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.
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Cranberry-Walnut Chicken Wrap with Poppy Seed Dressing
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 4 wraps 1x
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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.
Ingredients
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
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
Instructions
- 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.
- 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.
- Category: Burgers & Sandwiches
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 wrap
- Calories: 563
- Sugar: 16.9g
- Fat: 26.5g
- Carbohydrates: 47.2g
- Fiber: 2.5g
- Protein: 36.4g
First posted January 2010. Recipe and photos updated December 2017.
Karly says
December 4, 2017 at 7:29 pmHelllooooooo, gorgeous! These look SO good, love the cranberry +poppyseed dressing combo! Lunchtime just got so much more promising.
April says
December 4, 2017 at 7:33 pmThank you!
Olga says
February 2, 2010 at 7:49 pmThis would also make a great salad! Love chicken with the sweetness of cranberries or grapes (even dried apricots)
Mardi @eatlivetravelwrite says
January 30, 2010 at 5:46 pmI would like to find that in my lunch! Please send one asap!
Maria says
January 29, 2010 at 3:38 amI love dried cranberries. Just a few go a long way!
Carol Egbert says
January 28, 2010 at 11:24 pmI like the sweet hit of dried cranberries – a great idea to add that zip to a sandwich.
Thanks.
Simply Life says
January 28, 2010 at 12:07 pmOh that wrap looks delicious!!!
Divina Pe says
January 28, 2010 at 6:28 amVery color and beautiful chicken wrap. I would like to have this on my lunch box.
Nicole says
January 28, 2010 at 1:13 ami love every one of those items – i love the way walnuts and cranberries go together…great wrap!
Trix says
January 28, 2010 at 12:05 amWhat a pretty wrap! I’ve been using cranberries more often lately, aren’t they SO good?
Lea Ann says
January 27, 2010 at 10:59 pmFabulous 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.
Drick says
January 27, 2010 at 2:33 pmyes, I do want this in my lunch bag – delisious
Mother Rimmy says
January 27, 2010 at 3:01 pmI’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!
Ed Schenk says
January 27, 2010 at 2:51 pmThis looks like a delicious wrap. I especially like the poppyseed dressing. It should work well with all the ingredients.