Easy Chicken Caesar Wrap

A chicken Caesar wrap is a favorite for a reason! These wraps tuck all the goodness of a chicken Caesar salad into a tortilla for a portable lunch or light dinner. You can customize them to your taste and make them from homemade ingredients or use shortcuts.

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Chicken Caesar salad is so yummy, but its often not the most portable of lunch choices.

Tucking that all up in a soft wrap solves that problem.

But don’t feel like you have to reserve these wraps for lunch on the go.

They make a really yummy way to turn a salad into a meal you don’t need a knife and fork for.

In our house, that gets kids to the table.

Because knives and forks are boring and overrated when you can eat with your hands.

Obviously.

Plus while you’d eat a chicken Caesar salad by itself or maybe with some garlic bread, a wrap just sets itself up for sides.

Fries! Chips! Carrot sticks! Fruit salad! Pasta salad!

The possibilities are endless.

And last but not least, you can totally short cut this wrap with a bagged salad kit and some rotisserie chicken or you can make this one of the best chicken Caesar wraps you’ve ever had with all homemade ingredients.

Ingredients and Kitchen Supplies

Here’s what you need to make a chicken Caesar wrap:

• Cooked Chicken – We use our Italian grilled chicken, but you can use any cooked chicken you have on hand, like left overs or rotisserie. You could also use chicken nuggets or strips if you like.
• Caesar Dressing – We use our own Caesar dressing recipe, but you can use your favorite brand if you like.
• Croutons – You can use your favorite brand or follow this easy crouton recipe for some homemade goodness.
• Romaine Lettuce – You can use full heads, hearts of romaine, or shredded romaine.
• Soft Tortilla Wraps – You can use any size you like, but we find using the full wrap sizes works best for full wraps.
• Parmesan Cheese – We get the shredded or shaved parmesan, but you can use your favorite grated kind.

You don’t need any fancy equipment, but you may find it helpful to have:

• Tongs
• Mixing Bowl

How to Make a Chicken Caesar Wrap

1. Make the Caesar salad.

The first step to a chicken Caesar wrap is to make a salad.

To do this, wash your romaine lettuce and pat it dry.

Break the lettuce into smaller pieces and toss in a large mixing or salad bowl.

For about 2 heads of romaine, pour in about 1/2 cup of Caesar dressing, about a 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese, about a cup of croutons, a breast or about 1 cup of cooked chicken, and some freshly cracked pepper if you like.

Use tongs or a fork and spoon to toss it all together.

Pro Tip: Toss the chicken with about 1 to 2 tablespoons of buffalo sauce or hot sauce for some added heat and flavor for the Caesar wrap.

2. Caesar salad wraps…. assemble!

Place a single tortilla wrap (or regular sized tortilla) on a plate or cutting board.

Scoop about a 1/2 to 3/4 cup of chicken Caesar salad into the center of the tortilla, spreading it into an oblong bulge in the center of the tortilla.

Leave about 1 inch of room at the top and bottom of the tortilla to enclose the wrap.

Fold the tortilla on both ends of the Caesar salad.

Starting on one side or the other, fold the tortilla shell up to about the middle of the salad.

Once the end meets the middle, roll the tortilla over onto the other side, creating a burrito like shape.

You may lose some of the salad as you fold, and that’s OK.

If you feel like it won’t close fully, remove a little of the Caesar salad from the wrap so that it better closes.

You can cut it in half or serve whole as a full wrap.

Serving

Our chicken Caesar wrap makes for an easy, portable lunch.

You can serve it with potato chips, homemade tortilla chips, carrot sticks, or your favorite sides.

For added flavor, you can buffalo-ize your chicken by tossing it with buffalo sauce before adding to the wrap.

You an also use breaded chicken strips or even chicken nuggets that you get for the kids if you like them for a bit of a different flavor and texture.

Storing

To store, place the wrap in an air tight container or wrap tightly with plastic wrap.

It should stay fresh in the fridge for 2 to 3 days.

Keep in mind, the longer it sits, the more wilted the lettuce will get and the wetter the wrap will get.

It’s best to either eat the wraps fresh, store the ingredients separately, or eat it the next day for lunch.

Tips and Tricks

• A chicken Caesar wrap works best served fresh when made, but it will store for a few days. The longer it sits, the more moisture the wrap will release and the more the lettuce will wilt.
• Buffalo chicken is just one variation you can try. Jerk chicken, cajun style, and various grilled chicken variations can all make excellent choices for adding flavor to the wraps.
• If using freshly made chicken hot off the grill, let it cool slightly before adding to the wrap.

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