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Turn leftover chicken into this chicken avocado wrap for a filling school lunch that comes together in just a few minutes. Here, you’ll learn how to layer and roll it so the tortilla stays fresh and everything holds together until lunchtime.
Chicken Wrap with Avocado
Using leftover chicken to make a wrap is one of my favorite shortcuts because you only need about ½ cup to make a high-protein school lunch. This also means that my teens can pack a quick lunch in about 5 minutes, so this chicken wrap with avocado is a regular in my daughter’s lunchbox.
Packing It for Lunch
- Assemble
Spread a thin layer of mayo or Ranch over the tortilla and place the lettuce on top. Add the tomato, chopped or shredded chicken, and avocado toward the center. - Wrap it tightly
Fold the two sides in, then fold one end over the chicken, rolling it tightly into a wrap. Slice in half. - Pack for lunch
Place the wrap snugly inside a lunch container with fruit and veggies in separate compartments. Refrigerate until you’re ready to place it inside an insulated lunch bag with an ice pack, if needed.
Laura’s School Lunch Packing Tips
Eventually, yes, but keeping the avocado rolled inside the tortilla with the other ingredients limits its exposure to air, which is what causes browning. It may darken a little by lunchtime, but much more slowly than sliced avocado left exposed.
Yes. Assemble and roll it tightly, then refrigerate it in a sealed lunch container. I prefer to leave it whole overnight and slice it in the morning so the filling stays tucked inside and the avocado has less exposure to air.
Keep the lettuce next to the tortilla and the tomato toward the center of the wrap. The lettuce creates a barrier between the wetter ingredients and the tortilla. Always build a wrap with the wet ingredients in the middle, not next to the tortilla.
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Chicken Avocado Wrap for Lunch
Watch How It’s Made:
Ingredients
- 4 oz (½ cup) cooked chicken, finely chopped or shredded
- 1 tablespoon mayonnaise, or Ranch
- 1 large tortilla
- Lettuce leaves
- 3 slices tomato
- ¼ avocado, sliced
Instructions
Assemble
- Spread a thin layer of mayonnaise or Ranch over the tortilla. Add the lettuce, tomato, chopped or shredded chicken, and avocado toward the center.
Roll
- Fold in both sides and roll the tortilla tightly, burrito-style.
Pack for Lunch
- Place the wrap inside a lunch container with fruit and veggies packed separately. Refrigerate until ready to place inside an insulated lunch bag with an ice pack, if needed.
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