Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps

My mom got me an Instant Pot for Christmas and I opened it a little early.

Weird, I know, I haven’t joined the Instant Pot fam yet. But, we live in a teensy-tiny, itty-bitty military house which means our kitchen is small. The last thing I needed was another cooking device. But, I thought, “shoot, why not?”

Turns out, I like it. I’ve used it twice in a week and I plan to implement this thing as much as I can. The way our lives are right now, I can use all of the help I can get!

This was my first go at it and it made a perfect meal-prepped lunch. Such an easy recipe that will now be a part of our revolving lunches!

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Ingredients

  • 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 cup buffalo sauce
  • 1/2 cup onion, diced
  • 1/2 cup celery, diced
  • 1/2 cup carrots, diced
  • shredded carrots, for serving
  • diced celery, for serving
  • ranch dressing or blue cheese dressing, for serving
  • lettuce leaves

Instructions

  1.  In the Instant Pot insert, add chicken, buffalo sauce, onion, celery, and carrots. Stir around to coat the chicken and vegetables in the buffalo sauce.
  2. Place the lid on the Instant Pot and turn on to “manual” or “pressure cook” mode for 10 minutes.
  3. When the 10 minutes has passed and the steam has been released, remove the chicken breasts and place on a plate. Using 2 forks, shred chicken.
  4. Place chicken back into Instant Pot and toss to coat in sauce and cooking liquids.
  5. To assemble: take a lettuce leaf and scoop about 1/4 cup of the chicken mixture, top with a handful of shredded carrots and diced celery, and top with either ranch or blue cheese dressing. Enjoy!

Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps

 In the Instant Pot insert, add chicken, buffalo sauce, onion, celery, and carrots. Stir around to coat the chicken and vegetables in the buffalo sauce.

Place the lid on the Instant Pot and turn on to “manual” or “pressure cook” mode for 10 minutes.

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When the 10 minutes has passed and the steam has been released, remove the chicken breasts and place on a plate. Using 2 forks, shred chicken.

Place chicken back into Instant Pot and toss to coat in sauce and cooking liquids.

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To assemble: take a lettuce leaf and scoop about 1/4 cup of the chicken mixture, top with a handful of shredded carrots and diced celery, and top with either ranch or blue cheese dressing. Enjoy!

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