Description
Savory pesto chicken and avocado bacon salad wraps combine creamy textures with zesty Italian flavors. Fresh ingredients create a quick, satisfying meal you’ll crave for lunch or dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups shredded or diced chicken (rotisserie recommended)
- 4 slices crumbled bacon
- 4 large flour or whole wheat tortillas
- ½ cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 ripe avocado, sliced
- 1 cup romaine or spinach, chopped
- ¼ cup pesto (store-bought or homemade)
- ¼ cup Greek yogurt or mayonnaise
- ¼ cup feta or shredded mozzarella cheese (optional)
- 2 tbsps lemon juice
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Chicken Preparation: Thoroughly mix shredded chicken with pesto, ensuring complete and even coating while releasing vibrant herbal notes.
- Seasoning Enhancement: Drizzle fresh lemon juice and sprinkle salt and black pepper to elevate the flavor profile and create a dynamic taste experience.
- Bacon Transformation: Crisp bacon strips in a skillet until achieving a perfect golden-brown crunch, rendering the fat and developing a rich smoky essence.
- Avocado Integration: Slice ripe avocados into smooth, elegant segments that will contribute a luxurious, creamy texture to the wrap’s composition.
- Wrap Assembly: Strategically layer tortilla with pesto-coated chicken, positioning crispy bacon fragments and avocado slices to create a harmonious flavor landscape.
- Wrapping Technique: Fold tortilla edges inward, then roll tightly and smoothly to encapsulate all ingredients, ensuring a compact and secure presentation.
- Serving Finalization: Slice wrap diagonally at a precise angle to showcase the beautiful ingredient layers and create an visually appealing culinary presentation.
Notes
- Chicken Prep Magic: Shred chicken while it’s warm for easier and more consistent texture, ensuring pesto coats every shred perfectly.
- Pesto Power Balance: Use homemade or high-quality store-bought pesto to control flavor intensity and avoid overwhelming other ingredients.
- Bacon Crispness Strategy: Cook bacon until extra crispy, then let it cool on paper towels to remove excess grease and maintain crunch in the wrap.
- Avocado Freshness Hack: Slice avocados just before assembling to prevent browning and maintain vibrant, creamy texture throughout the wrap.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 490
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 780 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 19 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 37 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 29 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg