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December 4, 2017Updated: March 3, 2020

Cranberry-Walnut Chicken Wrap with Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing

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Cranberry-Walnut Chicken Wraps
Give new life to that leftover chicken in the fridge! A chicken wrap with tart cranberries, crunchy walnuts, and creamy blue cheese topped with a light and fresh lemon poppy seed dressing is great for lunch or a light dinner.
 
Chicken Wraps in a baking dish
 

Recipe, post, and photos updated from the archives. First posted in January 2010.

Cranberry-Walnut Chicken Wrap

I’ve long held the belief that when one takes the time to cook chicken breasts – whether it’s grilling, baking, pan-searing, etc – one should always cook extra for lunch the next day. I’m not always a fan of leftovers, but when those leftovers morph into something brand new, – say, a simple chicken breast wrapped up with cranberries, walnuts, and chunks of blue cheese – they’re not really leftovers anymore, right?

I wouldn’t put these chicken wraps in the same column as a chicken salad sandwich mostly because the wraps are mayo-less and in its place, there’s a simple lemon poppyseed dressing, a recipe from my sister-in-law, Lisa, who shared it with me years ago.

I’ve played around with it over the years and its a bright, fresh, lightly sweet dressing that’s delicious drizzled over these chicken wraps or any other salad/wrap/sandwich situation you might find yourself needing a dressing for.

Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing

If you have leftover cooked chicken on hand these wraps are a no-cook lunch or light dinner and require only a few minutes to assemble them, including making the dressing.

I like to use a small jar fitted with a lid to make it- it’s just a quick shake, shake, shake and the dressing is done. So, you’ll see, the recipe is mostly for the dressing and while I’ve provided measurements for the other ingredients, feel free to adjust to your tastes.

Cranberry-Walnut Chicken Wrap

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Cranberry-Walnut Chicken Wrap with Poppy Seed Dressing

Chicken Wraps in a baking dish
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Crunchy walnuts, tart dried cranberries, and creamy blue cheese drizzled with a light and fresh lemon-poppyseed dressing will give new life to the leftover chicken from last night’s dinner.

  • Author: April @ Girl Gone Gourmet
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Total Time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 4 wraps 1x
  • Category: Lunch
  • Method: Toss
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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For the Dressing

  • 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1/4 tsp dry mustard
  • 1 tbsp poppy seeds
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil

For the Wraps

  • 4 burrito-sized flour tortillas
  • 4 leaves green lettuce
  • 1 pound cooked chicken, sliced or shredded
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese

Instructions

  1. Make the dressing: Combine all of the ingredients for the dressing. I like to use a jar fitted with a lid or you can use a bowl with a whisk, too. You should end up with about 1/2 cup of dressing. You won’t need all of it for the wraps, so keep the leftovers in the refrigerator to use on salads or other sandwiches.
  2. Assemble the wraps: I like these wraps taco-style instead of rolling the filling up in the tortillas. Start by lining each tortilla with a lettuce leaf. Add the sliced chicken and top each wrap with a couple tablespoons each of the cranberries, walnuts and blue cheese. Drizzle 1 tablespoon of the dressing over the top of each wrap and serve.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 wrap
  • Calories: 563
  • Sugar: 16.9g
  • Sodium: 854.6mg
  • Fat: 26.5g
  • Saturated Fat: 9.3g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 14.2g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 47.2g
  • Fiber: 2.5g
  • Protein: 36.4g
  • Cholesterol: 95.4mg

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14 Comments

About April Anderson

I’m a passionate home cook, cookbook author, recipe developer, freelance writer, food photographer, and dog mom ❤ I garnish (almost) everything with parsley and believe you can make deliciously amazing dishes with everyday ingredients.

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Comments

  1. Karly says

    December 4, 2017 at 7:29 pm

    Helllooooooo, gorgeous! These look SO good, love the cranberry +poppyseed dressing combo! Lunchtime just got so much more promising.

    Reply
    • April says

      December 4, 2017 at 7:33 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  2. Olga says

    February 2, 2010 at 7:49 pm

    This would also make a great salad! Love chicken with the sweetness of cranberries or grapes (even dried apricots)

    Reply
  3. Mardi @eatlivetravelwrite says

    January 30, 2010 at 5:46 pm

    I would like to find that in my lunch! Please send one asap!

    Reply
  4. Maria says

    January 29, 2010 at 3:38 am

    I love dried cranberries. Just a few go a long way!

    Reply
  5. Carol Egbert says

    January 28, 2010 at 11:24 pm

    I like the sweet hit of dried cranberries – a great idea to add that zip to a sandwich.

    Thanks.

    Reply
  6. Simply Life says

    January 28, 2010 at 12:07 pm

    Oh that wrap looks delicious!!!

    Reply
  7. Divina Pe says

    January 28, 2010 at 6:28 am

    Very color and beautiful chicken wrap. I would like to have this on my lunch box.

    Reply
  8. Nicole says

    January 28, 2010 at 1:13 am

    i love every one of those items – i love the way walnuts and cranberries go together…great wrap!

    Reply
  9. Trix says

    January 28, 2010 at 12:05 am

    What a pretty wrap! I’ve been using cranberries more often lately, aren’t they SO good?

    Reply
  10. Lea Ann says

    January 27, 2010 at 10:59 pm

    Fabulous photos. I’m so glad to have this poppyseed dressing. I don’t have a good recipe and really don’t like any of the bottled. Thanks for this post.

    Reply
  11. Drick says

    January 27, 2010 at 2:33 pm

    yes, I do want this in my lunch bag – delisious

    Reply
  12. Mother Rimmy says

    January 27, 2010 at 3:01 pm

    I’ve saved this. It looks like a terrific weeknight meal. I love to grab those rotisserie chickens at the store for these kinds of meals. Yum!

    Reply
  13. Ed Schenk says

    January 27, 2010 at 2:51 pm

    This looks like a delicious wrap. I especially like the poppyseed dressing. It should work well with all the ingredients.

    Reply

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