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Ranch Chicken Lunch Wraps

Shredded chicken tossed with ranch, rolled up with crisp lettuce and cheddar. A good use for leftover roast or rotisserie chicken.

⏱ 15 min (15 min prep) 🍽 Serves 4 · 1 wrap lunchboxkid friendlyleftoversquick

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Ingredients

Make 4 servings
  • 4 Flour tortillas, 10-inch, 10-inch
  • 2 cup Rotisserie chicken, meat only, shredded (or leftover roast chicken)
  • ΒΌ cup Ranch dressing, homemade or bought
  • Β½ cup Shredded cheddar, shredded
  • 4 leaf Romaine lettuce, ribs trimmed
  • 8 Cherry or grape tomatoes, quartered (optional)

Make it yourself

Make the flour tortillas yourself β†’ Make the ranch dressing yourself β†’

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Nutrition

Nutrition coming: the USDA numbers for these ingredients are being added.

Steps

You’ll need: cutting board, knife, mixing bowl, plastic wrap or foil.

  1. Use chicken that has been kept in the refrigerator and is no more than 3 to 4 days old (USDA). Toss the shredded chicken with the ranch.
  2. Lay a lettuce leaf down the middle of each tortilla. Top with a quarter of the chicken, the cheddar and the tomatoes.
  3. Fold in the sides, then roll up tightly from the bottom. Wrap each one in plastic wrap or foil, seam side down, and cut it in half on a slant.
  4. Pack it cold: in an insulated lunch bag with at least two cold sources, such as two frozen gel packs, or one gel pack and a frozen juice box or water bottle, one on top of the food and one under it (USDA).
Make aheadMake the chicken mixture up to 2 days ahead and keep it in the refrigerator. Roll the wraps the night before or that morning.
β†Ί LeftoversWhatever comes home uneaten from a lunch box gets thrown away, along with used bags and wrappers (USDA).
πŸ§’ With kidsKids can shred the chicken with two forks and roll their own wraps.
Dairy-free swapUse a dairy-free dressing and skip the cheese.
Veggie swapUse a drained can of chickpeas, lightly mashed, instead of chicken.

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An original Teddy Rook Book recipe, written for our back-to-school lunchboxes; safety steps follow USDA. Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central and changes with brands and portions.