Grilled Buffalo Chicken Wraps

Closeup on the insides of a frilled buffalo chicken wrap.

5 from 4 votes

Grilled Buffalo Chicken Wraps

These Grilled Buffalo Chicken Wraps are packed with juicy buffalo chicken, crisp veggies, blue cheese, and mashed avocado, all tucked into a warm, browned tortilla. Perfect for an easy weeknight meal or lunch, these wraps deliver bold flavor in every bite!

Course Main Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword buffalo sauce, chicken wraps, grilled buffalo chicken wraps

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 45

Total Time 1

Servings servings

Calories 515kcal

Author Sue Ringsdorf

Ingredients

For the chicken:

2 pounds chicken breasts - boneless, skinless
1/2 cup Frank's Hot Wings Sauce
1 ½ Tablespoons olive oil
2 Tablespoons honey
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/2 teaspoon black pepper

For the wraps:

6 large tortillas - I like the Carb Balance burrito-size
large lettuce leaves - I used bib lettuce
2 large avocados - mashed
5 oz. blue cheese - crumbled
1/2 cup matchstick carrots

Instructions

Make marinade. Combine marinade ingredients in a small bowl – Frank’s hot sauce, olive oil, honey, and seasonings (onion powder, paprika, and black pepper). Whisk until well combined.
1/2 cup Frank's Hot Wings Sauce, 1 ½ Tablespoons olive oil, 2 Tablespoons honey, 1/2 teaspoon onion powder, 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Prep chicken. Butterfly the chicken breasts and place in a ziplock bag. Reserve 1/4 cup of marinade for serving, and pour remainder over the chicken. Place marinated chicken in the refrigerator for at least two hours or longer. You can also marinate overnight.
2 pounds chicken breasts
Grill chicken. Light an outdoor grill to about 350 degrees. When grill is hot, add chicken and cook on one side for 7-8 minutes (time depends on your particular grill). Add extra grilling seasoning of your choice. Flip to cook the other side or until the thickest part of the meat reaches 165 degrees on a digital thermometer. (We normally cook to 160 degrees, accounting for a few degrees of carry-over cooking.)
Slice chicken. Rest chicken for several minutes before slicing. Then slice in thin strips and add the reserved buffalo sauce.
Arrange wraps. Lay tortillas out on a clean surface. Arrange ingredients down the middle – the lettuce, grilled chicken, mashed avocado, blue cheese, and matchstick carrots. Fold the ends up first, and then the sides, attempting to wrap all the ingredients in the tortilla. Flip them seam side down to hold the ingredients inside.
6 large tortillas, large lettuce leaves, 2 large avocados, 5 oz. blue cheese, 1/2 cup matchstick carrots
Brown the wraps. Heat a large cast iron skillet to medium heat. Add a little olive oil (or avocado oil) and brown the chicken wraps, starting with seam side down (to keep the filling inside). Use a spatula to carefully turn to brown the other side. Repeat with the remaining wraps.
Serve. Serve these wraps with carrot sticks and other side dishes of your choice. We love serving these wraps with a simple Arugula Quinoa Salad or Baked Garlic Home Fries.

Notes

Expert Tips:

Allow time for chicken to absorb marinade. Make sure you marinate the chicken for at least two hours before grilling. This will enhance the flavors!
Reserve some marinade. Don't forget to reserve some of the marinade for brushing on top of the chicken after it's finished on the grill. Please don't reserve anything from the bag with the chicken in it. That needs to be discarded.
Don't over-cook! Chicken is safe to eat at 165 degrees. I normally remove it from the grill when it's at 160 degrees to allow for carry-over cooking. Over-cooked chicken is dry and no bueno. Watch it closely as it cooks.
Don't over-stuff wraps. While you can make your wraps differently than I show here, if you are following my technique, try to avoid over-stuffing them. You want to get all that stuffing to stay inside before placing in the skillet. Browning the seam side first will help to keep them together.
STORING AND REHEATING: Store leftover ingredients separately and then assemble and brown wraps for leftover meals. Since there is just the two of us in our empty nest, this method works great.

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