I had such a tough time choosing something from her blog, there were so many delicious things to choose from. Her recipe index is a mile long and choosing just wasn’t easy. After a lot of thought, I decided I’d really like to try these Southwestern Chicken Wraps. The main reason I chose them is because I had all the ingredients on hand to make this, and leftover green onion and a red pepper to use up. This was absolutely perfect. The only thing I did not have was extra shredded lettuce to add to the wrap and the celery. My kids probably would have enjoyed the wrap with celery, but I’m one of those weirdos who really does not like celery. I added a splash of celery salt to the chicken mixture because I actually like that. Anyway, here’s the recipe – and it was absolutely fabulous.
Southwestern Chicken Wraps
- 1 1/2 lbs. chicken
- 3/4 c. fat free ranch dressing
- 1 pkg. fajita seasoning mix
- 1/2 c. light mayo
- 1/2 c. celery, finely chopped
- 1/2 c. red pepper, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp. green onion, chopped
- whole wheat tortillas, toasted
- Optional toppings: tomatoes, lettuce, avocado, sour cream, cheese
Cook chicken in cooking spray until browned. I actually used Extra Virgin Olive Oil instead of the cooking spray and I also sprinkled garlic and onion powder on it first to let it have a little more flavor. In a bowl, combine the ranch dressing, the mayo and the fajita seasoning mix.
Add chicken, celery, peppers and green onion. Toss well to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 1 – 2 hours. Spread generous 1/2 cup of chicken mixture over toasted tortilla. Top with additional toppings as desired.
We topped ours with chopped avocados, shredded taco cheese and sour cream. It was so good! Thanks Debbi, for a great recipe and for one that we plan to make again and again!
Southwestern Chicken Wraps
This creamy, flavor filled chicken "salad" is awesome inside a flour tortilla or on specialty bread.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs. chicken
- 3/4 c. fat free ranch dressing
- 1 pkg. fajita seasoning mix
- 1/2 c. light mayo
- 1/2 c. celery, finely chopped
- 1/2 c. red pepper, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp. green onion, chopped
- whole wheat tortillas, toasted
- Optional toppings: tomatoes, lettuce, avocado, sour cream, cheese
Instructions
- Cook chicken in cooking spray until browned. I actually used Extra Virgin Olive Oil instead of the cooking spray and I also sprinkled garlic and onion powder on it first to let it have a little more flavor. In a bowl, combine the ranch dressing, the mayo and the fajita seasoning mix.
- Add chicken, celery, peppers and green onion. Toss well to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 1 – 2 hours. Spread generous 1/2 cup of chicken mixture over toasted tortilla. Top with additional toppings as desired.
Debbi Does Dinner Healthy
So glad you liked these! We haven’t made them in awhile, I remember how awesome they are, thanks!
Nicole Humphrey Cook
Debbi, they were fantastic and I just adored your blog!! 🙂
Thank you for actually making it difficult to choose something – that’s all in the fun of it!
Miz Helen
Good Morning Nicole,
I just love your Southwestern Chicken Wrap, looks like a great lunchtime treat to me. It is fun cooking with you at the SRC, have a great day!
Miz Helen
Nicole Humphrey Cook
Thanks Helen! We made extra of the chicken “salad” stuff and I smeared it on a panini the next day and it was awesome!
It’s fun cooking with you too!
amanda @ fake ginger
YUM! You can’t go wrong with ranch dressing! My kids would love these!
Nicole Humphrey Cook
Agreed Amanda, it’s almost like bacon for us. Everything just tastes better when there’s some ranch dressing involved. 😉
Averie @ Love Veggies and Yoga
your wraps look great and the fact that you have….FIVE kids.. Just read your sidebar. Woman…my hat is OFF to you. That you even blog. Or leave the house! or the kitchen or the laundry room. I know my dishes/laundry is just epic with…One kid! I am in awe of you 🙂
Nicole Humphrey Cook
lol Hi Averie, I do indeed have 5 kids, and it gets pretty busy around here, but they are all over the age of 12 and that helps tremendously.
And oh yes, the laundry thing makes me cringe, but we solved that problem. Since there are 5 of them and there are 5 days in a week, each has their own day and they do all the “chores” and their own laundry that day. It works well, and stuff actually gets done! 🙂
Hahah thanks!!
Kristen
Yum. Debbi has some great dinner recipes over on her blog. This was a perfect choice.
Nicole Humphrey Cook
Kristen, I couldn’t agree more. Debbi’s blog was super fun. Thanks for all your sweet words yesterday! 🙂
Karen
Nice flavors in this… bet it was delish!
Nicole Humphrey Cook
Very delish Karen, very delish!
Angela
Yum! What a tasty sounding recipe!
I love SRC and all the new blogs your find. I can’t wait to check out yours. Your header is great. Love makes everything taste better! 🙂
Nicole Humphrey Cook
Angela, thanks! I always thought that quote was nice, but it fits especially well now – when you have to make food for 7 everyday, if you don’t love it, things are going to get tough real fast. haha
thanks for stopping by!
Betsy
Nothing beats being able to make a quick meal with what you have on hand. Those are the best recipes! Yay SRC!
Nicole Humphrey Cook
I was pretty excited I was able to find an actual meal that I had stuff on hand for. Next time, I’m totally making this with lettuce and tomato too, I think it would be yummy (and probably healthier!)
Trisha
Nicole, these wraps sound super yum!!! Great pick for this months SRC!
Jenny @ Savour the Senses
I would love to make these for lunch! Looks delicious. Glad to be a part of SRC with you!
Tandy
I think it is great to substitute celery salt for the celery 🙂
Katerina
These chicken wraps look delicious! I love this type of food. First time visiting your blog, you have wonderful recipes!
Lynne
Ranch dressing rules! Your chicken wraps look very tasty!
Corina
I love chicken wraps – I’m always looking for new ways to flavour chicken too so this sounds great.