Grilled Chicken Avocado Wrap with sour cream and spinach, a delicious, quick and easy recipe for lunch for a light dinner. It's packed with amazing flavours and health benefits, and it's ready in less than 15 minutes. Great for kids and grown-ups alike, this delicious wrap can be made with leftover or rotisserie chicken too.
New Year, new resolutions. And the most famous one: losing weight. I know, December was a hell of a month, too much shopping, eating and drinking. So a healthier January may sound like a good plan. Although in reality statistics show that the eating healthily doesn't really last that long around this time of the year. Oh well, at least we try.
But you know what, quick healthy recipes can be truly delicious and super easy to make. Take this wrap, it has got the healthiest stuff you can ask for:
- avocados, known for the countless health benefits
- spinach, a super leaf loaded with vitamins and minerals
- chicken, an easy and light meat that can safely be consumed if you are on a diet.
Chicken can be replaced with any lean meat, like turkey. I have tried it in this Healthy leftover turkey wraps with cranberry sauce and it was really delicious. Same goes for leftover beef, lamb or pulled pork.
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Ingredients needed to make a chicken avocado wrap
- chicken breast - it's very easy to cook, and quick too
- avocado - make sure it's just ripe, unripe avocado is too hard and tasteless
- fresh baby spinach - or you can use any salad leaves
- sour cream - for spreading on the wraps
- Cheddar cheese - or any other hard cheese
- paprika- adds a nice colour and taste
- granulated garlic
- salt & ground black pepper
- vegetable oil
- tortilla wraps
Easy swaps
This wrap is so easy to make, and it can be tweaked to your own liking:
- grilled chicken can be swapped for leftover chicken - especially if you have any leftovers from your Spatchcock Chicken or Whole Roasted Chicken. It can also be swapped for any other leftover meat.
- sour cream can be replaced with creme fraiche or yogurt
- spinach can be replaced with green salad
- wholemeal tortilla wraps can be swapped for white flour or corn tortilla wraps
Step-by-step instructions and photos
- To cook the chicken, cut the chicken breasts into strips, add them to a bag together with the salt, pepper, paprika, granulated garlic and oil.
- Give the bag a good shake so that the chicken can be well coated.
- Heat up a grill pan, add the chicken and cook on both sides until done, about 3 minutes on each side.
- Peel and slice the avocado, then squeeze the lemon juice over.
- Transfer the chicken to a plate, warm up the tortilla wraps for a few seconds on each side, so the folding can be done easier.
- Spread the sour cream on one side of the wrap, sprinkle the grated cheese over, then add the chicken, spinach and avocado.
- Wrap tightly and serve immediately.
Recipe FAQs
Avocados, as healthy and delicious as they are, tend to brown very quickly. So, in order to keep them fresh for longer, here is a trick. Once you peel and cut the avocados, squeeze some lemon juice over the cut slices, that will prevent them from browning. Be generous with the amount of lemon juice, they will taste even better.
Only 342! And trust me, this wrap will keep you fuller for quite a long time, so you won't feel like snacking shortly after you had your meal. And it's the perfect meal on the go, great as a working lunch, picnic food, or just a light dinner.
Other grilled chicken recipes
Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad with Yogurt Dressing
Yogurt-Marinated Chicken Kebabs
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Grilled Chicken Avocado Wrap
Ingredients
- 1 chicken breast
- 1 avocado
- 1 cup fresh baby spinach
- 3 tablespoon sour cream
- 3 tablespoon grated Cheddar cheese
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 3 tortilla wraps
Instructions
- To cook the chicken, cut the chicken breasts into strips, add them to a bag together with the salt, pepper, paprika, granulated garlic and oil.
- Give the bag a good shake so that the chicken can be well coated.
- Heat up a grill pan, add the chicken and cook on both sides until done, about 3 minutes on each side.
- Peel and slice the avocado, then squeeze the lemon juice over.
- Transfer the chicken to a plate, warm up the tortilla wraps for a few seconds on each side, so the folding can be done easier.
- Spread the sour cream on one side of the wrap, sprinkle the grated cheese over, then add the chicken, spinach and avocado.
- Wrap tightly and serve immediately.
Nutrition
Lesley Ann
Oh woah, I just made these and they are so yummy! Had to substitute baby spinach with baby kale, because the supermarket was out of spinach. Only downside is...I only made one per person :')
Daniela Anderson
I am so pleased that you liked the wrap, l should give kale a try too. I need to make a bigger batch too, they disappear quickly.
Chrisana
Your wrap looks toasted on the outside. Is it my imagination? I was thinking of toasting mine but wasn't sure the best method for doing so.
Daniela Anderson
Hi Chrisana, thank you for your comment! I have placed the tortilla wraps on a hot grill pan for a about 20-30 seconds on each side just to get them warm and make the folding easier. They also get a very nice taste from it. Let me know if that helps!
Abi
Are they good not served immediately?
Daniela Anderson
Hi Abi! Thank you for your comment. They are good served later on too, altough l like eating the avocado fresh, using lemon helps it keep it green and fresh for longer, but l would not leave it for too many hours though, just in case the taste is not as good.
Stephanie@ApplesforCJ
I eat wraps for dinner often when I want something quick. These look great with the avocado and spinach. Definitely two of my favorite ingredients to use in a wrap. Thanks for the tips on keeping avocado from browning!
Daniela Anderson
Thank you, Stephanie!
Adriana Lopez Martn
I love grilled chicken anything so I am in with those yummy burritos!
Daniela Anderson
Thank you ?
Priya Srinivasan
That is one filling meal , would love to substitute chicken with some other vegetarian protein!
Daniela Anderson
Tofu should work nicely too, l might give that a go myself.
Veena Azmanov
I love the idea of a hot tortilla wrap filled with chicken and avocado. My kids love it. Sounds so yum.
Daniela Anderson
Thank you!
Marisa Franca @ All Our Way
I think wraps are the greatest. Fill them with delicious stuff and you're good to go. And your stuffing looks fantastic. I'm thinking how good it would be for lunch tomorrow. We have chicken thawing out. 🙂
Daniela Anderson
Thank you!
ManilaSpoon
That is one delicious wrap that hubby and myself will enjoy! We both love avocados so anything made with it is a winner in our book!
Gloria @ Homemade & Yummy
We love wraps here. I an eat them for any meal of the day. Chicken, avocado and spinach are a great way to fill, wrap and eat a delicious lunch any day of the week.
Daniela Anderson
Thank you!
swathi
I like the idea o toasted whole meal tortilla warp with grilled chicken. and avocado I can eat this wrap any time great on the go recipe.
Daniela Anderson
Thank you!
Sandhya Ramakrishnan
Love wraps for lunch! They are so filling and flavorful and easy to assemble as well. I use tofu or paneer in my wraps to make them vegetarian.
Daniela Anderson
Thank you!
Sara
Wraps are my favorite things to make when I want something quick but still pretty filling. These are so simple and perfect for a healthy lunch!
Daniela Anderson
Thank you!
Soniya
This is such a delicious recipe.. my kids love wraps in school and this is a excellent addition to out school lunch menu 🙂
Daniela Anderson
Thank you!
Kylee from Kylee Cooks
Wow - this will be a great lunch idea. Using the whole wheat wrap really takes the nutrition factor up a notch. Yum!
Daniela Anderson
Thank you!
Natalie
I love everything about these wraps. These are healthy, nutritious, kids friendly... + these sounds flavorful and look just delicious. I'll be making this very soon. Thanks for tips 😉
Daniela Anderson
Thank you!
MJ
these are wonderful. made last week and my son asked for them again this week!
Daniela Anderson
I am glad to hear he liked the wraps, my little ones like them too. I make them very often, and they always disappear quickly.
Lori
Very good recipe thank you. I marinated the chicken strips and then grilled them so good
Daniela Anderson
Thank you! I’m happy you enjoyed the recipe!
Melissa
Love the recipe! However, when I was looking for wrap recipes, I saw the exact same one here: https://delicioustease.blogspot.com/2018/07/grilled-chicken-avocado-and-spinach.html
I think she stole it from you.
Daniela Anderson
Thank you for that, l’m glad you liked the recipe. Unfortunately some people like the easy way and stealing is way easier than doing the hard work.
Kay
Hi There! Love this recipe! Does one chicken breast do 3 servings?
Daniela Anderson
Hi! Thank you for your comment! Yes, one chicken breast is fine, given that we use other ingredients too and you can't add too much to a tortilla wrap, it won't wrap well anymore. Plus now it also depends on the side of the chicken breast, some shops sell rather big ones, so the amounts are always approximate.
Mary
This was really tasty! I added a couple more vegetables to the wrap for more flavor but the original combination was delicious too.
Daniela Anderson
Glad you liked it! 🙂
Corey
This became my #1 favorite wrap when I first found this recipe 5years ago. Quick and easy to prepare, healthy, and oh so delicious. There is no need for yogurt, bacon, baslamic vinegar or any of the other things you find in all the other chicken avocado wrap recipes. With these four ingredients Tightly wrapped with a low carb tortilla, my life is complete!
Daniela Apostol
I am glad you still enjoy these wraps, they are so delicious!