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Santa Fe Chicken Salad Wrap
I am totally on a Chicken Salad kick right now. I love how flexible a basic chicken salad can be depending on your moods and what you feel like mixing into it. Or even how you feel like serving it.
As part of my 1/3 Less Stress Challenge, I’ve been making more of an effort to eating an actual meal for lunch vs. just snacking on whatever happens to be in front of me. Last week I made these Santa Fe Chicken Salad Wraps and boy were they good!
Eating a more balanced lunch has definitely improved my mood and energy, yet still it can be hard to get motivated to make something up for myself on the days that I’m all alone at home. Do you feel this way too?
My friend and neighbor, Jamie, and I have both been feeling kind of the same way. Sometimes we’ll get the kids together to play and have lunch together. Last week we both had a lot to do, so I decided that I’d make these wraps and then take her one so we’d both enjoy something yummy and not feel like we were eating alone even though we weren’t able to get together.
I also get so bored with sandwiches and lunch in general when I don’t take care to plan ahead when I’m writing my grocery list. Related: 5 Ways to Dress up a Sandwich
Eric bought a big pack of burrito sized tortillas from Costco the other day, so I’ve been stuffing all kinds of things inside a tortilla and eating lots of wraps for lunch. They’re more versatile than sandwiches in some ways because the ingredients are all bundled up inside and you don’t have to worry about thing falling out like you do with bread.
Chicken Salad sandwiches got a bit of a make-over here for this recipe. A little lime, cilantro and cumin are added for a Mexican zing. Black beans, corn and bell pepper make fun and colorful mix-ins in this recipe, too.
This chicken salad can be served stuffed inside a tortilla wrap with spinach leaves and avocado slices as I’ve show here, but you can also serve it on a bed of mixed greens or even with some tortilla chips for scooping. Serve the wraps with this awesome Fresh Strawberry Lemon-Limeade for a refreshing lunch or a simple dinner. I’m Lovin’ It!
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Santa Fe Chicken Salad Wraps
serves 4
Ingredients:
For the Chicken Salad
2/3 cup sour cream
3 tablespoons lime juice
1/2 – 3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 – 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon cumin
1 - 2 tablespoon minced cilantro
2 – 3 green onions, sliced thin
1 stalk celery, diced
2 cups poached, diced or shredded chicken
2/3 cup black beans, I like Bush's brand best
1/3 cup diced red bell pepper
1/3 cup corn kernels
For the Wraps
Santa Fe Chicken Salad
Burrito Sized Tortillas
Salad Greens or Baby Spinach
Avocado SlicesDirections:
For the Chicken Salad:
In a medium bowl, combine the sour cream, lime juice, salt, pepper, paprika, cumin, and cilantro. Whisk to combine.
Add the chicken, green onion, and celery to the sour cream mixture. Stir until the chicken is well coated.
Fold in the black beans, bell pepper, and corn. Cover and chill until serving.
To Prepare the Wraps:
Layer chicken salad, salad greens or baby spinach and avocado slices inside burrito sized tortillas. Fold up the ends and roll the wrap to seal it. Slice in half. Serve with salsa on the side, if desired.




Hello! I'm Katie Goodman, author of GoodLife Eats Etc. where I share what I find in my life. A mix of great recipes, family memories, adventures, good reads, and anything else that I love is what you will discover here.



What a kickin’ flavor profile, Katie. Love the corn, avocado- all of it! OK, now I’m hungry.
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Ah, this looks fantastic! I’m going to have to put this on the menu soon–thank you.
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Love this! I could eat chicken salad everyday. It’s so versatile.
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I like wraps for the same reason, you can put so many different things in them. I use them to finish up leftovers that I have lying around the fridge.
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That’s a great way to jazz up a sandwich!
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I need to make Chicken Salad. I haven’t had it for over 4 years! Crazy!
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This looks awesome! I love that it’s packed full of avocado!
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Oh, these look delish! Now if I can find some good avacados at the store next time, these will definitely be on a menu soon.
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Looks delicious – I love the addition of beans!
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I was on FB last night and my husband was hovering over my shoulder. When he saw this wrap he about changed his whole dinner plan. Looks tasty!!
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Looks delicious!
How many wraps does this make?
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Simply scrumptious! Those colors make me swoon!
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What a fabulous idea. I am in a lunch rut lately just throwing together a quick boring salad or even lazier just grabbing a string cheese and piece of turkey. blagh. I love this idea!
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Think I will add a second can of black beans and make ours a vegetarian version. Love the avocado too!
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This looks absolutely delicious. The cumin and cilantro sound like the seasoning is going to be scrumptious!
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Stunning. I love the corn and avocado. And the beans and cumin. All of it, really.
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It was so very YUMMY! I am lucky to have you for a friend Katie!
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Oh and of courseof course not just for sampling your food….I like hangin’ with you too!
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These wraps look amazing! I love Mexican flavors… Adding these to the menu soon
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This recipe was perfect! I made this for lunch and it was so delicious. The flavors went so well together. This will be one of my favorates!!!! I would love you to create more chicken salad combos.
Nia
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Katie replied: — May 13th, 2011 @ 9:30 AM
I’m so glad you liked it. I’m sure I’ll cook up some more chicken salad recipes this summer.
This looks so, so good! I’m definitely going to try this!!!
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These look so yummy!
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Visiting through Tidy Mom’s I;m Lovin It Friday. That sandwich wrap is just beautiful. Makes me want to put the pork chop dinner on hold and make these instead.
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Just made these ahead of time for tonight.. and I gotta say, it’s only 9:30a and I’m sneaking bites out of my mixing bowl.
This is an excellent, refreshing spring meal for the warm, sunny day it is
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I think this just might be lunch today. Yum!
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Oh man! this looks great. Reminds me of this wrap I have in mind to try for ages. Involves avocado and garlic chicken
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Oh wow this looks yummy. But I’m going to modify your suggestions a bit and use two nice big butter lettuce leaves instead of the tortilla. Two leaves make a relatively sturdy “container” and keeps the carbs at bay …..
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I made these wraps the other night and they were delicious! Great meal for a summer night.
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These look wonderful! Thank you for sharing your creation with us. How many does this serve? I’m going to make these for a baby shower and was just trying to plan out my shopping list.
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Katie replied: — July 19th, 2011 @ 6:35 AM
Going to edit the recipe now to include servings. Sorry, sometimes I forget to add that on. I would say it serves 4. Enjoy!
Beautiful! I tend to think bread when I think sandwiches. I need to change that!
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gorgeous. My mouth is water at 930 at night.
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How long does this stay fresh? I cannot wait to make these!
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Katie replied: — February 17th, 2012 @ 9:23 AM
A couple of days, 2-3 probably.
I’m eating my second one and just realized that I forgot the avocado and cilantro in the first and this one! It’s so delicious even without, Going to add it in and see if it’s possible to make this taste any better than it already does!
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Great salad but needed to increase the spice (cumin & paprika) to really give it the southwestern flavor my family likes.
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what is the leaf in the wrap? looks like basil… Or is it spinach? Would have been nice to have that detail included.
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Katie replied: — July 11th, 2012 @ 8:24 PM
It is spinach, as stated in the blog post which you can see here:
“This chicken salad can be served stuffed inside a tortilla wrap with spinach leaves and avocado slices as I’ve show here, but you can also serve it on a bed of mixed greens or even with some tortilla chips for scooping. Serve the wraps with this awesome Fresh Strawberry Lemon-Limeade for a refreshing lunch or a simple dinner.”
This dish is absolutly amazing! Thank you so much!
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This is an amazing dish. I make a big batch on Monday and take it to work all week for lunch. Thank you!
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