Easy to make and cheap because you can use what’s left in your fridge! These California chicken wraps will become a family favorite. Homemade hamburger helper is another great option for a frugal family dinner. That’s two easy dinners for your menu this week.
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.
Let the Kids Help Make Dinner
California chicken wraps are both a family favorite to eat…and make! Yes, kids can make them. After using the Kids Cook Real Food eCourse your kids will be masters at making homemade tortillas and ranch dressing and at chopping veggies. All the skills you need for this delicious dinner.
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(If they want to get into the kitchen at all!)
Maybe…just this once…we should do something I don’t normally recommend.
What if we give them what they want?
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California Chicken Wraps
Ingredients
- Tortillas (whole wheat or homemade)
- Mashed or sliced avocado
- Cooked shredded chicken
- Sliced cucumbers
- Sliced tomatoes
- Sliced red onion
- Homemade ranch dressing (+ cut cucumbers, optional)
- Shredded cheese
- Lettuce
Instructions
- Chop some cucumbers and cover with ranch dressing;
- Stir and let sit while you cut everything else.
- Cook chicken if necessary and slice vegetables.
- Salt (Use the code kitchenstewardship for 15% off of your first purchase) chicken and add a little Italian seasoning if you have it.
- Assemble wraps in order given.
- Roll tightly and grill on a George Foreman or in a very hot pan (dry, no Teflon), seam side down first.
- Turn once if in pan.
- Remove when tortillas are lightly browned.
Notes
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!)
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Pile onto a homemade tortilla. I like them with mustard!
Or…happily toasting on the George.
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.
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- Potato Salad with the Kids
- Homemade Refried Beans
- The Best Scrambled Eggs Ever
- Crockpot Tuscan Beef Stew
- Green Smoothies with Kale
- Meatless Meals Carnival
- Tuscan Bean Soup
- Garlic Soup
- Summer Fruit Dips
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Cukes & toms diced up with some cilantro, diced onion, minced garlic, splash of olive oil & drenched in balsmic vinegar.
Sounds really good – now if only I could find a good recipe for homemade Ranch Dressing….
Berny,
Here’s mine! http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/recipes/homemade-ranch-dressing/ 🙂 Katie
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hi there
thank you so much for your great website I have just found it. I have been looking for a cast iron grill like GF for ages but all the GF ones I can find are non stick-do you know the type of yours?
thanks so much
Lara,
Mine is just the standard George – non stick. I know non-stick isn’t great, but it doesn’t get over 500F, so it’s much more safe that way. Sorry! Katie
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I just found your blog and I LOVE it!! Thank you so much for everything you have posted. We are just beginning our journey to whole, organic, non-GMO foods, and your blog has been immensely helpful to me in going from overwhelmed to “maybe I can do this”. 🙂
We just tried these wraps tonight and they were SO good! We’ll definitely be trying more of your recipes in the future!!
Christina,
Welcome aboard! Glad the baby steps style is speaking to you. 🙂 Katie
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We just tried these last night (without avocado’s because we were out!) But it was fantastic!! Thanks for sharing this delicious recipe!
These sound amazing! We’ll have to try them soon!
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Oh now this looks good & I love my George Forman grill to cook on!
Thanks for the idea.
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This looks good…and so healthy!
Hi!
I’ve never ate avocado’s before. They are kind of expensive around here. I’ll have to try some of your alternatives. Thanks for sharing! Have a great day!!
Sherrie
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This looks really good. Going to have to try it this week!
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Those sound DELISH! I love everything in them!!! Will have to add that to next week’s recipe list!
Those sound awesome! Thanks for sharing!
~Liz
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I LOVE wraps! This is such a wonderful post. The variations are a treasure. Hope you have a wonderful week!
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Thanks so much for stopping by! I have a new recipe to share next week. I’ll try to post on Monday. Happy cooking.
What a tasty summer meal. Yum!
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I make these kinds of wraps all the time, but never thought about grilling them in my GF grill. Thanks for sharing, I’ll be grilling mine next time!
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What a super great idea, we almost always have all those ingriednts on hand, including (now) Fresh cucumbers and tomatoes!
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