Whole Wheat Chicken Salad Wraps

These wraps are a great alternative to the traditional chicken salad sandwich, with whole-wheat tortillas and an abundance of fresh, colorful vegetables. Combining tomatoes, yellow and red bell peppers, spinach and crisp carrot sticks with the classic taste of chicken salad, a chicken salad wrap is an excellent way to liven up your lunch. It is quick to assemble and travels well without being unhealthy.

The chicken salad recipe below is just a starting point, of course. Mix a little ginger, rice vinegar, and soy sauce into the dressing to create an Asian chicken salad wrap recipe, or include basil and oregano for an Italian flavor. You can end up with an enormous number of variations, just by using a little creativity.

Colorful Chicken Salad Wraps in a Whole Wheat Tortilla

Ingredients -

2 medium whole-wheat tortillas
2 grilled boneless chicken breasts, diced
1/4 cup red and yellow bell peppers, diced
1/4 cup carrot, diced
1/4 cup tomatoes, diced
1/2 cup fresh spinach leaves
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
1 tablespoon yogurt
Salt and black pepper to taste

Preparation:

In a medium bowl, combine mayonnaise, yogurt, and chicken. Add salt and black pepper to taste.

Toss coated chicken with peppers, tomatoes, and carrot.

Warm tortillas to prevent cracking, then lay spinach leaves over tortilla.

Place filling on bottom half of each tortilla, folding right and left edges toward the center. Fold bottom edge up and roll to wrap filling completely.

(Serves 2)

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A Picture of our Colorful Chicken Salad Wraps in a Whole Wheat Tortilla - the chicken in this chicken salad wrap is grilled to preserve the nutrients in the chicken and make this a very healthy alternative to your normal chicken salad sandwich. Wraps are a great way to cut some of the calories out of a quick lunch meal instead of using regular sandwich bread. Another great thing about wraps is the tortilla doesn't overwhelm a mild tasting meat like chicken.