Looking for a healthier way to enjoy BBQ chicken? Check out my BBQ Chicken Lettuce Wraps!
BBQ Chicken Lettuce Wraps use seasoned chicken with your favorite BBQ sauce and wrap them in crispy lettuce with juicy tomatoes, blue cheese and cool avocado dressing.
It is January and like many others, I’ve vowed to make changes to my diet and exercise routine.
I don’t beleive in taking on these fad diets and avoiding all carbs or eating super high fat. No butter in my coffee, thank you!
Nope, I beleive in moderation and the good old fashioned food pyramid. That means adding as many vegetables and fruits as I can while never losing flavor and still feeling full.
BBQ Chicken Lettuce Wraps are one of those recipes that are full of flavor but don’t have me feeling like I am eating diet food. Tender chunks of chicken tossed in your favorite BBQ sauce paired with juicy tomatoes and blue cheese.
My cool and creamy Avocado Green Goddess Dressing adds flavor and texture to round the whole meal eat. The best news?
Four BBQ Chicken Lettuce Wraps are still under 500 calories. FOUR!!!! That is enough to feel full and satisfied without feeling guilty.
BBQ Chicken Lettuce Wraps can be served as an entree, appetizer or even snack. They are perfect for parties, too! Set up a lettuce wrap “bar” so people can make their own.
Here are my favorite BBQ Sauces to use:
If you like our BBQ Chicken Lettuce Wraps, you’ll love these other BBQ recipes:
BBQ Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients
- 1 pound chicken boneless and skinless, cut into 1-2 inch cubes
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon ancho chile powder
- 1/2 cup BBQ Sauce
- 16 leaves large Bibb lettuce
- 2 plum tomatoes seeded and diced
- 4 ounces blue cheese , crumbled
- 1 cup green goddess dressing
Instructions
- Soak 16 wooden skewers in water for 30 minutes.
- Toss chicken, fine sea salt, black pepper and 1/2 cup BBQ sauce in a large bowl.
- Evenly thread chicken onto 16 skewers at approximately 1 ounce per skewer. Do not thread too closely, being thin will make the grilling process shorter.
- Heat grill to medium-high heat. Baste with remaining BBQ sauce and rotate for approximately 8-10 minutes. Due to size of chicken and grill temperatures, the cooking time may vary. Internal temperature of chicken should reach 165 degrees.
- Remove from heat and allow to rest for 3-4 minutes. Assemble lettuce wrap by removing chicken from skewer, placing into a piece of Bibb lettuce along with freshly diced tomato, green goddess sauce and crumbled blue cheese.
- If you’ve tried this recipe, come back and let us know how it was!
I made these last night. They are so good. I used my foodi grill. My husband liked them which was a miracle in itself, he is not a chicken lover but is a trooper trying new recipes. I am newly diabetic and am always looking for good recipes. I use sugar free bbq sauce and add a truvia packet along with a little liquid smoke. it is so good.
So good to know! I’ve been thinking about getting a foodi grill, do you like yours?
mmmm, I want this for lunch today!
These Barbecue Chicken Lettuce Wraps look so delicious, my family may just forget the carbs!
I love lettuce wraps! Yum!
I just started a low carb diet for the next to week to kick start my weight loss again and these look amazing! Perfect timing 🙂
Ok now I am feeling like we should get the grill out! Who cares if it’s snowing?! It might be just the pick me up we need…we’re having yet another snow day here. These look great!
I love lettuce wraps! Our weather here has been so nice, I should pull out the grill!
yum!! what a fabulous idea! I love lettuce wraps and this version looks great. I’m also loving all the winter grilling photos around right now ;o)
These look delicious!! We’re in Texas and have little to no snow or just a few freezes…so we’re definitely year-round grillers!
I’m definitely a fan of lettuce wraps, and loving the barbecue chicken lettuce wraps. A very tasty and satisfying meal.
These are fantastic, I love lettuce wraps anything with bbq sauce has my vote. YUM.
Though I have a passion for bread (lol) it can be much healthier for you to skip it. Using the lettuce for the wrap is a great idea.
I am drooling over these skewers seriously!
I love to BBQ and can’t wait to get outside again. Your hubby is a brave man to get out in the snow to grill. Hats off to him.
Yummy! What a cool recipe. I am a sucker for BBQ.
Those look really tasty. What a fun way to enjoy chicken, and using the barbecue pit.
This sounds really yummy. I am learning to love the lettuce wrap. It’s so much tastier than a salad to me.
I feel like lettuce wraps are more satisfying than salads. Silly considering it is the same thing, but true!
I’ve never thought to make a lettuce wrap with BBQ chicken. I usually do an Asian flavor, so this would be a fun twist.
I’m thrilled to hear that Kraft is no longer using hfcs in their sauces. Go Kraft!
Thanks so much for sharing this recipe. It looks deliciously healthy!
Right??? I used to make my own sauce because of ingredients like this, but now Kraft offers such a variety that I can feel good about eating and serving to my family, I don’t have to.
my youngest would want this on the skewers by its self lol We will have to try these but I’m a weenie when it comes to grilling in the cold so I’ll use my little indoor grill. Props to you and your grill man 😉
You can certainly serve the skewers alone for a Barbecue Chicken Satay appetizer!
These chicken strips do look good enough to brave the elements for. Love how you serve them up as well.
Thank you, KC!
I’m drooling over your recipe here! We love chicken and can’t wait to try out your lettuce wraps. We’ll add it to our menu plan.
Great! Let me know how you like them!
BBQ is my favourite and I love lettuce wraps for a delicious summer meal that is nice and light as well.
I like to serve them at parties year round. People love constructing a wrap. Perfect for a light summer meal too!
I love smoked meets that is why the hickory smoked sauce work well for me. They don’t have that tart and tangy taste a general bbq sauce has.
Hmm, I may make these tonight, I love chicken wrapped in a large lettuce leaf. Such a great way to ditch the carbs!
Right?? I’m trying to be more health-focused these days. Pants are getting a little tight 😉
That looks so yummy. I love Kraft BBQ sauce.
Delish- I love lettuce wraps!!
Yum looks incredible. I am a huge fan of stuff like this, especially with chicken!
Oh these look so good now I am feeling really hungry :).
What a good idea to make them into a lettuce wrap. This would be great for Sunday Brunch too!
I love lettuce wraps because they cut down on the carbs I’d otherwise be eating. This is a totally unique spin on them!
Thank you so much! The yogurt based sauces really take them to another level without all of the guilt.
Those look so delicious! I love that the sauces don’t have HFCS too!
Right?? I’m really excited about that!
These sound so good! I think they would be perfect to tuck into my husband’s lunch. He is always looking for things like this to snack on after his lunch time workouts.
This is the coolest recipe. I definitely want to try this!
These look SO good. I bet it tastes really refreshing and delicious! I love Kraft BBQ sauces.
Heavens, your pictures are making me STARVING! Yum to your delicious recipe!!! Must make!
Aw, thank you! *Blushing*
Wow, that chicken looks just amazing! I love the crunch too with the lettuce wraps, so pretty!
This sounds amazing. I know me and my husband would love these. I want to make these for dinner this week.
Love Kraft. The lettuce wraps is awesome.
I’m trying to eat healthier too, and these would be a great way to do that! Thanks for sharing!
I keep hearing about lettuce wraps and how healthy they are, but I’ve never tried one for myself. I need to give it a go!
Give it a go!
I absolutely love lettuce wraps because they can be so healthy. I have never had the BBQ chicken and it looks delicious!
What a great idea. I just had lettuce wraps for the first time yesterday actually and they were SO good.
I love it! It’s healthy and delicious. AND it’s really pretty, too!
I love making lettuce wraps but mine next stay together! After checking out your recipe I think I’m using the wrong kind of lettuce lol! This looks SO SO yummy! I can’t wait to try it this weekend!
You can use different types of lettuce. I like Bibb because it is sturdy and the colors are so pretty. I also use iceberg on occasion.
These look delicious! What a great alternative to using bread on everything.
I love the pic with the BBQ Sauces in the snow. Living in Wisconsin we grill all year long! I see you are also cold weather grillers! Kraft sauces are really tasty!
Haha! Yes!
Yup, some of my favorite grilling moments come after digging the grill out from a snow drift left by a northern Michigan winter. These look pretty good, we are trying to cut back on the bread a bit and using the lettuce as the wrap is a cool idea.