

Monounsaturated Fat 18g

Cholesterol 204mg68%

Sodium 2965mg129%

Potassium 1651mg47%

Carbohydrates 26g9%

Fiber 10g42%

Sugar 7g8%

Protein 62g124%

Vitamin A 4308IU86%

Vitamin C 64mg78%

Calcium 333mg33%

Iron 4mg22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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