My daughter-in-law loves Buffalo Chicken, so I came up with this easy-to-make crunch wrap using all the same flavors and grilled it in a panini press. In less than 30 minutes, you’ll have a hot, crunchy pocket of spicy, cheesy chicken ready for a quick weeknight dinner or weekend lunch. Buffalo Chicken Crunch Wraps are delicious!
I submitted this recipe to Taste of Home about a year ago for a ‘Countertop Convenience’ Contest. They wanted recipes that could easily be made with any appliance that sits on your countertop. My family and I use our panini press for so many yummy sandwiches. My recipe for Buffalo Chicken Crunch Wraps was chosen as the First Place winner and was featured in the October/November 2023 issue of Taste of Home Magazine.
The delicious flavors of roasted chicken, cheddar cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, hot sauce, celery and blue cheese dressing are combined and folded into this spicy panini sandwich. The wrap is folded up into a rectangle or a 5-sided star and pressed in the panini maker. It comes out of the press with beautiful grill marks and the cheesy mixture inside gets melted and gooey!
How to make Buffalo Chicken Crunch Wraps?
- rotisserie chicken
- Colby-Monterey Jack cheese
- cheddar cheese
- celery
- blue cheese salad dressing
- Buffalo wing sauce
- flour tortillas (10 inches)
These are common ingredients that you may already have in your pantry and refrigerator.
- Mix the first 6 ingredients in a large bowl. Remove the flour tortillas from the refrigerator to allow them to warm while you are making the filling. Scoop about 2/3 cup of filling onto the center of each tortilla.
- Fold edges to the middle and place the wraps, two at a time, seam-side down in the panini press. Close the lid and heat for 6-8 minutes until heated through and grill marks are visible.
- Cut the wraps in half and serve them with your favorite dips, including sour cream, blue cheese dressing and extra hot sauce, if desired. We also like chopped lettuce and cucumber slices on the side. These wraps disappear quickly, my family just loves them during any season of the year.
How to fold a crunch wrap?
There are two ways to fold Buffalo Chicken Crunch Wraps.
- Fold 1 side of the flour tortilla over filling. Continue to bring the edges of the flour tortilla toward the center, pleating them on top of each other and covering all filling. This will make a 5-sided star shape.
- OR, fold in opposite sides of the wrap, then fold in the top and bottom to form a rectangle. After folding, place the wraps seam-side down so that it seals the sandwich while it is being grilled in the panini press.
Photo by Taste of Home
Check out my complete recipe for Buffalo Chicken Crunch Wraps on the printable recipe card below. And remember to leave me a comment here after you try this recipe or leave a review at tasteofhome.com. Thanks to TOH for publishing my recipe and for sharing it with so many other cooks around the world!
For more easy sandwich ideas, look for my recipes for Toad in the Hole BLTs, Italian Meatball Subs, and Philly Cheesesteak with Peppers.
Buffalo Chicken Crunch Wraps
Equipment
- 1 panini press or indoor grill
Ingredients
- 4 cups cubed or shredded rotisserie chicken
- 1 cup shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 2/3 cup chopped celery
- 2/3 cup blue cheese salad dressing
- 1/3 cup Buffalo wing sauce
- 6 flour tortillas 10 inches, warmed
Instructions
- Preheat panini maker or indoor electric grill. In a large bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients. On center of each tortilla, divide chicken mixture.
- Fold 1 side of the tortilla over filling. Continue to bring the edges of the flour tortilla toward the center, pleating them on top of each other and covering all filling.
- In batches, place wraps on panini maker, seam side down. Cook wraps, covered, until tortilla is browned and cheese is melted, 6-8 minutes.
Notes
- Fold 1 side of the flour tortilla over filling. Continue to bring the edges of the flour tortilla toward the center, pleating them on top of each other and covering all filling. This will make a 5-sided star shape.
- OR, fold in opposite sides, then fold in the top and bottom to form a rectangle. After folding, the seam-side of the wrap is placed facing down so that the seams seal the wrap while it is being pressed in the panini.