This Grilled Chicken Wrap is simple to make, with juicy, perfectly seasoned grilled chicken, homemade chipotle mayo, crispy lettuce, tomato, and shredded cheese, all stuffed in a fluffy tortilla, and ready in only 25 minutes.
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These wraps are a family favorite and are delicious with some of our favorite side dishes like Grilled Mexican Corn Salad, or a Chopped Greek Salad.
Why this chicken wrap recipe works
Chicken wraps are versatile. They're good for a quick on the go snack, light lunch, or can be made a bit bigger or served with plenty of sides like my Air Fryer Potato Wedges, Dill Pickle Pasta Salad, and Refrigerator Pickles, for a delicious dinner.
These juicy chicken wraps are easy to customize too. If you don't like an ingredient, you can easily swap it out for something you do have. They're great for meal prep for the whole family to enjoy, use fresh ingredients, and come together with just a few simple steps like my Buffalo Chicken Wrap and Chicken Caesar Wrap!
Simple ingredients needed
- Mayonnaise: Use real mayonnaise for the best flavor.
- Chipotle in adobo sauce: Finely chopped, you can also use the ground. chipotle pepper.
- Lime juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Chicken: You can use chicken breasts or chicken tenders.
- Olive oil: You can also use avocado oil, vegetable oil or canola oil.
- Herbs and spices: Garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, oregano, minced garlic cloves, salt, and black pepper.
- Veggies: Shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, and diced red onion.
- Cheese: shredded cheddar or shredded pepper jack cheese.
- Flour tortillas: Large burrito-size tortillas.
How to make grilled chicken wraps
- Step 1: In a small mixing bowl, add mayo, chipotle peppers, lime juice, and salt and pepper, and stir until combined. Then store the small bowl of sauce in the fridge until ready to use it.
- Step 2: In a larger mixing bowl, use tongs to toss chicken with olive oil, herbs and spices, and lime juice until chicken is coated. Let marinate if you have time.
- Step 3: Using your indoor or outdoor grill or a skillet, cook marinated chicken.
- Step 4: Flip and cook on the other side. Use a meat thermometer to check the internal temp of the cooked chicken breast reaches 165F. Remove from grill and let rest before cutting.
- Step 5: Place tortillas on a flat surface or cutting board. In the center of the tortilla, add lettuce, tomatoes, onion, cheese, chicken and some sauce drizzled on top.
- Step 6: Fold in the edges of the flour tortilla and roll up tightly. Repeat with the rest of the wraps.
Recipe Tips
- If you have thicker chicken breasts, slice them into thinner pieces that are ½ inch thick.
- Short on time? Use leftover chicken or store-bought rotisserie chicken.
- If you have the time, let the chicken marinate in the mixture to really bring out the best flavors. Overnight is optimal, but this is optional and if you don't have the time, don't stress out.
- Warm tortillas are the easiest to work with. They roll the easiest.
Recipe Faq's
If Chipotle mayo isn't for you, change it out for something you prefer. Ranch dressing is a very common choice- using that makes these Chicken Ranch Wraps and they're always delish. Or try honey mustard, Yum Yum Sauce. Like some heat? Try some buffalo hot sauce for some Buffalo Chicken Wraps.
Make the perfect recipe by adding any other fresh veggies, cheese, or other ingredients that you like. I think these wraps would be good with bacon bits, or some other veggies like cooked orange or red peppers, or some fresh mozzarella or feta cheese mixed in with the chicken filling. You could add some rice or black beans
to really bulk these out, but if you're adding a bit, I'd suggest seeing if a larger tortilla would work better. Add anything you would like in these wraps, it's a great way to use up leftover veggies in the fridge.
Yes, heat a skillet on medium-high heat and add 2 tablespoons olive oil. Place the chicken into the skillet and cook 4-5 minutes then flip and cook another 4-5 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees.
Place the filling in the middle of the tortilla. Fold the ends over the filling first. Then roll the wrap away from you until sealed. Here is an easy tutorial.
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Grilled Chicken Wrap with Chipotle Mayo
Equipment
Ingredients
Chipotle Mayonnaise
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons chipotle in adobo sauce finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Grilled Chicken
Grilled Chicken
- 1 pound chicken breasts or tenders
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 3 cloves garlic minced
For The Wrap
- 4- 10 inch tortillas
- 2 cups shredded lettuce
- 1 cup diced tomatoes
- ½ cup diced red onions
- 2 cups cheddar and pepper jack cheese shredded
Instructions
- In a small bowl mix the mayonnaise, chipotle peppers, lime juice and salt and pepper until combined. Place in the refrigerator until ready to use.
- If the chicken breasts are thick slice them into thin cutlets about ½ inch thick. In a medium bowl add the chicken and toss with olive oil, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, oregano, lime juice and garlic and toss until well coated. If time permits place it in the refrigerator for a couple of hours or even overnight for optimal flavor.
- Heat a grill or skillet on medium high heat (add a drizzle of olive oil to the skillet) and cook the chicken for 3-4 minutes then flip and cook another 3-4 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees. Remove to a plate to rest 10 minutes then cut into bite sized pieces.
- Place a large tortilla on a cutting board and add shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, onion, cheese, and chicken, drizzle some chipotle sauce and fold the side of the tortilla in and roll the wrap up.
- Serve and Enjoy!
Ohh I bet that really takes it up a notch! Happy you enjoy it 🙂
I’m on my second round of making this. It was so good the first time that I’ve been craving it. I put the chicken on the smoker, at a high temp, but other than that I follow the recipe exactly. So good!!!!
So happy you enjoyed it 🙂
Such great flavor, thanks for the fabulous recipe!
The homemade chipotle dressing just takes this right over the top!
Chicken wraps are one of my favorite things to order at restaurants but I hadn't tried making one at home! This turned out delicious and we'll be making it a lot this summer.
This was amazing! Bookmarking to make it again 🙂
I made these for my family and they were a hit!
My daughter and I made these for lunch today. Sooooo good! She's already asked to take one to lunch next week!