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Recipe Connection: California Chicken Wraps

June 5th, 2009 · 24 Comments · Do It Yourself, Recipes

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Here’s the promised recipe for the second way my family uses avocados (after guac).  I learned this wrap at a Pampered Chef party, and we looooove it around here.  I always feel like I’m at a good restaurant when I serve them.  So easy, so yummy.

California chicken wraps

All the ingredients, ready for assembly.

All the ingredients, ready for assembly.

  1. Tortillas (whole wheat or homemade.)
  2. Mashed or sliced avocado (see here for a tutorial on how to cut)
  3. Cooked shredded chicken
  4. Sliced cucumbers
  5. Sliced tomatoes
  6. Sliced red onion
  7. Ranch dressing (+ cut cucumbers, optional)
  8. Shredded cheese
  9. Lettuce

Chop some cucumber and cover with ranch dressing; stir and let sit while you cut everything else.  Cook chicken if necessary and slice vegetables.  Salt chicken and add a little Italian seasoning if you have it.  Assemble wraps in order given.

Piled onto a homemade tortilla. I like them with mustard!

Piled onto a homemade tortilla. I like them with mustard!

Roll tightly and grill on a George Foreman or in a smoking hot pan (dry, no Teflon), seam side down first.  Turn once if in pan.  Remove when tortillas are lightly browned.

Mmmmm...happily toasting on the George.

Mmmmm...happily toasting on the George.

Cost:  less than $1 per wrap; varies depending on what kind of chicken and tortillas you buy.  Can be made as a grilled sandwich on whole wheat bread, too.

Super foods:  1 plus 3 honorable mentions (use herbed plain yogurt instead of ranch and add some spinach leaves to make 3 super foods!)

Tips and Transformations:

  • We like it with plain ranch and mustard, because hubby doesn’t like cucumbers.
  • I almost always serve it with a side of Chicken Rice-a-Roni, homemade version.
  • Add bacon or pepperoni and hot pepper for an Italian twist.
  • Use Caesar dressing for something different
  • Chicken is best stir fried or leftover roasted chicken, BUT if you want to use your chicken from making stock, I would recommend sautéing it in olive oil first for flavor.
  • My sister-in-law loves her Flexicado (see comments at the Gadget Wishlist) for slicing avocado.

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