Fully loaded with wonderful fresh vegetables, creamy avocado and savory turkey and bacon, these Lunchbox Easy California Wraps are the perfect solution to lunch!
Back to school has arrived here at our house, and filling lunch boxes take up our mornings and the scramble to get dinner on the table in the evening has reared it’s ugly head. It’s never been a real comforting time for me.
I absolutely hate rushing and just don’t like not having time to play in my kitchen. {I’m a foodie, what do you expect?}
I still make fabulous meals, but often we have a time crunch because of school activities or whatever else is going on. I need to be more prepared and find meals that take less time.
That’s why I love these Lunchbox Easy California Wraps.
Besides stressing about dinner though, filling lunch boxes has been loads of fun.
Everyone likes something different and I feel like my grocery bill goes up when school starts because I have to stock so many different items instead of being able to make healthy homemade lunches. In our house, wraps are a super popular lunchbox treat.
The teens don’t think the food at school is all that great and wraps can be filled with anything they feel like stuffing inside. We often make our own flour tortillas even adding flavors to the mix. They are delicious.
Wraps are perfect for us, because with five busy teenagers who all have different taste buds, they can customize their lunch to suit their tastes. I love that!
This one is pretty popular with two of my teenagers who love veggies, but this is my favorite wrap. I make this all the time for lunch when they are off at school. These Lunchbox Easy California Wraps are the bomb!
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Easy Breakfast ideas:
- Hawaiian Scrambled Eggs
- Scrambled Eggs with sausage and fresh herbs
- Breakfast Wraps
- Scrambled Eggs with Herb Croutons
Lunchbox Wraps:
- Chicken Caesar Salad Wrap by Meal Planning Magic
- California Chicken Wraps by Momma’s Meals
- Chicken, Hummus, and sautéed Vegetable Wraps by Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
- Grilled Roast Beef Wraps with Horseradish Mayo by Juanita’s Cocina
- Mesquite Turkey, Mango and Pepper Jack Wraps by Shockingly Delicious
- Hummus, Cucumber, Roasted Pepper and Carrot Lunchbox Wrap by Mama’s Blissful Bites
- California Wraps by Daily Dish Recipes
Easy Weekday Suppers:
- Garlic Lemon Rosemary Roasted Chicken by Supper for a Steal
- Kebab Chicken & Grilled Veggie Wraps with Tahini Sauce by Sue’s Nutrition Buzz
- Fresh mozzarella Pasta Casserole by The Weekend Gourmet
- Choose Your Topping Grilled Pizza by In the Kitchen with KP
- Quesadillas Your Way by Mrs. Mama Hen
After School Snacks:
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Squares by Girlichef
- Fudgy One-Pot Raspberry Cocoa Brownies by Chocolate Moosey
- Fudgy One-Pot Brownies by That Skinny Chick Can Bake
- Peach Clafoutis by The Messy Baker Blog
Are you ready to make these Lunchbox Easy California Wraps?
Lunchbox California Wraps
Ingredients
- Flour Tortillas, I used Sun Dried Tomatoes and Basil
- 1/4 C. of thin slices of avocado or Guacamole
- 2 Strips of Cooked Bacon
- Deli Turkey, I used 4 pieces
- 2 slices of cheese
- 2 thin slices of tomato
- 2-3 pcs. thinly sliced cucumber
- 1 Tablespoon of mayo
- 1 piece of lettuce shredded
Instructions
- Lay your flour tortilla out on a flat surface.
- If you're using guacamole spread your guacamole across the whole tortilla. (if you're using avocado that comes in a moment)
- If you're not using guacamole, start with this step. Add your strips of bacon. You can cut them up if you want, I just use them whole. I cross them into an X.
- Layer your pieces of turkey across the entire tortilla.
- Add your cheese.
- Add the tomato.
- Add the shredded lettuce.
- Add the cucumber slices.
- If you didn't use guacamole, add the avocado now. If you did use guacamole and you want to add some mayo - add that now.
- Roll it all up and secure with a toothpick in several spots to hold it together. Wrap up in some parchment paper or place in a baggie and pack in a lunch box, or just eat immediately. Nice and totally healthy if you leave off the bacon but who wants to do that? It's bacon!
Nicole Cook is the owner/editor of Daily Dish Recipes, a lifestyle blog with an emphasis on food/cooking/cocktails and much more.
She calls the Midwest home – Missouri to be exact. Coffee is her go-to drink, music is her vice and she is endlessly tethered with devices to her online world. She loves all things planner, lives for her great big family and loves her pets endlessly!
Her motto in life: Live Simply, Dream Big, Be Grateful, Give Love, Laugh Lots. Always, always laugh lots.
Renee
What a nice wrap! I could eat it every day. Love turkey and with all those yummy ingredients.
Nicole Humphrey Cook
Renee, thank you so much. Turkey is my favorite lunch meat!
Dorothy at ShockinglyDelicious
I especially love the photo where you point to all the ingredients! With that in hand, I don’t need the actual recipe! Brilliant!
Nicole Humphrey Cook
Dorothy, I’m happy the photo was appealing – I really enjoyed making that and plan to do it more for sandwiches and other items where that helps! 🙂
Lane @ Supper for a Steal
This is pretty much everything I love all rolled up into and easy to eat wrap. Thanks for the inspiration will be making soon!
Nicole Humphrey Cook
Me too Lane. You’re quite welcome, hope you enjoy it!
sunithi
OOh yummy & love the pic explaining what went it ! Makes it super easy 🙂 Also loved your home made wrap recipe yesterday !!! Will be making these !
Nicole Humphrey Cook
Sunithi, I’m so glad you liked that photo, I’m thinking about doing that more often for this type of post. 🙂 Hope you have a wonderful SundaySupper!
Heather @girlichef
ME! ME! I want one of this RIGHT THIS MINUTE! Holy canoli, that is a beauty. I’m a sucker for anything with gorgeous layers…especially when one of them is avocado. And the sundried tomato tortilla makes for a gorgeous wrapper.
Nicole Humphrey Cook
Squee! I love it when I make someone this happy! I’m telling you this thing was amazing. We love eating them this way!
Momma's Meals
HA! I love the bacon and avacado addition! I should have known! 🙂 I think my new addiction will be wraps for lunch!! Thanks for sharing Momma!
Nicole Humphrey Cook
I don’t think you can go wrong with bacon and avocado on any sandwich! 🙂 You’re welcome! Thanks for visiting me!
Isabel Foodie
That wrap looks absolutely amazing! The combination of flavors is amazing! You can make one of these for me any day!
Nicole Humphrey Cook
I’ll totally make you one when I come visit. That’s a promise!
Heather Figura King
Wow-it’s like a flavor explosion in your mouth! I love the flavor profile of this one.
Nicole Humphrey Cook
No joke on that flavor explosion – such wonderful ingredients shoved in there and all wrapped up. Hope you enjoy!
Jen N Linda
Okay, did you really have to point out all of that yummy goodness in the wrap? Now I’m hungry!
Nicole Humphrey Cook
Yes, yes I did. You do realize the only thing missing is Ranch. 😉
The Messy Baker
I wouldn’t mind finding this delicious looking wrap in my lunchbox. Yum! Happy #SundaySupper!
Nicole Humphrey Cook
haha me either, obviously. I love wraps! Happy SundaySupper!
Patti Zamorski Stagich
These look amazing! Can’t wait to try this one! Happy #SundaySupper!
Nicole Humphrey Cook
Patti, I hope you do try them. Hope you had a fabulous #SundaySupper!
Wendy (The Weekend Gourmet)
Bacon AND avocado? I’m sold! Yummy…
Nicole Humphrey Cook
There is no way to make a really amazing sandwich without bacon AND avocado, right? I mean… well, for me there isn’t. LOL
Amber Poole
Packed with lots of deliciousness! I want it!
Nicole Humphrey Cook
It really was delicious Amber, thanks!
CJ
I like this wrap, it looks great, gotta taste great too, excellent descriptions and pics…Happy Friday 🙂
veronica gantley
What a wonderful wrap. I cant wait to try your fabulous recipe.
Conni Smith
These look delicious!!