Buffalo Shrimp Lettuce Wraps
A light, low carb lunch with shrimp tossed in spicy buffalo sauce and served in lettuce wraps with a drizzle of ranch and crumbly blue cheese.
Servings 4
Calories 169kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pound medium shrimp , peeled and deveined, tails removed.
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ¼ cup hot sauce
- 8 romaine lettuce leaves
- 4 tablespoons blue cheese crumbles
- 2 tablspoons ranch dressing , optional
Instructions
- Place 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Melt butter until bubbly.
- Add the shrimp to the hot butter and cook for 2 minutes. Turn shrimp over and cook for 2 minutes more.
- Transfer the shrimp from the skillet to a small bowl and set aside.Add the remaining butter and hot sauce to the skillet. Melt butter and stir to combine with the hot sauce.
- Remove the skillet from the burner and add the shrimp back to the hot sauce mixture. Toss to coat shrimp with buffalo sauce.
- Place ½ cup of shrimp in the center of romaine leaf. Top with blue cheese crumbles.
Nutrition
Calories: 169kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 163mg | Sodium: 1173mg | Potassium: 308mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 5335IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 120mg | Iron: 1mg | Net Carbohydrates: 2g
