Protein-Packed Green Goddess Chicken Salad Wraps
These high-protein green goddess chicken salad wraps are packed with veggies and a flavorful, creamy, pickled jalapeño tahini yogurt sauce. Customize them with your favorite mix-ins for the perfect, quick & easy weekday lunch!
Servings 4 servings
Calories 474cal
Ingredients
- For the pickled jalapeño herby tahini yogurt sauce:
- ½ heaping cup plain greek yogurt (I like 2%)
- 2 tablespoons tahini
- ⅓ cup pickled jalapeños (I like the spicy, but mild is great, too!)
- 1 tablespoon pickled jalapeño brine
- 1 garlic clove, roughly chopped
- 1 heaping cup tender herbs such as any of the following: parsley, dill, cilantro, basil, chives
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- For the chicken:
- Roughly 1 pound of cooked leftover chicken, chopped or shredded*
- Freshly ground salt and pepper, to taste
- For assembly:
- 4 large burrito-size spinach tortillas (or whole wheat is great, or lightly toasted sourdough bread!)
- 3 cups spinach and/or arugula (or use romaine if you like some more crunch!)
- 1 large avocado, sliced
- 1 to 2 persian cucumbers, cut into matchsticks
- 1 cup roasted red peppers strips, drained (or sub tomato slices)
- Thinly sliced red onion
- Pickled jalapeño slices
Instructions
- In a high powered blender or food processor, add the yogurt, tahini, pickled jalapenos, the brine, garlic, herbs (my fav are a mix of parsley, cilantro, dill and chives), salt and pepper. Blend on high until smooth and well combined. Taste and adjust as necessary.
- In a large bowl, add the chopped or shredded chicken and all of the sauce. Mix with a spoon until well combined and the chicken is well coated. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Now it’s time to make your wraps: Add 1 heaping cup spinach/arugula (or romaine) mix to 1 wrap, then top with 1/4th of the chicken salad mixture (about ⅔ cup). Next add avocado slices, cucumber sticks, red bell pepper, red onion, and some jalapeno slices.
- Carefully tuck in the sides of each wrap as your roll until ingredients are secured inside. You can secure everything together with a toothpick before cutting it in half, if necessary. Makes 4 wraps.
Notes
*To make vegetarian: I suggest subbing in 2 (15 ounce) cans of chickpeas that have been rinsed, drained and smashed. Chickpea salads are just as delicious!
To make gluten free: Serve in lettuce cups or on your favorite gluten free bread.
Nutrition
Serving: 1full wrap | Calories: 474cal | Carbohydrates: 45.2g | Protein: 27.1g | Fat: 27.1g | Saturated Fat: 6.6g | Fiber: 7.2g | Sugar: 7.9g