Lunch · 15 min · american

Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Cups

American flavors, weeknight effort. Chicken breast meets buffalo sauce in a 15-minute lunch worth keeping in rotation. It is weeknight cooking that still hits your targets — 60 grams of protein per serving. Leftovers keep well, so it doubles as next-day lunch without any extra work.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 6 oz Chicken breast
• 2 tbsp Buffalo sauce
• 8 leaves Butter lettuce
• 2 tbsp Blue cheese
• 1 stalk Celery

Steps

1. Pat the chicken breast dry and season with salt and pepper. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil.
2. Sear the chicken 5-6 minutes per side until golden and 165°F (74°C) at the thickest point. Rest 3 minutes, then shred with two forks or dice.
3. Toss the warm chicken with the buffalo sauce in a bowl until every piece is coated.
4. Finely dice the celery stalk.
5. Spoon the buffalo chicken into the butter lettuce leaves — don't overfill or they tear.
6. Crumble the blue cheese over the top, scatter with the celery, and serve right away.

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