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One time when making sloppy joes, I wanted mine spicy, so I doused it in hot sauce. After that, my mind went wild and I made it Buffalo chicken-style with ground chicken, diced celery and blue cheese crumbles. I’ve been making it this way ever since. \u2014Jennifer Nielson, Spanish Fork, Utah<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7061,"featured_media":359095,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"tags":[304021,307330,304328,304998,305487,304338,304343,304180,303966,304988,305004,304368,306848,304297,304268,307307,304350,324623,306640,304388,304020,304395,304005,304398,304150,306694],"categories-v2":[308599,310369,308984,308481,308945,310796,308992,308993,309462,308495,308935,308951,308745,309603,308308,259483,310342,309001,309177,312615,308752,308594,308782,308549,308797,309434,312663],"coauthors":[305],"recommended_recipes":[{"post_title":"Lettuce-Wrap Burgers","post_link":"\/recipes\/california-burger-wraps\/","post_image":"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/California-Burger-Wraps_EXPS_FT24_162210_EC_052224_4.jpg"},{"post_title":"Quick Taco Wraps","post_link":"\/recipes\/quick-taco-wraps\/","post_image":"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Quick-Taco-Wraps_exps41960_SD143204B12_10_3bC_RMS.jpg"},{"post_title":"Buffalo Chicken Wrap","post_link":"\/recipes\/buffalo-chicken-wraps\/","post_image":"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Buffalo-Chicken-Wrap_EXPS_TOHD_27651_JonathanMelendez_9.jpg"},{"post_title":"Chicken Lettuce Wraps","post_link":"\/recipes\/chicken-lettuce-wraps\/","post_image":"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Chicken-Lettuce-Wraps_exps31525_LT950601C11_04_3c_RMS.jpg"},{"post_title":"Buffalo Chicken Wraps with Bacon","post_link":"\/recipes\/buffalo-chicken-wraps-with-bacon\/","post_image":"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Buffalo-Chicken-Wraps-with-Bacon_exps40950_THCH2321922C07_14_3bC_RMS.jpg"},{"post_title":"Chicken Avocado Wraps","post_link":"\/recipes\/chicken-avocado-wraps\/","post_image":"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chicken-Avocado-Wraps_EXPS_TOHD24_52431_EmilyDavis_11.jpg"},{"post_title":"Buffalo Chicken Crunch Wraps","post_link":"\/recipes\/buffalo-chicken-crunch-wraps\/","post_image":"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Buffalo-Chicken-Crunch-Wraps_EXPS_RC23_271143_DR_02_01_11b.jpg"},{"post_title":"Easy Southwestern Veggie Wraps","post_link":"\/recipes\/easy-southwestern-veggie-wraps\/","post_image":"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Easy-Southwestern-Veggie-Wraps_exps133493_TH2237243A10_06_2bC_RMS.jpg"},{"post_title":"Jerk Chicken Wraps","post_link":"\/recipes\/jerk-chicken-wraps\/","post_image":"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/exps31255_CFT990854D13.jpg"},{"post_title":"Five-Spice Chicken Lettuce Wraps","post_link":"\/recipes\/five-spice-chicken-lettuce-wraps\/","post_image":"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Five-Spice-Chicken-Lettuce-Wraps_EXPS_RC22_268770_DR_06_07_4b.jpg"},{"post_title":"Chicken Wraps","post_link":"\/recipes\/chicken-wraps\/","post_image":"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/exps29043_TH1193306D52.jpg"},{"post_title":"Asian Chicken Salad Wraps","post_link":"\/recipes\/asian-chicken-salad-wraps\/","post_image":"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Asian-Chicken-Salad-Wraps_exps49756_THHC1997839D05_21_1bC_RMS.jpg"},{"post_title":"Mexican Lettuce Wraps","post_link":"\/recipes\/mexican-lettuce-wraps\/","post_image":"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Mexican-Lettuce-Wraps_exps43087_TOHCS2238730A12_21_6bC_RMS.jpg"},{"post_title":"Salsa Ranch Chicken Wraps","post_link":"\/recipes\/salsa-ranch-chicken-wraps\/","post_image":"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/exps26280_TH952496D41D.jpg"},{"post_title":"Chicken Tender Wraps","post_link":"\/recipes\/chicken-tender-wraps\/","post_image":"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/exps38260_THCS1450750D35A.jpg"},{"post_title":"Curry Chicken Salad Wraps","post_link":"\/recipes\/curry-chicken-salad-wraps\/","post_image":"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/exps32230_SD950750D37C.jpg"},{"post_title":"Quick Chicken Lettuce Wraps","post_link":"\/recipes\/quick-chicken-lettuce-wraps\/","post_image":"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/exps41064_CFT1437885D55B.jpg"},{"post_title":"Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps","post_link":"\/recipes\/buffalo-chicken-lettuce-wraps\/","post_image":"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/exps32249_SD950750_D35C-7.jpg"}],"acf":{"long_pin":"https:\/\/tmbidigitalassetsazure.blob.core.windows.net\/rms3-prod\/attachments\/37\/1200x1200\/Easy-Buffalo-Chicken-Lettuce-Wraps_EXPS_SDON17_198066_D06_30_8b.jpg"},"recipe_schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Recipe","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/easy-buffalo-chicken-lettuce-wraps\/","name":"Easy Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps","datePublished":"2018-01-01","dateModified":"2022-04-24","prepTime":"PT10M","cookTime":"PT15M","totalTime":"PT25M","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Easy-Buffalo-Chicken-Lettuce-Wraps_EXPS_SDON17_198066_D06_30_8b.jpg","height":1200,"width":1200},"recipeCategory":["Lunch"],"description":"One time when making sloppy joes, I wanted mine spicy, so I doused it in hot sauce. 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If I were to try this again I would cube chicken breasts, and not use ground chicken. And then use much, MUCH less sugar. I'm wondering if the 3 Tablespoons was supposed to be 3 TEASPOONS. That one just skip this sauce and use bottled Buffalo sauce.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":2,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}}]},"video":{"data":{"status":204},"message":"No shortcode found in recipe"},"rms_legacy_id":"198066","romance_copy_dek":"One time when making sloppy joes, I wanted mine spicy, so I doused it in hot sauce. After that, my mind went wild and I made it Buffalo chicken-style with ground chicken, diced celery and blue cheese crumbles. 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