Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps.

I've been inspired to really amp up my health and fitness lately, which usually means scouring the web for new recipes or recipes that make something normally unhealthy calorie friendly. When you eliminate wheat from your diet, it doesn't leave many non-salad dinner options. Not to mention your two gallons of skinny ranch, threatening to go bad within a week. Thankfully I found this recipe which has become my new go-to and latest obsession (even long after the skinny ranch expired).  It also utilizes my favorite ten dollar Walmart find-my godsend mini crockpot-which means I get to pretend to work incredibly hard on this meal while actually taking a nap during the cooking process. It's wonderful. I even convinced my friend Megan to try her hand at making them. When I didn't hear back from her I was terrified she hated them and I would become some crazy lady who cooks all this food in her kitchen that no one enjoys. Thankfully for my sanity (and Megan's husband Danny), she said they really enjoyed them. If that isn't endorsement + encouragement to make them, I don't know what is. 

Crock Pot Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps

recipe adapted from Skinny Taste

Ingredients:

24 oz boneless skinless chicken breast

1 celery stalk

1/2 onion, diced

1 clove garlic

16 oz fat free low sodium chicken broth (you can also use water + dissolving chicken cubes)

1/2 cup medium wing sauce

6 large lettuce leaves, Bibb or Iceberg

1 1/2 cups shredded carrots (for garnishing wraps)

2 large celery stalks, cut into 2 inch matchsticks (for garnishing wraps)

1 avocado (for garnishing wraps)

low-fat shredded cheese (for garnishing wraps)

skinny ranch, recipe here

Directions:

In a crock pot, combine chicken, onions, celery stalk, garlic and broth (enough to cover your chicken, use water if the can of broth isn't enough). Cover and cook on high 4 hours. 

Remove the chicken from pot, reserve 1/2 cup broth and discard the rest. Shred the chicken with two forks, return to the slow cooker with the 1/2 cup broth and the hot sauce and set to on high for an additional 30 minutes. Makes 3 cups chicken.

To prepare lettuce cups, place chicken with shredded carrots, cheese, slices of avocado, and skinny ranch. Wrap up and enjoy!

If you don't like celery, just eliminate it. I forgot it completely the second time I made the recipe and there was seemingly no taste difference.