Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Burritos
Servings: 12 burritos
Ingredients
Roasted Veggies
- 2 sweet onions, diced
- 500g (~1 large) sweet potatoes, diced
- 15g (1 tbsp) coarse salt
Buffalo Chicken
- 1360g (48oz) boneless skinless chicken thighs or breasts, diced
- 120g (½ cup) buffalo sauce
- 40g (2 tbsp) tomato paste
- 40g (2 tbsp) honey
- 30g (2 tbsp) Worcestershire sauce
- 20g (1 tbsp) butter
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- Salt & pepper to taste
Burrito Fillings
- 10g (2 tsp) corn starch (add more if too watery)
- 180g (6oz) reduced-fat cheddar
- 150g (⅔ cup) 0% Greek yogurt
- Diced green onions
- 160g (6oz) reduced-fat mozzarella
Assembly
- 12 burrito-sized low-carb / high-protein tortillas
Optional Buffalo Ranch Yogurt Sauce
- Fat-free Greek yogurt
- Buffalo sauce
- Ranch seasoning
- Sweeten to taste if needed
Instructions
- Preheat oven and spread diced sweet onions and sweet potatoes on a sheet pan. Season with coarse salt and roast until tender and lightly browned.
- Add diced chicken to the same pan. Mix with buffalo sauce, tomato paste, honey, Worcestershire sauce, butter, garlic powder, and salt & pepper. Roast until chicken is fully cooked.
- If mixture is watery, sprinkle in corn starch and mix thoroughly to thicken. Return to oven briefly if needed to activate thickening.
- Stir in reduced-fat cheddar, mozzarella, Greek yogurt, and diced green onions until evenly combined.
- Divide mixture evenly among 12 burrito-sized low-carb / high-protein tortillas. Roll tightly into burritos.
- Store burritos frozen. Reheat from frozen for 3–4 minutes until heated through.
- For optional sauce, mix fat-free Greek yogurt with buffalo sauce and ranch seasoning. Sweeten to taste if needed and drizzle over burritos.
Nutrition
Calories: 475 calories
Protein: 44g
Carbohydrates: 37g
Fat: 17g