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Buffalo chicken goes plant-based with these tasty buffalo cauliflower lettuce wraps. All your favorite buffalo wing flavors – buffalo sauce, celery, carrots, and blue cheese – get wrapped up for a crowd-pleasing appetizer.

Buffalo cauliflower lettuce wraps with ranch dipping sauce, shredded carrots, celery, and crumbled cheese, with roasted cauliflower on a baking sheet.

Buffalo cauliflower became an overnight sensation several years ago as people were turning to cauliflower as a low-carb replacement for everything from rice to pizza crust. When done right, buffalo cauliflower is so delicious and hard to stop eating.

Ingredients for buffalo cauliflower lettuce wraps including cauliflower, lettuce, buffalo sauce, ranch dressing, celery, carrots, and cheese.

I prefer to roast my cauliflower over steaming it. You can a tender inside with a slightly crispier outside, much like chicken wings.

After the florets cook for 15-20 minutes (when they reach your desired texture), remove from oven, toss in buffalo sauce and baked an additional 5 minutes to help the cauliflower soak up all that saucy goodness. Hello perfect Buffalo Cauliflower Lettuce Wraps!

Roasted buffalo cauliflower florets on a baking sheet, crispy and seasoned for a healthy vegetarian recipe.

Lettuce wraps are a great vehicle for getting all your tasty buffalo wing favorites into one bite. I love a combo of celery, carrots, and blue cheese crumbles, but whatever your favorite wing accompaniments are work well too.

Buffalo cauliflower lettuce wraps topped with carrots, celery, and cheese, served with Marzetti ranch dip and fresh veggies on a cutting board.

You can roast the cauliflower and store it in the refrigerator for up to three days. Reheat it in the oven or microwave before assembling the lettuce wraps. However, buffalo cauliflower tastes best when it’s made fresh for this recipe. Enough talk, though. Let’s make these yummy buffalo cauliflower lettuce wraps!

For more buffalo recipes, check out these ideas:

Buffalo cauliflower lettuce wraps served on a wooden board with sliced celery, shredded carrots, and ranch dipping sauce.

Buffalo Cauliflower Lettuce Wraps

Amanda Keefer
Buffalo chicken goes plant-based with these tasty buffalo cauliflower lettuce wraps. All your favorite buffalo wing flavors – buffalo sauce, celery, carrots and blue cheese – get wrapped up for a crowd-pleasing appetizer.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Appetizers
Servings 4 servings
Calories 136 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 16 oz. cauliflower florets
  • 2 Tbsp. olive oil
  • ⅓ cup buffalo sauce
  • 8 large lettuce leaves
  • 1 stalk celery chopped
  • ½ cup matchstick carrots
  • ¼ cup blue cheese crumbles
  • 1 drizzle Marzetti Ranch Dip

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 450F.
  • Toss cauliflower in oil. Spread evenly on parchment-lined baking sheet and bake 15-20 minutes, flipping midway, until tender.
  • Drizzle buffalo sauce onto cauliflower and toss to coat well. Return pan to oven and bake additional 5 minutes.
  • Fill lettuce cups with buffalo cauliflower and top with carrots, celery and blue cheese. 

Nutrition

Calories: 136kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 5gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 792mgPotassium: 494mgFiber: 3gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 5829IUVitamin C: 64mgCalcium: 92mgIron: 1mg
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